The Horse’s Back
In mid-2013, I wrote an article that I thought would be of benefit to my local clients on the sub-tropical coastline of Northern NSW. This was on the subject of neck threadworms, which I had discovered were a problem with my horse. I published the article – The Disturbing Truth About Neck Threadworms and Your Itchy Horse – on my new blog, The Horse’s Back, fully expecting it to receive a few views at most.
To my astonishment, nothing could have been further from the truth. After I shared it on Facebook, the article went viral. To date, it has received 250,000 views from 180+ countries, and I receive ongoing emails from horse owners from around the world expressing relief at finding the source of their horses’ itching problems. I’ve since written two further articles for the blog on the same subject, and have an academic paper in the pipeline.
Since then, four more groundbreaking articles have gone viral on The Horse’s Back:
- Debunked: The Lie That’s Told About Adjustable Gullet Saddles
- Buying an Ex-Racehorse – Can You Spot the Major Physical Issues?
- Revealed: the Common Equine Arthritis You Won’t Read About in Textbooks
- The Worm that Kills – and Why Only Two Worming Chemicals Can Stop It
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Equine News
I write occasional short articles for websites and local magazines, with the aim of raising awareness of health and care issues amongst owners. I am a regular contributor to Equine News, the free issue magazine found throughout New England, the mid North and Northern coasts of NSW and SE QLD. Here are some of the articles published in that and other magazines.
- Girth Pain (Equine News, NSW)
- The Horse’s Eye (Equine News, NSW)
- Beating the Hoof Bugs (Equine News, NSW)
- Sheath Cleaning (Equine News, NSW)
- Rugging (Equine News, NSW)
- Introduction to Endurance Riding (Equine News, NSW)
- Maximising Movement (Local Horse Magazine, QLD)
- Saddling the Endurance Horse (QERA New Members Handbook, 2011)
- Introducing the Equine Touch (Hoofbeats, Aus / NZ, 2008)
Click here to visit the Equine News website.