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Good gestures and good practices | In this section we will regularly portray a plant in order to integrate it into: a natural approach to horse care, an enrichment of its diet with various contributions, and more biodiversity in its environment to create a sustainable ecosystem.

Séneçons

ByGwenn LE ROUX 4 September 20214 September 2021

Entre l’annuel, le bisannuel ou le vivace : les séneçons avec les chevaux c’est la galère ! Comment lutter contre les séneçons ? Pas de solution miracle en vue… et pas la peine d’espérer labourer ou éradiquer avec du désherbant en permaculture équine : mais alors quoi faire !!!! ? couper encore et encore…

Solution saline

ByGwenn LE ROUX 28 August 202128 August 2021

La solution saline : on l’appelle aussi “sérum physiologique” ou “sérum phy”. le pH c’est quoi ? En gros le pH, c’est ce qui nous dit si quelque chose est : acide (pH < 7) ou alcalin (pH > 7) ou neutre. (pH = 7)… Le pH de la peau du cheval est de combien…

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Sans céréale

ByGwenn LE ROUX 27 August 202128 August 2021

Alimentation naturelle sans céréale SANS CÉRÉALE… Oui : car les chevaux valorisent au mieux une alimentation riche en fibres et pauvre en sucres : c’est le résultat de leur évolution.Ils mangent des graminées, légumineuses, mousses, feuilles, lichens, fruits, racines, feuilles, branches, écorce, et des algues aussi : leur régime est très varié et s’équilibre non…

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L’herbe

ByGwenn LE ROUX 31 July 202128 August 2021

L’herbe c’est quoi ? Le mot « herbe » désigne couramment les plantes le plus souvent de couleur verte, qui constituent les herbages, les prairies et les pâtures. L’herbe c’est surtout de l’eau environ 84%. => le cheval a besoin d’une alimentation riche en fibres : l’herbe “verte” ce n’est pas vraiment ce qu’il y…

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Probiotiques – Prébiotiques

ByGwenn LE ROUX 31 July 202128 August 2021

d’un côté les prébiotiques ne sont pas des organismes vivants mais des nutriments pour les probiotiques. de l’autre les probiotiques sont des micro-organismes vivants qui contribuent à l’équilibre de la flore intestinale. Les probiotiques c’est quoi alors ? Les probiotiques que nous utilisons pour nos chevaux ce sont surtout 2 sortes de micro-organismes : des bactéries des…

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Water for the horse in summer

ByGwenn LE ROUX 24 June 202127 June 2021

In equine permaculture, water management also means taking into account the specific needs of the horse to ensure its physical and psychological well-being. The water requirements for the horse in summer are not just drinking water. the drier the animal feed, the more the horse sweats the more its needs ...

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Water in equine permaculture

ByGwenn LE ROUX 24 June 202127 June 2021

Do you want to manage the water where your horses live? While dealing with the risks of flooding but also the risks associated with drought and the risk of fire? And you want to spend less on irrigation and watering? Learning to manage water in equine permaculture will provide you with answers on "how ...

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The functions of water

ByGwenn LE ROUX 23 June 202127 June 2021

The functions of water in equine permaculture are: the role it plays and the services it provides, determined by its properties and characteristics. As for each component of the system, we will seek, for each water resource, to make it fulfill several functions, and each of these functions must be fulfilled ...

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Horse thermoregulation

ByGwenn LE ROUX 20 June 202111 October 2021

The thermoregulation of the horse is a device of heat regulation. It helps maintain body temperature within ± 2 ° C. We take the rectal temperature as a benchmark. => The “standard” can vary: stallion: 37.6 ° C foal: 39.3 ° C lower in the morning than in the afternoon (we can reach 1 ° C difference) Where ...

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Overgrazing in equine permaculture

ByGwenn LE ROUX 6 June 202119 June 2021

In equine permaculture, overgrazing is defined by related criteria: to start with the height of the grass, and the quantity of grass available in the pasture at a given time, but also to the impacts of overgrazing on the soil and this happening there, as well as the impacts on flora, and finally, the impacts on ...

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