Grumpy Horse? Massage Therapy Can Help
B. Nicole Wilson In every barn there is sure to be one horse or pony in particular that always earns the infamous nickname of being…
Category: Horses
Hold Your Horses: Moving in the Direction of Ease
Moving in the Direction of Ease By Susan Smith As “holding” translates to support, so do we hold our horses in bodywork – holding them…
Sun protection tips for riders
Sun protection is an important consideration. While it’s nice to let the sun shine on your skin when riding your horse, take steps to prevent…
Horse Diet
A horse’s diet and the amount he is fed should depend on work requirements and body condition. Modern horses are often overfed and do very…
5 elements of Chinese Medicine: Water Horse
All horses embody common physical and behavioral characteristics of the Five Elements of Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM) – Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water. By…
Horsemanship Tip #82 – Listening
Your horse’s ears let you know where he’s receiving his information from. In a schooling environment where your horse is either at liberty or on…
Cortisol and Laminitis
“Giving cortisone (corticosteroid drugs) to horses at risk for laminitis is contraindicated (not advisable) as it causes the retention of fluids, which is the same…
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…
Tail end – Teenage Intuition
It has been 29 years since my last confession, and I write this story in the hopes of helping other young people to tap into…
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…
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…
