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Ravenswood Equine

Locality: Balhannah

Phone: +61 434 073 073

Address: 26 Ravenswood lane 5242 Balhannah, SA, Australia

Website: https://ravenswoodequine.com.au

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25.01.2022 Hey everyone, please help save these beautiful horses' home along the River Torrens which is in jeopardy with the Stage 3 re-development plan of Break Out Creek, you can help out by SIGNING AND SHARING THSI PETITION!!!! My Boys are counting on this so they have their forever home!!!!

24.01.2022 Keep an eye out for this stolen horse.

24.01.2022 Come and support our neighbourhood

24.01.2022 Update: Our beautiful filly now has a stable name, Charli, in honour of Charlie Germein who came to our rescue with his mare Bayou. Sadly for him, Bayou lost her foal before full term but became our fairytale and for this we are so grateful ... Bayou is an amazing and gentle mare that took to our little one instantly. Our bottle feeding days are now completely over and adopted Mum and bub are loving life. Pic: Lesley is enjoying feedin Charli

23.01.2022 Great posters for your horse and you

23.01.2022 Love your determination Jess

23.01.2022 We are looking for a foster mare for this beautiful little Arabian filly foal born last week. If you have a mare that would be suitable, please contact the Equine Health and Performance Centre on 08 8313 1999 extension 2 for equine.

22.01.2022 Advertising on behalf of owner Danson Der Von Wow 6yo, WB, Gelding, 16h ... Kingston is a super blingy and talented youngster who shows plenty of talent and potential to have a successful career as a performance horse! He has three lovely paces and is super quiet with a willing attitude, making him an absolute pleasure to work with. Kingston has shown impressive scope and bravery over a fence with less then 10 jump rides. He was broken in at 3 1/2 by Adrian Day, and spent another 6 weeks with Pauly Daniels. He has since been brought along slowly to allow him to grow and mature, and is now ready to find himself a new performance home. Available due to time restraints and to no fault of his own. Kingston is microchipped and has full registration papers. He is sired by Imported Der Von Wedel with Dimaggio, World Cup I, Ramino and Sandro Hit from an Anton mare. Happy to arrange vet checks and transport at buyers cost. Available for viewing Nairne SA Please PM me or contact 0418417121 for more information.

22.01.2022 Anyone else struggling with horse numbers .....oh well whats another

22.01.2022 Some good advice

21.01.2022 How good was this guy! -World Horse Racing

21.01.2022 As the relationship develops, Brylee and Oscar enjoy a day of sunshine. Sadly for us we now have a collection date but this is one super excited lady that cant wait to have him closer to home

21.01.2022 Can u help by doing this survey? Thanks

21.01.2022 Our Equestrian team was inspired by high profile equine veterinarian, Dr Holly Lewis, when she visited the College on Thursday 3 September. Holly is a director ...in a busy racetrack and high-performance veterinary practice, Morphettville Equine Clinic and an official Fédération Equestre Internationale veterinarian. Holly gave the girls practical advice on dealing with common injuries of the horse and Year 1, Ruby, the youngest member of the Equestrian team (and one of Hollys four nieces at Seymour), was the perfect patient for Holly to demonstrate her bandaging technique on! Holly left the girls with the advice, Work hard at school and choose sciences", especially if they want to study Vet Science. See more

20.01.2022 Our beautiful boy Kingston is super bling and ready for his new rider.

20.01.2022 If you are interested in SA 2021, stay tuned

20.01.2022 TBV Equestrian and Woodshield pole orders will be done tomorrow. Let me know if you want anything.TBV Equestrian and Woodshield pole orders will be done tomorrow. Let me know if you want anything.

19.01.2022 Keep an eye out and contact police if seen ....

19.01.2022 Entries for our August comp close at midnight Monday 27 July.

19.01.2022 Check your helmet ratings xx

18.01.2022 We welcome a new addition to the family. A young Furst Love filly by our Der von Wedel/00Seven mare Ele (Elegance) Arrived at 6am on 26/10/2020 and she is just beautiful; a healthy and strong black foal with two even hind socks. We have a lot of work ahead of us with 3hour shifts to endure bub feeds as Ele adjusts to motherhood. Many thanks to Georgina Symons for her knowledge and handling throughout last night when they came home. We certainly relied on her throughout the night, even though she was back at work today! Also to Bloomfield Farm and vets Jason Edwards (Adelaide hills) and Ruth Taylor (HorsemedSA) and Nick and Jenna from Marlborough Park who ran to our aid with sawdust after hours.

18.01.2022 Hello? Just thought we'd let you all know that we are upgrading our phone system. As expected with new technology, we are experiencing some teething issues but... are hoping to have these all resolved as soon as possible. If for some reason you cannot get through to us or we accidentally hang up on you (sorry!!!), please try us again or allow us time to call you back. If you can't get through to us and have an emergency, please use our after hours paging system on 8378 3712. We apologise for any inconvenience but look forward to having a much more reliable phone service! See more

18.01.2022 Support those in WA by buying someone a voucher....$50 gift voucher with customer FIRE means someone gets $60 to spend on replacing lost tack Or buy an item and zebrula will donate 15% toward hay

17.01.2022 Hang in there xx

17.01.2022 yet another lifehack Instagram: @pontushugosson

16.01.2022 We use and love HLH gear. Cant wait for the new release

16.01.2022 Interesting info

16.01.2022 New outdoor arena fence finished today. Now only have to spread the surface and people can be riding in this arena with an absolutely beautiful view!! New round yard fence to start soon

15.01.2022 Ele has been bred for performance and boasts an amazing bloodline ( Rubinstein 1, Donnerhall, World Cup 1, Ramiro Z, Souvenir....). She is elegant as her name suggests but unfortunately she is looking for a new home. She has stunning movement with three lovely gaits. Easy to rug/farrier/float and is the first to greet you when in the paddock. A beautiful nature with no nasties. She has been given the time to mature and grow with decent spelling between each breaker. She has produced an amazing Furst Love filly but would better suit a performance career. Ready for an experienced rider to educate further.

15.01.2022 Kingston is looking good. Thanks to Courtney Munro, hes coming along nicely. If you are interested in this young man with all the bling, send us a message

14.01.2022 Exciting Show jumping /Eventing prospect Athletic 6year old mare with great confirmation who has been recently retired sound from racing. Shows enormous scope a...nd natural talent over a fence. Her half brother is successfully show jumping after his racing career from the same stable. 16.2hh, clean legs, no scars, splints etc Snaffle mouth No buck rear etc but has plenty of spunk thus requiring an experienced and confident rider to bring out her full potential Priced to sell at $1500 ono to only the best of homes See more

13.01.2022 Cheeky Charli at breakfast time with a few bambi skips thrown in for fun

12.01.2022 Did anyone call for groom service? Bradie Malone World Horse Racing

11.01.2022 Leather 17.5 saddle kept with cover on and always cleaned. Removable blocks, long girth points. Medium wide- wide gullet. Selling unmounted. Selling due to the tree is the wrong shape for my horse.

11.01.2022 For our followers interstate, please keep an eye out

09.01.2022 SAHARA Blanket Appeal As winter kicks in and it gets colder we go through many more blankets than normal with our rescue animals. We need to stock up now. ... If you have any blankets you no longer need please donate them to our animals. For locations you can drop them to please click here: https://sahara.org.au/donate/ Thank you.

09.01.2022 And local SA too. Charmae is very helpful and also offers trials

09.01.2022 Come and find a bargain while supporting horse rescue and rehoming

08.01.2022 AGISTMENT available We have LIMITED agistment available at our picturesque equestrian property located in Littlehampton/Nairne - Adelaide Hills. This is ...a secluded private property that can accommodate for all types of riders and their horses be it for performance or pleasure, all in a relaxed, friendly and safe environment. Options available from DIY to full care. Starting at $70 per week. private agisters entrance private car parking float parking private large paddocks 60 x 35 floodlight arena variety of show jumps & XC logs seperate feed room seperate locked tack room undercover tie up & wash bay private quiet location trail rides available gallop hill feeding & rugging available hay available to purchase *** Feeds NOT included Pm for more information or phone 0409913314

08.01.2022 Great news for horse lovers. Thanks commbank

08.01.2022 An amazing course!!!!! So worth it. The knowledge learnt, the friends, the work experience, the tours.....

07.01.2022 I laughed way too hard at this... lmfaooo

07.01.2022 Contact Mandy if you want to order jump wings, poles, etc

06.01.2022 Take time and join Jess about stretching exercises for your best friend

06.01.2022 Come and have a look

06.01.2022 Equine Health and Performance Centre Hand rearing your orphan foal In the unfortunate event that you have an orphan foal, there are multiple factors that should... be considered and addressed. These include the provision of antibodies, nutrition and general husbandry. This handout provides some general information, however specific care of your foal should be discussed with your attending veterinarian during your consultation. Colostrum: Colostrum administration is particularly important, especially in circumstances where the foal isn’t able to, or hasn’t suckled from the mare. Fresh colostrum milked from the mare (preferable), or good quality colostrum from a frozen stored supply should be fed to the foal within the first 6 hours of life, before the enterocytes (cells in the small intestines) are unable to absorb the antibodies from the colostrum. There are commercially available colostrum milk replacers available, however they should be used as a last resort as they do not convey adequate levels of immunity to the foal. Immunoglobulin (IgG) levels should be checked within the first 24 to 48 hours of life to ensure appropriate transfer of passive immunity has occurred. In cases where this has not occurred, the foal will require an intravenous infusion of plasma to transfer appropriate levels of immunity to the foal. Housing: Good hygiene must be practiced. Foals should be housed in dry, well ventilated and draught free stables. Stables are required to be cleaned regularly, with clean dry bedding available at all times. In very cold weather heat lamps, rugs and/or bandaging of the distal limbs may be required to keep the foal warm. Feeding: Healthy foals should drink a minimum of 10% of their body weight daily during the first few days of life, increasing up to 30% of body weight daily from 8-12 days of age. Normal newborn foals consume small volumes very frequently (several times per hour), which is impossible to reproduce in artificial rearing circumstances. A good quality foal milk replacer should be used (eg. Wombaroo Foal or Divetelact) if fresh mares milk is not available. Other types of milk (eg. cow or goat) have less carbohydrate, more fat, and more protein than mares milk, which may lead to digestive issues. Orphan foals should be weighed on a regular basis to ensure appropriate weight gain and allow for calculating daily feeding volumes. Healthy foals should gain 0.6-1kg (or 2.5% of bodyweight) per day. It is imperative that strict hygiene is adhered to with preparation and feeding utensils, as artificially reared foals are more susceptible to infections. All equipment used for milk preparation should be sterilised, with human baby bottle sterilising methods being acceptable. Example: A 50kg thoroughbred foal will require between 5 litres (50kg x 0.10 = 5L) and 15 litres (50kg x 0.3 = 15L) daily. If feeding the foal every 2 hours, it will require between 417mL (5L/12) and 1.25L (15L/12) per feed. Age % of body weight 1-2 days 10% 3-5 days 10-14% 6-7 days 15-20% 8-12 days 20-25% After 12-14 days 25-30% Feeding technique: 1. Bucket feeding convenient, but more difficult to mimic the natural state of feeding. Hygiene issues can be more common if good practices are not in place. Which can lead to intestinal tract infections or diarrhoea. Bucket feeding is preferred to bottle feeding for ease of management, and also as it is associated with fewer bonding/behavioural problems and less chances for development of aspiration pneumonia when compared to bottle feeding. 2. Bottle feeding time consuming but excellent hygiene can be achieved if bottles are sterilised between feedings. Correct feeding technique can be difficult, and it may tend to encourage underfeeding if foal becomes tired if incorrect technique is used. Bottle feeding may also increase the human-foal bond, which can lead to serious behavioural problems later in life, with some becoming impossible to handle. It is very important that rearing, striking, or biting behaviour is not allowed or tolerated, as while it might seem funny or ‘cute’ while they are little, it is very dangerous when they become fully grown. Additionally, bottle feeding can result in aspiration pneumonia if the foal is not swallowing properly or with incorrect technique. As such bottle feeding is NOT the preferred feeding technique for orphan foals. It is important to prevent boredom and obesity in growing foals, so it may be useful to rear the foal with a companion animal. It is important to encourage them to graze and exercise, and having access to an old, friendly retired mare or gelding, or small pony is ideal. This will help to encourage normal social and feeding/grazing behaviours and minimise human bonding. If another horse is not available, a sheep or goat in the paddock may often serve as company. Monitoring: Orphan foals are at much higher risk of developing infections, especially within the first few weeks of life, than foals who are raised by their mothers. It is important to monitor the foal closely, which can easily be done at each feed time. The following parameters should be assessed each time you are with the foal: Joints: Check all joints for signs of heat, swelling, or pain, and check for any lameness whilst the foal is moving around. Please call your veterinarian if any of these are noted, as they can indicate a potentially life-threatening joint infection. Respiratory Rate: Assess the foal’s respiratory rate, preferably whilst sleeping. It should be around 20-30 breaths/minute. Anything higher than this, may indicate the foal’s lungs are not working effectively and should be assessed by a veterinarian. Umbilicus: Check the umbilical stump at least twice daily for any signs of discharge, thickening, or wetness. This is a common route of bacterial infection in foals and as such should be kept clean and dry. Application of chlorhexidine (1 part 0.5% chlorhexidine: 4 parts of water) to the umbilical stump once to twice daily for the first week of life may help to reduce the risk of infection. If any of these signs are seen, the foal should be assessed by a veterinarian. Urination: Monitor colour, consistency and frequency of urination. Urine should be very light yellow to clear in colour. If the foal is not seen to be urinating frequently, or the colour changes to a darker yellow or is opaque this can indicate the foal is becoming dehydrated, or not drinking enough milk and should be assessed by a veterinarian. Defaecation: Monitor colour, consistency and frequency of defaecation. Meconium is the first faeces (manure) passed by foals, and is darker (brown-black) and sticker in consistency than the milk faeces (yellow-light brown) they will start to produce within the first 1-2 days of birth. Meconium should start to pass within 1-2 hours of birth, with most being passed within the first 12 hours of life. Meconium impactions are common, and signs you may see are straining to defaecate, tail flagging, or other signs of colic such as flank watching, abdominal distension or rolling onto their back. If any of these signs occur, the foal should be assessed by a veterinarian immediately. Demeanour: Foals should remain bright, active, maintain a good appetite and suckle reflex. If the foal becomes dull, lethargic, is not drinking as much as normal, if milk is seen coming from the nostrils, if the rectal temperature is greater than 39.0C, or any signs of colic are seen, please contact your veterinarian immediately. Fostering: Finding a nurse mare to foster a foal has both positives and negatives associated. The fostering process can be expensive and time consuming, however if it is successful the foal will have a constant milk supply and will be socialized appropriately. Sometimes nurse mares may not accept the foal, and there is a risk that the foal may be harmed during the fostering process if not done appropriately. The fostering process should be conducted by an experienced person/s, as the mare may need to be sedated and/or restrained (by hobbles or in a crush) whilst the foal is being introduced. The mare and foal should never be left alone until the mare has accepted the foal. This may take only a few hours but can take up to several days for this to occur. Signs the mare has accepted the foal include allowing it to nurse without resistance, nickering when the foal is led away and licking the foal. Weaning: From approximately three to four weeks of age, foals naturally begin to mimic the mare’s eating habits and begin to nibble on grass, hay or concentrates. Faeces from a healthy horse (that has no worm eggs on faecal egg count) should be available to the foal, as coprophagia (eating manure) is an important process to aid in hind gut bacterial faunation, normalising the digestive abilities sooner than if not available to the foal. A high-quality creep feed and fresh hay should be supplied to the orphan foal at around this age, along with fresh water at all times. It is important that the foal be consuming forage and concentrate feed well prior to attempting weaning, which can generally be attempted from 4 months of age. As they are starting to eat more solid foods, you can start by reducing the concentration of the supplied milk initially, and slowly over time decrease the volume of milk supplied as well, until they are only eating solid feed by 5 to 6 months of age.

06.01.2022 Our lovely man has been SOLD

05.01.2022 Collegiate Saddle Recall "For the safety of customers and wider Collegiate Saddles community, and due to a fault, Collegiate are recalling a number of saddle mo...dels under the Collegiate brand. You can check the affected models www.collegiatesaddlery.com.au/collegiate-saddle-recall. > What has happened As you may be aware, in 2018 we discovered a fault in some of our Collegiate brand saddles. The issue was with the type of screws used to affix the girth strap to the tree. As this was a potential risk to the safety of our customers, we recalled all the saddles with that particular screw type and replaced them with longer appropriate screws. We have also subsequently redesigned the fixings and moved to a riveted fastening to ensure it is secure. However, two of the original design saddles with the screw fittings were recently returned by customers and we unfortunately discovered that the repair screws had not been fitted properly. To understand if the issue was a one-off or more extensive, we immediately inspected more than 400 saddles from several of our stores and our warehouse. Of the more than 400 saddles we inspected, we found only one was non-compliant with a screw fixing that was not fitted properly. Although we have only found three non-compliant saddles, the safety of our customers is our number priority and as a result, we are recalling the 17 Collegiate saddle models that are potentially affected. We have advised the ACCC of the issue and registered the recall, and we expect it to publish the details on its website in the coming days. > What we are asking customers with potentially affected saddles to do: If you have or know anyone who has a Collegiate saddle, follow the below steps: Check www.collegiatesaddlery.com.au/collegiate-saddle-recall to see if you have one of the potentially non-compliant Collegiate saddle models. If you have one of the potentially non-compliant saddle models do not use the saddle. If you do not have one of the potentially non-compliant saddle models then you do not need to take any action. If you are unsure if you have a non-compliant model please contact your local Horseland store directly. Bring your potentially non-compliant saddle to your local Horseland store for inspection. To ensure we can quickly inspect and assess your saddle, please book an inspection time through our call centre on 1300 319 000 or by contacting your local Horseland store. Your saddle will be inspected and assessed for compliance. If it is assessed compliant, you are able to take your saddle and continue using it If it is assessed as non-compliant, you will be offered a new replacement saddle of the same model or a refund. As a thank you for your cooperation, we are offering all customers who bring their potentially non-compliant Collegiate saddles included in the recall models in for inspection, a $100 Horseland voucher. Please ensure you collect your voucher when you visit your local Horseland store. You can find further information on the recall, including a set of questions and answers, on our website at www.collegiatesaddlery.com.au/collegiate-saddle-recall. We will also be sharing information about the recall on our social media channels and would appreciate it if you are able to share the posts on your channels. We have also established a dedicated customer service line to answer any customer queries. Please call 1300 319 000 or email [email protected] if you have any further questions. Regards, Adam Bucknell, CEO Collegiate Saddles"

05.01.2022 Do u know if anyone in nsw that can assist xx

05.01.2022 Good news for horse keepers in this heat

04.01.2022 I was doing some research on horses eyesight and found it fascinating so I thought I would share some facts with you guys - feel free to share if you have a h...orse who regularly spooks, have a read! Did you know horses have the largest eyes out of ALL land mammals? The first image is a humans eyesight and what we see. The second is a horses eyesight. They have a blind spot directly in front of them and cannot merge their vision into one image like we can. This makes it all the more incredible at how the horse can jump, especially when we ask them to jump skinny fences and combinations Horses do not focus their eyes the way we do. Have you ever seen a horse raising and lowering its head as it looks at an object? It does that to adjust the focal length, moving until the object comes into focus on its retina. When you see a horse shy at a sudden movement behind him or next to him, his peripheral vision has sighted the movement but has not yet had time to focus on it. Even when the horse has focused as best it can, its sight is only three-fifths that of a human. In other words, when looking at an object twenty feet away, the horse sees only as much detail as a person would see if the object were thirty-five feet away. Simply, when you are out riding and see a strange object ahead, you will recognize what you are seeing long before your horse does. So we can cut our horses some slack when they spook at something that we think is silly Another interesting fact is that the right eye reports to the right side of the brain and the left eye reports to the left side of the brain. This explains why horses may spook on the right rein and then after showing them the object they go past it fine, but when you change rein they still spook at it again on the left rein. Contrary to popular belief, horses CAN also perceive depth. "Apparently, horses have many of the same depth-detecting skills that we have. They have true stereoscopic vision, despite having lateral eyes." When you really think about it, isnt it incredible that we, as a predatory being, can ride upon the back of a horse, a prey animal whos every instinct tells it to run from us? Horses are amazing

04.01.2022 Only one more especially cool one tomorrow... you better let us know what you want us to do after this!! In the meantime, here are some great head and neck stretches to do with those horses who get "tight in the poll" or just do a lot of collective work!

03.01.2022 Be aware of scam phone calls

03.01.2022 Interesting read and one I will take more care of. Thanks horsemedSA hills

03.01.2022 Spencer is a very fortunate boy this evening having been extricated from a difficult entrapment in his lorry. Thanks to vet Sarah from Liphook who was competing... at the event and gave early sedation, followed by Jo from Animed, they both worked hard with Hampshire fire crews to safely release Spencer under anaesthesia. Slid on a rescue glide to an area where he could safely get to his feet Spencer was left in the care of the vets team and a grateful owner Anne. These things happen but it is a timely reminder to everyone who transports horses to please check that the floor is sound following the winter lay up. See more

02.01.2022 Please consider this survey below for Tash’s research project. The more that respond the better her results are. Thanks x

02.01.2022 We have sadly lost a mare at the clinic this morning and now have a 10 day old filly looking for a foster mum! If you have a potential foster mare please contact us at the clinic on (08) 82948900. And please share this post to help us found an appropriate foster mare. Thankyou

01.01.2022 Do you know if a suitable mare? Contact Michelle