During the Winter months, the quality and quantity of feed drops off. Supplement feeding of dry matter often doesn’t cover your animal’s vitamin and mineral requirements. Supplementing is especially important for Continue reading
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The New Kid on the Block for Your Horses
Introducing….Bayer’s E-MOX PRO which is a new Moxidectin triple active combination oral paste that provides the complete worming solution for horses.
E-MOX PRO provides Continue reading
Equine Wormers – What Active Ingredient Should you Use?
There has been a lot of ‘talk’ about Worm Resistance and as a consumer and horse owner there are some steps you can take to help combat this problem… Continue reading
Looking for A Proven Coat Conditioner?
Look no further than tried and tested Livamol
Livamol has been Australasia’s leading coat conditioner for more than 50 years.
Livamol is for all livestock and is ideal for yearling preparation, show or stud stock or whenever they need to look their best. Livamol is a proven formula of Continue reading
Which Mare and Foal Product is Your Favourite?
You Decide!
We have taken your Top 3 Products and provided you with the essentials you need to know about which product is suitable for you and your horses…
Before you start analysing your horses needs, It is good to know Continue reading
How to Get The Best From Your Electric Fence!
And it is probably cheaper than you think!
Eight out of Ten problems are due to improper earthing…
Setting up a good earthing system is often overlooked but it’s Continue reading
Strangles, is it the forgotten Vaccination?
In recent years there has been much concern about the Hendra Virus and it’s effect in the Northern NSW area, so Strangles seems to have taken a ‘back seat’.
What is Strangles?
Valley Rural Supplies has previously published articles on Strangles as we believe that it is still super important for our Equine friends to be vaccinated against this debilitating condition. You can read about Strangles here, and Tetanus and Strangles here.
What our team has noticed… Continue reading
How to Get The Winning Shine
Show season in nearly upon us. Soon the weather will get a little colder and horses will start shedding and growing their winter coats.
If you want to achieve that ‘showroom shine’ on your horse, you have to start on the inside. Elbow grease and rugging alone on the outside won’t produce the same shine in the coat as Continue reading
Electric Fencing 1.0 – A Simple Guide to How an Electric Fence Works
Every man and their dog claims to know how an electric fence works… But few actually get it right.
Electric Fence manufacturer, Gallagher was founded by Bill Gallagher, and in part his horse Joe (who used the family car as a scratching post). Tired of Joe’s antics, Continue reading
Are You Poisoning Your Horses?
Unfortunately in Northern NSW we have a large variety of toxic weeds, particularly for Livestock. Due to our clement weather and high rainfall these weeds prosper. As horse owners we have to do due diligence to keep weeds from spreading and introducing weeds to our own pastures.
One of the highest ranking reasons for introduction of weed to your pasture is the introduction of low grade Hay and Fodder. Whilst trying to avoid quality feed costs, many horse owners are only Continue reading