As Swagman told a friend he wanted to do tricks, I decided to use clicker training for his physio/rehab. In less than a week he’s mastered poles at liberty.

A 5 star review for Talking WITH the Animals! https://podstatus.com/r/0/7825751764

Don’t know who I love more in this one-the horse or the cat!

Swagman enjoying his feed with Equine Detoxify from the wonderful Sue Martin - Animal Naturopathics These herbs are formulated as a 12 week program to easy symptoms associated with long term illness, medication, post surgery, fatigue, lowered immunity, skin conditions and toxicity. This formula is also recommended every 12 months as a general detox and immune boost. For a horse that started out as very picky with feed, he’s hoovering it down and enjoying every mouthful!

I saw a horse today. This horse was kind and gentle. He has bony changes in both his hocks, and a bone chip in one hock. He has a badly damaged Achilles Tendon. His neck is badly out of alignment, making him lame in his right front leg. He has muscle damage over the girth area. His pectoral muscle is torn off his sternum. He is under nourished. THIS HORSE IS 3 YEARS OLD!! Was the vet called and his injuries treated? No. The decision was made to put him on a truck to SEND HIM TO THE DOGGERS. He wasn’t considered worth any time or money. This horse was in the stable of a so called “well respected large racing trainer”. The RSPCA won’t speak for this horse. They know what goes on, and are happy to ignore it. This horse was far luckier than most. Someone thought he was too sweet to be killed. So they called Nicole at Marzel Park to take him and find him a good home. This horse is my Swagman. Next time you “have that thing in the second leg” or bet “on a roughie at Randwick” think of my Swagman, and the thousands and thousands of horses that are broken and discarded without care. Don’t “Ladbroke the world”. Try to be a horse’s world instead.