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Date: 23/05/2025

Weeds Are Nature's Messengers—Are We Listening? 🌿

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Date: 23/05/2025

Frequently Asked Questions about Switch Equine

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Date: 05/05/2025

Grazing Strategies: Sheep, Deer, Horses, and Cattle in Conservation Management

Different grazing animals shape landscapes in unique ways, influencing vegetation composition, biodiversity, and soil health. Understanding how their grazing strategies, movement behaviours, and hoof morphology interact with the land is crucial for conservation grazing efforts.

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Date: 02/05/2025

The Hidden Costs of Glyphosate

What are the hidden costs of glyphosate? How is it impacting our health, our horses health and our environmental health? And why is it still just so prolifically?

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Date: 12/04/2025

What is soil and why should we care?

Modern land management practices have disrupted the delicate balance of our living soils. Intensive grazing, overuse of chemical fertilisers, herbicides, and pesticides have decimated the natural microbial communities—especially the mycorrhizal fungi that form vital underground nutrient-exchange networks with plants. When synthetic inputs replace natural processes, we lose the very life that sustains soil structure and fertility. Investing in soil health is one of our most effective strategies for climate resilience.

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Date: 04/04/2025

Switch Equine Featured in CIEEM's InPractice Magazine

Exciting News! Switch Equine Featured in CIEEM's InPractice Magazine! I'm absolutely thrilled to share some exciting news for Switch Equine! Our work highlighting the positive impact of horses on the environment has been featured in the latest (March 2025) issue of InPractice Magazine!

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Date: 07/03/2025

meet the team: our animals and their roles at switch equine

At Switch Equine, we believe that our animals are at the heart of everything we do. They not only inspire us but also play vital roles in shaping the way we approach equine welfare, land management, and animal care. We rescue and care for animals in need, providing them with the love, respect, and environment they deserve. Here’s an introduction to our current and past animal family, each one contributing to the success and heart of our work.

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Date: 07/03/2025

who we are: switch equine’s mission to blend equine care with environmental sustainability

Laura has a passion for horses and brings extensive academic qualifications with a Bachelor’s degree in Zoology, a Master of Research in Evolutionary and Behavioural Biology, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Equine Science. She is also a Chartered Environmentalist.

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Date: 07/03/2025

what is grass and why is it important?

It’s that green stuff that grows in the field and on our lawns right? And when it comes to horses, there’s always too much or too little. But still, grass is just grass … right?

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