Choke in Horses

Choke is one of the most common conditions affecting the oesophagus of the horse. For a horse owner who might not have seen it before, it can be very frightening to witness. Choke is essentially an obstruction in the oesophagus (gullet) caused by food material. Despite the name of the condition, a horse suffering from …

Féile

Féile (pronounced "faye-la") is the Irish word for a festival. It was a word that resonated with me, popped into my head like a good feeling that I couldn't forget. A festival is something to celebrate and I couldn't wait to celebrate the arrival of little Féile. Today is the 26th of April and exactly …

Choose to Challenge – International Woman’s Day

Choose to challenge those who overlook you, dismiss you or disrespect you. Challenge those who try to limit your abilities because of their own insecurities. Challege yourself to speak for those who can't find the words or the courage to speak for themselves. Choose to stay true to your beliefs and your values, even when …

Has Gordon Elliot done Equine Welfare a Favour?

Listening to Mick Fitzgerald’s emotional response to the infamous Gordon Elliot photograph sums up exactly how I feel about the whole situation – complete and utter sadness. Sadness for the loss of a horse who as Mick put it “paid the ultimate price” for the sport of racing, but more so for all those who …

A Golden Milestone

It's a special weekend here at WAR HQ. This weekend marks 21 years with the Golden boy. The "gotcha" weekend you might say. Everyone remembers the day they got their first horse or pony. If you were to ask them, they would probably all agree that that day was, and still is, a major milestone …

We Owe It to Our Horses – My Lovely Horse Rescue

I'm sure that somewhere within everyone is a curiosity or perhaps a secret love for horses. For those of us lucky to own or work with them, every day is dedicated to their health, happiness and welfare because at some point in our lives, the romanticized depiction of these real life unicorns captivated us; and …

Fool’s Gold

I have grown up with this horse. I met him first as a 2 week old foal, skinny & gangly hiding behind his palomino mum & only popping his head out from behind her to have a sceptical look at the 12 year old girl climbing up the stable door to get a better look …

Changing to Connolly’s Red Mills Horse Feed

This winter I made the decision to change my horses’ feed to Connolly’s Red Mills. I wasn’t concerned about what I had been feeding them, however, this year there have been quite a few changes made with Giselle being in foal and the addition of Luca, my very large 3-year-old Irish Sport horse gelding. Now …

Wild Atlantic Wednesday – We are Family

The first full family portrait - all three of the WAR Horses in one frame! 🥳 Today's WARider Challenge post is all about Juke Box Day. What song is going to shape your day or represents you and your horse(s)? Today the song "We are Family" is repeating in my head in celebration of Luca …

Wild Atlantic Bake Off – Key Lime Pie

Hello and welcome back to the Wild Atlantic Bake Off . It's week three, believe it or not! This week I put an Instagram poll up asking my followers to decide on what to bake and this week Key Lime Pie came out a winner. This recipe is simple and is very easy to follow. …