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: Horses
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…
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…
