Expert Pet Care Tips for a Happy, Healthy Pet

There is a particular kind of guilt that comes with owning a good doer. Everybody else at the agistment is feeding hard to keep condition on. You are rationing hay, muzzling at spring, and still your pony looks like it has been inflated overnight. It feels like you are doing something wrong. You are not. You are managing a body that was built by two and a half thousand years of scarcity, and then …

Calm, clever and famously long-lived, donkeys make wonderful companions for the right home. By The Huds and Toke Editorial Team Reviewed & updated June 2026 Read 7 min Do donkeys make good pets? For the right owner, absolutely. Donkeys are calm, affectionate, intelligent and famously long-lived, and they bond beautifully with people and other animals. But they are a serious long-t …

Remembering the animals who served, and Their Sacrifice This ANZAC Day! During World War I, an estimated 16 million animals were drawn into the machinery of war. It’s a staggering number. Hard to picture. Harder still to truly feel. Of those, around 8 million were horses who never made it home. When we think of ANZAC history, many Australians immediately picture the bravery of the Australia …

Tips for Giving Your Horse Oral Medications and Supplements (Without the Drama) If you’ve ever approached your horse with a syringe hidden behind your back like a suspicious magician, or tried to sneak some supplements into their food without them noticing, you’re not alone.  For some horses, oral medications and supplements are no big deal. For others, it becomes a head-tossing, …

Healthy hooves make happy horses and therefore, safer humans! For some horses, the farrier’s arrival is no big deal. They stand quietly, lift their legs politely, and occasionally sneak in an affectionate nuzzle. For others, it can feel like the world is ending. Tight jaws. Pinned ears. Stiff bodies. A lot of nervous energy packed into four hooves. Most horses sit somewhere in the middle. T …