Macha Equine Holistic Medicine Woman

23/07/2025

21/07/2025

For more than 100 million years, Atlantic sturgeon have navigated the lower reaches of the Delaware River. Now, with fewer than 250 spawning adults left, the genetically-unique Delaware River population of large, iconic fish is dangerously close to extinction. Of the ten northeast rivers that once hosted sturgeon spawning runs, only three still do: the Delaware, Hudson, and Kennebec.

Read about the threats to this ancient species--and how to help--in the recent State We're In column by New Jersey Conservation Foundation Executive Director Alison Mitchell: https://www.njconservation.org/atlantic-sturgeon/

21/07/2025

Most UK bat species evolved to use trees as roosts, while many also hunt in woodland.

Explore how bats use and rely on woodlands and trees in our 'Bats and woodland' pages: https://buff.ly/E7QXgp1 .

21/07/2025

A study published this week by the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution looks at the effects of low-intensity semi-wild horse grazing in two rewilding areas in Portugal’s Côa Valley.

We’re keenly interested in such research. We see properly managed grazing and holistic management as part of a long-term solution to restore our public lands.

For the three-year, researchers from Portugal, the Netherlands, and Scotland tested whether semi-wild horse grazing could be used to decrease fire potential and promote biodiversity.

Sorraia horses, a native Portuguese horse, were reintroduced by Rewilding Portugal: 10 horses in a 160-acre location, later reduced to five horses, and 16 horses on an 815-acre piece.

Horse grazing did have an effect, reducing grass height and mitigating possible fire hazards, among other things. Their impact to woody vegetation was not as strong.

The study aligned with rewilding frameworks, which encourage diverse grazers on a landscape, at numbers within an ecosystem carrying capacity, to create “a structurally diverse mosaic of habitats.”

RTF is proud to be a forerunner in utilizing regenerative grazing for animals not being raised for food.

🟢 Working with experts Rodger Savory and Alejandro Carrillo, we have revitalized nearly 1,000 acres of grassland at our San Luis Obispo, Calif., satellite sanctuary. We carefully herd 69 wild horses, 23 burros and 13 cattle across the land to emulate what would happen if there were endless grasslands, diverse grazing mammals and predators to keep those herds moving.

🟢 We’ve worked with Carillo on a successful grazing project on a military base in Arizona modeling the benefit of integrating rescued burros.

🟢 This year, we’re implementing regenerative grazing at our headquarters in Lompoc, Calif., thanks to a grant from the Cachuma Resource Conservation District.

Read the study here: https://tinyurl.com/3say7jbu

Learn more about our holistic grazing project: https://tinyurl.com/3xskcm68

Photo taken at our San Luis Obispo location by Cathy Wallace.

21/07/2025

This has to be the worst year for Barn Owls in 40 years that I can remember here in the South-West. Owlet production in the nests that are on going is well down. I’m missing so many of what would be rock steady traditional sites. Where the pairs are still present, they’ve gone into moult, and it’s these that are the glimmer of hope. If conditions do improve then they can and will start very late, this happened in 2013. A one farm example of how bad things are is from a 10.000 acre arable farm with generous wide rough grassland margins, this farm has 10 nesting boxes, 6-8 of the have been occupied in most years.
This year we couldn’t find one Barn Owl.
One look at the normal Vole rich margins reveal the reasons why. Fresh green grass is missing and even the normal thickness of that grass has led to too much space opening up, Voles are losing both the cover and food. We need rain before the grass growth starts to seasonally shut down. Nature needs to heal itself and quickly before winter. And it’s not just Barn Owls being affected.

18/07/2025

genuinely tell my horses ....

Every day

How sexy and beautiful they are

Like actually divine creatures

They just radiate beauty

I took this photo and belle replied a msgs was funny.

I had such a great day with lady and belle today after a break with all the bad and too hot weather !!!!!!

Back in action again...this is a slow process.

18/07/2025

Horse actually like rain its natural FYI

Ppl stop over rugging

Stop pulling ur horse. In cause its raining

Your not doing them anyfavour !

17/07/2025

16/07/2025

Every year in July, the Cahirmee Horse Fair is held in the Cork town of Buttevant.

16/07/2025