Martha's Yard

22/12/2020

These beautiful African Butterfly hair combs are now in stock here in Cape Town. These are the original and best magic hair combs. Prices are mostly only R100 each, but the small Ladybug ones are R80, and the Rhino ones with the combs made by hand are R120.

08/03/2014

22/09/2013

I was lucky to find some good hay to see my horses through the last stretch of drought before the summer rains.

22/09/2013

I visited Kleinmond in the Western Cape on 24 August 2013 and was lucky to see some of the wild horses from Bot River.

10/07/2013

In addition to the Holistic Horse and Hoofcare Seminar, Thorsten Kaiser from New Zealand will present two lectures on 12 and 16 August 2013, entitled "Shod, Unshod, Barefoot – What is the Difference?"http://www.strasserhoofcare.co.za/Hoof-Care-Talk-2013.pdf

18/06/2013

Thorsten Kaiser, a well-known barefoot endurance rider and Strasser Hoofcare Instructor from New Zealand will present a seminar on Holistic Horse and Hoof Care in Sandton during August 2013.

11/05/2013

Thorsten Kaiser from New Zealand will present a Holistic Horse and Hoofcare Seminar in Sandton from 17 to 19 August 2013.

18/04/2013

Natural environment for horses1. Movement on varied terrain2. Exposure of hooves to water3. Access to continuous forage4. Interaction within a herd setting5. Access to shelter6. Freedom from horse "clothing"

22/02/2013

Comparison of healthy and unhealthy hooves

13/01/2013

There are now hundreds of these white butterflies visiting the yard every day. According to http://www.lepsoc.org.za/general/faqs.html, they leave the Northern Cape due to a population explosion and fly east until they die. I wish they would rather stay here!

13/01/2013

The Equine Nutrition Course at https://www.coursera.org/course/equinenutrition will start on 28th January 2013 and will run for a period of 5 weeks. It is free of charge!

Equine Nutrition is a free online class taught by Jo-Anne Murray of University of Edinburgh

10/01/2013

http://www.thehorse.com/articles/31164/hindgut-microflora-of-laminitic-nonlaminitic-horses-compared

Researchers found surprising differences between f***l microflora DNA of laminitic and nonlaminitic horses.