Amino Acids
There are 20 amino acids known that make up the building blocks for mammalian body protein. Approximately one-half of the amino acids are considered essential…
Author: The AW Academy Team
AW ACADEMY is a natural extension of our 25 years of experience publishing Animal Wellness, Equine Wellness and Innovative Veterinary Care Journal. We believe that everyone has a responsibility to care for animals to the best of their ability utilizing the most natural and minimally invasive means possible. We feel strongly that it’s better to promote a preventative healthy lifestyle for our pets instead of taking a wait-and-see approach. We also fiercely advocate for the quality of animals’ lives, supporting animal rescues and welfare organizations both financially and through our editorial.
5 Elements of Chinese Medicine – Fire Horse
Is your horse flashy, sociable and easy to train? Is he sensitive, unfocused and vulnerable to anxiety? If so, he might be a Fire horse.…
Tail End – A Pony Miracle
The teachers at our small school knew little about Emily. She seemed to be another forgotten foster child enrolled in our special-needs school in central…
Horsemanship Tip #27 – New Environment
As curious and gregarious creatures, horses appreciate time to explore a new environment. Over several years at the Learning Center we researched the quantity of…
Excessive Supplementation
Feeding a general nutritional supplement and a hoof supplement (or any two supplements) at the same time is generally not recommended. Why? Because it is…
Linda Tellington-Jones: The Tellington Method
Linda Tellington-Jones dares us to open our hearts to horses, to recognize their gifts of unconditional love, and to relate to our animal friends with…
Laminitic Horses & Insulin Resistance – Part 2
Unfortunately, insulin resistance and metabolic disorders often lead to laminitic horses. Most horse people have heard of these conditions but what do they really mean?…
Five Elements of Chinese Medicine
Each horse embodies common physical and behavioral characteristics of the Five Elements of Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM). By understanding how Five Elements and their patterns…
Trimming Anxiety
When I approached the big bay mare, I noticed the worry lines that appeared around her eyes as her body filled with tension. I sensed…
Cloud Protects his Family
A shriek reverberates through the forest and onto the fog laden sub-alpine meadows. The shrill call is unlike any in nature – the unforgettable battle…
Eye Iridology
The eyes are the window to the soul. What many people don’t realize is that the eye – the iris, to be exact – can…
Tail end – Blind Horse, Blind Faith
We are always being presented with new and interesting challenges here at the sanctuary. Before I had thoroughly thought out where I would put him,…
