Chinese Medicine – Metal & Earth Horse
The stocky school horse plods around and around the ring with a young rider on his back. He is kind and slow, providing a safe…
Category: Horse Lifestyle
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.…
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…
Saddle Fit for Horse and Rider
Saddle fitting is not rocket science, but it is a learned skill – the ideal combination of art (feel) and science (analysis of measurements) to…
Premarin Horses
Karen volunteered at a horse sanctuary in California for four years before leaving corporate life behind to buy a 10-acre ranch in Green Valley, Arizona.…
Treeless Saddles: Debunking Myths
Horses have their preferences when it comes to saddle fit. Driven in part by temperament and sensitivity, but also by their physiology, fitness level, the…
Holistic Advice from an Expert
No stranger to holistic equine medicine, Dr. Kelli Taylor is a native western Washingtonian who grew up cultivating her love of horses from a very…
Feeding Your Horse Naturally
By getting back to a more natural feeding program, you can give your horse a new lease on life and allow her to reach her…
Will Your Sale Contract Protect You?
If you’re selling a horse, you need to know how to protect yourself from potential legal action. That means you need a carefully drawn out…
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…
Natural Hoof Care is Becoming the New Standard
It’s happening in our backyards and beyond; horses are running and working on their own bare feet. There has been a steady increase in demand…