Skin Conditions and Allergies: Natural Support
Zelda, and eight-year-old Arabian, had a beautiful coat when Barbara acquired the mare late in the fall. However, as summer arrived and temperatures began to…
Category: Horse Health
Thuja and Your Horse’s Immune System
Some vaccination is necessary to protect your horse from infectious disease, but it can also cause unpleasant side effects. Homeopathy, in the form of Thuja…
Exercises for Wellbeing
You want your horse to be powerful, balanced and supple. One of the most effective ways to achieve these qualities is through gymnastic exercises for…
Feeding your horse for immune system health
There are many ways to stimulate your horse’s immune system. It can be done with drugs or natural substances. But the success of either depends on…
Protect Him from Infectious Disease
Horses have always been at risk for infectious disease. But nowadays, they’re moved around a lot more than they used to be – from one…
Is Your Horse Shy of Needles?
Many people have owned a horse that’s “needle-shy”. They dread it when the vet comes out with needles to do vaccinations, and pray their horses won’t…
Olive Leaf: A Little Goes A Long Way!
Would you believe that the leaf of a beautiful Mediterranean tree could significantly alter the future of antibiotics? It could very well be true. Behold…
Words from a Natural Horseman
For many years, I have marveled at the great horse and horseman combinations throughout the world, and indeed any individual who has attained ultimate success in…
Dealing with a Hoof Puncture Wound
You’re getting ready to go for a trail ride or do some arena work. You lift your horse’s hoof and start to clean it –…
Bitless Bridles in Dressage
Can you do dressage in bitless bridles? This is a very common question asked by competitive riders. The answer is yes. Many people do, and…
TCM For Strong Immunity
DEFENSIVE CHI – A TCM PERSPECTIVE Long before people knew what a germ was, ancient Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctors knew that the human and…
Vaccines and titer testing — an update
Which vaccines does your horse really need, and how often? National guidelines for animal vaccines have been around for more than a decade. So why…
