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ALTERNATIVE HEALTH: Dena Schwartz says…

Nature’s pick

Q I’ve read that horses should be allowed to browse a mix of herbs and plants, but I’ve no idea how to start. Angie Lee, Derbyshire

Thousands of years ago wild horses would have had unlimited access to hundreds of different medicinal plants, allowing them the opportunity to self-select the plants they needed. By understanding the health benefits of various berries, barks, leaves, roots and flowers, and offering plant medicine in the

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