Welcome to our herbs site,. This page is currently being re-written. 

Our aims are principally towards good equine welfare, to help improve standards, impart knowledge to those whom want it and help and support you and your horse as positively as we can. In this modern day, whilst there is new scientific methods and technological advancements, there is also a lack of traditional horsemanship, experience  and knowledge that has largely disappeared; where responsibility and the onus for the care and welfare has passed to others. Also to overwork horses too young and rush the early stages before they are properly matured physically, mentally and emotionally, has played a major role in the increase of modern problems. There is a growing need for animal owners to learn, once again, the holistic ways, methods, therapies and take responsibility of their animals by learning good horsemanship. This used to pass down in generations, families and 'apprenticeships'.

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​​We have a lifetimes experience in many disciplines of equestrianism. I competed myself at The Horse of the Year Show, Hickstead, Wales and West, & County Shows in show jumping & working hunter in the 60,s and 70's. As a child in Pony Club years I competed in the Prince Philip cup teams, PC event and SJ teams. I was lucky enough to hunt with the Quorn back then. I taught riding in the USA and trained in dressage with H. Riegler of the Spanish riding school of Vienna.
My husband and I have bred a few nice horses over the years. 49yrs ago he hand reared an orphan foal given to him, on calf milk!! Easter went on to show jump to grade B and breed a fabulous foal herself which went on to win many working hunter classes at County shows. We more recently had a homebred jumping internationally with a leading young rider.
We had  retail saddlery shops for 12 yrs where I learned practical leatherwork and repairs and hold my saddle fitting diploma/certificate.
Our daughters have competed in Pony Club, BSPS, BD and British Show jumping and we have trained with Mary Wanless and Denise O’Reilly in rider bio-mechanics. They have both competed successfully at HOYS, Royal International, Hickstead, and major County Shows as juniors. After leaving school, youngest daughter went on to compete internationally gaining her 1st world ranking points at 21yrs of age, was a BEF squad member,  & on the IEP. She competed in France , Belgium, Spain and China.
My husband is a keen livestock farmer and has reared prize winning pedigree limousins, winning at major County shows, including Cheshire county and The late Royal Show. I was brought up in  market gardening and have always had a keen interest in plants and herbs, for both culinary and medicinal purposes. I have learned much about nutrition and dietary requirements, food combinations, effects of regime/routine and lifestyle and the extraordinary effects certain foods and herbs have on us and our dear equine friends. Both human and horses have sensitive digestive systems.
As a teenager I experienced a horse with a serious infected large leg wound and by accident (or so I thought at the time) the horse self medicated on available herbs, particularly nettles and thistles, and the leg ‘miraculously’ healed, before the vet could do the planned skin grafts and the cutting out of proud flesh. This sparked my interest in the healing properties of plants and herbs. Since then over the years I have learned, researched, studied and qualified in both herbalism, equine iridology and human anatomy and physiology with Pip Waller. Through Pip and Lucy Wells, I learned of PSM healing (Plant Spirit medicine / energy healing) taking the course and qualified in 2023.