Macedon Ranges Equine & Canine Therapy

23/12/2023

Our horses are an amazing part of our lives. Thank you for trusting me with your horses health through out this year.

I want to wish you all a safe, happy and merry Christmas and look forward helping you have the happiest, healthiest horses possible in 2024.

Stay beautiful and enjoy the holiday period,
Damien

18/07/2023

🚨 ALERT 🚨 Sudden Horse Deaths
Agriculture Victoria is working to investigate the cause of multiple sudden deaths in horses which have occurred on separate properties since Tuesday 4 July.

The affected horses reportedly died quickly with short-term non-specific signs of illness or no observed illness.

Things you can do:
Support your horses Immune Health Immediately with the following steps.
1. Kick a Germ Juice
2. Administer Safe Guard Formula to horses
3. Increase Rosehips and feed as advised in video
4. Increase Garlic in Feed, feed daily.

Safe Guard Formula can be purchased below, express post is included in pricing.
https://square.link/u/tX4YghUO

22/05/2023

Absolutely love getting messages like these from my beautiful horse lovers 🐎💕

Apologies to anyone who has been trying to reach me, or book an appointment in the last few weeks.

I’ve been solidly booked out at least 12 weeks in advance (for the moment).

I’m doing my best to get back to you all and let you know if a cancellation becomes available or a slot opens up.

09/05/2023

Poor Lynx was really struggling to move! She’d had a tonne of tests and despite her owner trying everything, she was sadly getting worse 😢

Heartbroken, her owner came to me desperately wanting to just ease her suffering.

Thankfully after a couple of Acupuncture treatments and Prescribed Liquid Herbal Medicine, Lynx is moving around happier and more comfortably than what was possible from being on pain medication alone.

This is the reason I love what I do. Because of owners like you who care so passionately about your animals, I feel privileged to be able to help you care for them in their time of need and biggest challenges.

She is now maintain her health and continues to improve on a liquid herbal prescription and acupuncture, while being monitored by her vet.

Holistic Medicine and good Veterinary Care can work well together when our animals are really struggling 💕

29/03/2023

Riding Goals 💕

14/02/2023

Happy Valentines Day 🥰 Lovers 🥰

15/12/2022

We are very excited to announce the addition of Victoria Ferguson Equine Herbalist to our banner is now complete.

As Victoria steps into her retirement it is with great pleasure we can let you know, I will be taking care of all of Victoria’s clients and business moving into the future.

After a short closure over the new year period the doors will re-open with our office in Victoria.

I would like to extend a warm welcome to Damien Munro from Macedon Ranges Equine Therapy who will be taking over from me as the owner of Victoria Ferguson Equine Herbalist, early in January next year.
Yes I am retiring, having reached the age of 75 years, it’s time, and fortuitously Damien appeared at just the right moment, as he is the perfect person to carry on my work. He is also the only bloke to have gone through my School of Equine Herbal Medicine!
Some of you have already met Damien as he has been a popular co-host on my two most recent Webinars.
I will be mentoring Damien for quite some time so that while he will be dealing with clients face to face I will be in the background communicating with him on a regular basis.
Damien has an impressive resume. Based at Riddells Creek, in Victoria, he is a fully qualified Equine Acupuncturist, Nutritionist, Massage Therapist and ANRT (Gentle Chiropractic) Specialist.
He's also a qualified Kinesiologist and Nutritionist for humans, although chooses to only treat horses these days.
Over the last 20 years, Damien has been privileged to work in the fields of natural health and advanced paramedicine. He now combines his knowledge of natural health and wellness to create a better world for horses and their humans.
“Throughout my life, I have searched for ways to improve health through natural means. We must work with the body the way that nature intended, rather than against it. When we match the body's chemistry with herbal medicine, healing takes place... Even miracles!
It’s a pleasure to be able to take the reins from Victoria as she moves to her well earned retirement. Bringing over 20 years of real world experience in helping to heal horses naturally, I feel this is the ideal move for me to make.
I feel honoured that Victoria trusts my knowledge of natural medicine to help you continue maintaining and improving your beautiful horses natural health.”

26/10/2022

😱Did you know? 🤯

The side effects of NSAIDS (eg Bute) and cortisone are very well known, and yet, they are still the go-to medications to treat inflammation and pain.

Join me & my colleague Victoria Ferguson Equine Herbalist this Thursday evening for a webinar about treating Inflammation and Pain with Herbal Medicine.

It's not just a matter of using anti-inflammatories and anodynes, we must treat causes, so that crises involving pain and inflammation are resolved much more quickly, with healing promoted at the same time, and no risk of side effects.

We’ll take a journey through all the body systems to see how different herbs are used to address different health problems. A good example is COPD which we treat without steroids.

On Thursday 27th October, this webinar will help you understand how different classes of herbal medicines deal with inflammation and pain.

WEBINAR: INFLAMMATION AND PAIN - HERBAL TREATMENT
Topics covered will include:
⚡️ Inflammatory process
⚡️ How masking the signs of inflammation may allow disease to become well-established
⚡️ Why Bute inhibits healing

Tickets are only $29pp, and the webinar will go for approximately one hour.

🥳Attend the Webinar & WIN ALL 3 products (value $255) 🥳
🎉 Artisan Skin Balm
🎉 Rejuvenate Formula
🎉 Alchemy Formula.

Tickets available here https://bit.ly/3ejE4QE

18/10/2022

Great catch up with Saddle Up Fitting - West Vic.

Are you considering every aspect of your horses health?

Saddle Fit, Diet (especially certain foods), Nutrition (not the same thing as diet 🫢) Workload, Gear and Living conditions all affect our horses health and muscles.

Remove the cause of the pain and your horse will perform perfectly and jump higher out of heart and desire 💕

16/10/2022

🤔Mystery Lameness 🤦‍♂️

New webinar uncovering Inflammation & Pain - A Natural Alternative

Myself and Master Herbalist Victoria Ferguson Equine Herbalist are joining forces on this one off webinar and we will be unraveling the mysteries behind… Every horse owners nightmare “Mystery Lameness”.

Discover How To:
- Effectively Remove the Underlying Cause
- Rebuild The Function of the Body
- Maintain Effective Healing Responses

This amazing webinar is on Thursday 20th of October at 7pm (approx 1 hour). Tickets only $29pp

A live replay will be available if you can’t make it live and the slides will be emailed out and available for 2 weeks post event.

If you have a friend whose horse is suffering with Mystery Lameness, be sure to tag them and share this information.

To learn more or book your seat click here: https://bit.ly/3ejE4QE

Always happy to help
Damien

13/08/2022

🐸🧦 Like a frog in a sock 🐸🧦
🤯 This webinar went off 🤯

With the righ advice, you can avoid making these mistakes to prevent and even heal gastric ulcers in your horses 🐎

I know I had many sleepless night over the years wanting to do everything I can to help my horse be the healthiest they can be… There is an answer and you can take charge of your horses health.

If you missed this amazing webinar and would like to gain access to the replay, we are making it available via recording *Its that important for every horse and their human*

If you didn’t attend, reach out and I can send you the link to purchase access 💕

Damien

Thank you to everyone who attended my Gut Ulcer Webinar last night, with over 80 people signed up including 4 from overseas. The link to access the webinar if you couldn't attend last night will be sent out very soon.

Special thanks to Tolita Dukes for running the show and my colleague Damien Munro for his very interesting contribution on presumptive diagnosis using acupuncture points.

Topics to be covered in forthcoming webinars are Arthritis/Joints and Understanding Inflammation.

27/07/2022

Great little feature piece in todays Midland Express!

If you haven’t checked it out yet, it’s on page 16 of todays edition 📰

📸 Anne from White Shutter Photography

26/07/2022

🚨EVERY HORSE OWNER NEEDS TO SEE THIS🚨

75% of horses are shockingly suffering with Equine Gastric Ulceration.

A modern disease that nearly 75% to 90% of horses owners are now needing to deal with according to Kentucky Equine Research.

Symptoms Include:
⚡️Dull and Disinterested With a Dull Lifeless Coat
⚡️Kicking, Rearing, Biting or Bucking
⚡️Become Aggressive and Difficult To Handle

Sadly there’s a ton of products to treat this condition and most DO NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM 🤬

This Thursday 28th July my very dear friend Victoria Ferguson Equine Herbalist in her upcoming webinar will share with horse owners how to solve this common, debilitating equine health problem …

WEBINAR: HEALING EQUINE GASTRIC ULCERS NATURALLY

Topics covered will include:
➡ How To Navigate this Modern Disease Naturally
➡ Symptoms to Look For In Your Horse
➡ What Causes of Ulceration in Your Horse
➡ Herbal Treatments You Can Use To Tackle This Disease (That Actually Work!)

Tickets are $29pp, and the webinar will go for approximately one hour.

Click here to reserve your place: ➡ https://bit.ly/vfequineulcers

22/07/2022

🐶 By Popular Demand 🐶

After many requests during my travels, we are excited to announce that we have dedicated Fridays to treating dogs at our Riddells Creek location.

If your dog has any of the following:
✅ Arthritis, Hip or Nerve Issues
✅ Back Pain, Neuralgia or Other Pain Patterns
✅ Dermatitis, Granulomas or Hot Spots
✅ Gastrointestinal Problems or Nausea

Acupuncture and Gentle Chiropractic techniques could greatly assist in improving your dogs condition.

To book your Dog in for a treatment SMS Damien on 0457875640

18/07/2022

🚨 ULCER WEBINAR 🚨

🚨EVERY HORSE OWNER MUST ATTEND🚨

75% of horses are shockingly suffering with Equine Gastric Ulceration.

A modern disease that nearly 75% to 90% of horses owners are now needing to deal with according to Kentucky Equine Research.

Symptoms Include:
⚡️Dull and Disinterested With a Dull Lifeless Coat
⚡️Kicking, Rearing, Biting or Bucking When Asked To Go Forward
⚡️Become Aggressive and Difficult To Handle

Sadly there are a plethora of products available to treat this condition and most of these DO NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM 🤬

On Thursday 28th July my very dear friend Victoria Ferguson Equine Herbalist in her upcoming webinar will share with horse owners how to solve this common, debilitating equine health problem …

WEBINAR: HEALING EQUINE GASTRIC ULCERS NATURALLY

Topics covered will include:
➡ How You Can Navigate this Modern Disease Naturally
➡ Symptoms to Look For In Your Horse
➡ What Causes of Ulceration in Your Horse
➡ Herbal Treatments You Can Use To Heal This Disease (That Actually Work!)

Tickets are $29pp, and the webinar will go for approximately one hour.

Click here to reserve your place: ➡ https://bit.ly/vfequineulcers

REMINDER - Our next webinar will be on HEALING EQUINE GASTRIC ULCERS NATURALLY, and is scheduled for the 14th of July, 2022, at 7pm.

Topics covered will include:
+ What is this modern disease
+ Symptoms of gastric ulceration
+ Causes of gastric ulceration
+ Herbal Treatment

Tickets will be on sale in the coming fortnight. Stay tuned.

30/04/2022

🧸 Beanie Babies were all the rage in the late 80’s to early 90’s…

This is a different kind of Bean! Not cute or Cuddly!

This huge 8cm bean was released from the end of a horses p***s through the week.

If left they can
✅ Affrect Urination 🛑
✅ Cause Urinary Tract Infection 🤕
✅ Be EXTREMELY Irritating 😠

Beans occur when sm**ma mixes mix with dirt, sweat and mineral salts from the urine and form “beans”. A bean looks and feels like a piece of hard gray bubble gum.

If you feel a firm mass at the end of the p***s it is likely a bean and needs to be manually removed. It will only get bigger so you might as well deal with it sooner rather than later.

You’re horse will thank you… I promise 🐴🙏

If your horse does drop their W***y out during a treatment, you can rest assure I will check them for you 👍

26/03/2022

09/11/2021

Loving the early morning sunrise while treating these cuties at Trakerstead Ranch

Morning chiropractic & acupuncture treatments for OTTSB Purdo & lessons pony Banjo.
Macedon Ranges Equine Therapy