Insights & Education, Sarcoids & Skin Conditions
Skin irritation is one of the most common and frustrating problems seen across many animal species. From horses rubbing out their manes and tails during sweet itch season, to dogs constantly scratching, cats with irritated skin, or livestock battling seasonal skin...
Sarcoids & Skin Conditions, Thermal Mud, Vermate
I shudder to think what the future of this poor girl would have looked like The mare in these images is called Arabella, she was rescued in March last year. We took over her care six weeks later and had her admitted to Vetscape for the surgical removal of multiple...
Sarcoids & Skin Conditions, Thermal Mud, Vermate
Some stories stay with you because they remind you why hope is worth holding onto. Adriani Jones walked a long and emotional road with a horse no one believed could be saved, and what happened next changed both their lives forever. A couple of years ago, we had a...
Colic & Digestive Issues, Vermate
I’m about to tell you a story of a serious colic incident on my brother and sister-in-law’s thoroughbred stud farm, down the south coast of Natal. They had asked me to oversee their stud farm while they went up to Johannesburg for the national sales to sell one of...
Sarcoids & Skin Conditions, Thermal Mud
This summer, I started treatment for my 15-year-old Tinker gelding. Unfortunately, he has quite large sarcoids. The summer was pure horror—the daily battle against fly eggs and maggots. Every minute, I was afraid that flies would be on the sarcoid again. I came across...
Gut Health & Microbiome, Horses, Results & Case Studies, Vermate
14 December 2025 ➝ 08 March 2026 The difference that correct feeding, proper grazing, good roughage, and the right supplementation can make is incredible. This boy has come such a long way in just a few months. From struggling to hold condition to slowly building back...
