The Rise in Equine Metabolic Concerns – What is Happening to Our Horses- Here at Equine Essential Wellness, our focus is on health, not disease or illness. Although, when people reach out to us it is often in relation to health concerns their horse is experiencing. For a long time, the number one concern people […]
Is Your Horse’s Lifestyle Set to Health or Disease?
Raising Awareness to What Path our Horse’s Lifestyle is Set on- It’s important to recognize that we live in a world of opposites… good-bad, right-wrong, left-right, up-down, hot-cold, etc. This concept also includes health and disease. What determines which is more prevalent or what major factor contributes to whether our horse enjoys and maintains health […]
Equine Naturopathy – Discover Nature’s Health Care
Genuine Health Care – Promoting Horse Health Through Nature’s Laws Equine Naturopathy- is something many of you might not be familiar with… I know for me I hadn’t heard of it and yet had been modeling and teaching its principles for many years. While searching for more options for improving and furthering my education and […]
Horses Emotions and their Effects on Horse Behavior and Health
Understanding the Connection Between Horses Emotions, Horse Behavior, and Health Emotions are energy in motion and are a result of your or the horse’s state, psychology, thoughts, and feelings. Emotions have the power to create or destroy and we have the option to choose which. As horse owner’s we can help our horses do the […]
The Most Effective Horse Cough Remedies
My horse is coughing what can I do? When breathing is restricted from a horse coughing, heaving, or experiencing labored respiration it’s enough to panic any horse owner. Add to that the long list of horse coughing remedies and opinions… where’s the best place to start?!? You as the owner might experience your own labored […]
Effective Best Kept Secret To Equine Allergy Support
When you think allergies, think Immune System… When your horse is suffering with allergies it’s a clear indicator of an imbalance within the immune system. The immune system might be overacting and “angry”, or weak and compromised. Most traditional methods are focused on masking the symptoms which are unique to each horse and often include […]
Why Choose Flower Essences for Your Horse
What is a Flower Essence? Flower essences are a great natural remedy that work on an energetic level. The vibrational essence is obtained from flower petals. Through an electrically charged combination of water and preservative you can utilize the benefits of a flower essence with just a few drops internally or topically. Harmonizing and enhancing […]
Getting in front of thyroid dysfunction
Is your horse’s thyroid at risk? Although there aren’t statistics to reveal the shocking numbers of thyroid imbalance in horses, a quick survey of horse owners you know would likely give you an indication of the reality that many horses have an imbalance with their thyroid. Thyroid imbalances or conditions in horses can include a […]
Health Problems Stem From The Relationship
The Horse Is a Reflection of The Rider- You have likely heard it said a million different ways in relation to horsemanship, that the horse’s behavior is merely a reflection of the handler. It comes down to the leadership of the person and the relationship between them and their horse. Would you be surprised if […]
Seizures in Horses – Exploring New Perspectives
Although not considered common in horses, seizures are a concern that exists and for the horse owner that has to watch their horse suffer through them, “commonality” is not a care. Finding their horse relief is the only focus. I’m certainly no seizure expert… and overall, seizures are a very complicated and complex problem that […]
Knowing When to Dilute Your Essential Oils
What Essential Oils are Safe to Apply NEAT? As I shared in the post To Feed or Not to Feed, this is a question that does not have a cut and dry answer. Most essential oils will recommend some sort of dilution on the label for topical use. That said I rarely use carrier oils […]
Understanding The Nervous Horse
Taking the nervous horse seriously- There are many factors to consider when you are looking to support a nervous horse. I have two of my personal horses that I would consider anxious types and I utilize a variety of things to foster emotional balance and conditioning to help them manage their anxiety. Raising awareness of […]
Owning Horses Can Be Good For Your Health
Does your horse time benefit your health? Okay, so this topic is a little different than what I usually share… but since you are probably just as passionate about horses as I am… this is still a topic you will enjoy and benefit from! If you have read, watched, or studied with any great horseman […]
The Golden Years – Caring for the Senior Horse
Horse Care for the Senior Horse For those of us who own a senior horse, we can face some challenges and concerns in regards to horse health and care. Depending on the natural horse care in earlier stages of life, the severity and complications can vary. I own two senior horses right now. Pokey my […]
5 Simple Ideas for Using Peppermint Essential Oil with Your Horse
Horse Health Promoting with Peppermint Essential Oil Peppermint essential oil is one of the most common and known essential oils. Because of its popularity, it can also be one of the most altered. When using this essential oil with horses, be sure you trust your manufacturer, if you are not getting the results you feel […]
Herbal Remedies for Horses
What You Should Understand About Herbal Remedies for Horses- Although, possibly better known and understood, the use of herbs in a truly holistic approach requires that the person choosing the herb for the horse recognizes the body as a synergistic whole of connected parts and organ systems. That the symptoms of the body are communications […]
Are You Properly Conditioning Your Horse?
Promoting Equine Wellness & Sustainable Performance It seems all too common that a horse’s “performance life” averages around 3 to 6 years. Compare that to their lifespan of 25 to 30 years and that number seems very dismal and depressing. How do we improve this number? Through horse owner and rider education and understanding of […]
Essential Oils vs Extract for Equine Wellness
Understanding the Difference between Essential Oils and Extracts We here at Equine Essential Wellness want to help you, the horse owner, understand natural ways to promote the health and wellness of your horse. Essential oils is an option we like to focus on. These amazing powerhouses are great to utilize for promoting equine wellness! But […]
The Principles of Safe Essential Oil Use for Your Horse
Essential Oil Danger Zone! Early interest in my horse therapy career, led me to learn about essential oils. Always believing in their benefits, my mother must have instilled a natural curiosity in me. Turned out, my mentor at the time was not excited about essential oils. She was quick to school me on the “dangers” […]
Are You Feeling Stuck in Your Horse’s Health Concern?
Do you ever feel like you see things differently? When I start writing, I inevitably feel myself swallowed by fear. And it’s especially true when I notice that findings from my research are going to challenge long-held beliefs or ideas. ~Author Brené Brown I began with this quote as it speaks to me in the […]
Understanding Recurring Patterns of Health Concern
Is Your Horse Experiencing Recurring Patterns of Health Concern? About 3 years ago my horse Peppy experienced a severe impaction colic that almost took his life. I shared about this is the blog post Knowing Your Horse’s Normal to Prevent Catastrophe. What I didn’t blog about up until now was the fact the same date, […]
Looking Deeper into Anhidrosis
What is Known About Anhidrosis? Anhidrosis was first documented as a result of British sport horses traveling to distant locations for competition. Here in the US it is still a current concern mostly in the Gulf Coast region, although additional states and cases are surfacing and being reported. I know I had a number of […]
What’s in Your Horse Liniment?
Understanding Your Horse Liniment Horse liniments seem to be a common subject asked about from my clients and readers. I wrote the post Effective Essential Oils Liniments for Horses to respond to these questions. Now it seems the question has evolved to “What is the difference between essential oil liniments and the ones on the […]
Equine Health Solutions
What you focus on grows! Choose to focus on Equine Health Here at Equine Essential Wellness, we choose to focus on increasing equine health and wellness. Many of us have been taught and conditioned to place our attention on disease, symptoms, or concerns. It is up to us to educate and empower ourselves, regain and […]
A Natural Approach to Parasite Control for Horses
Promote Horse Health and Control Parasites Naturally I read a great article a while back titled, The Future of Parasite Control by Martin K. Nielsen DVM, PhD, DEVPC, DACVM from the September 2015 Equus Magazine. In the article, he mentions how it is becoming accepted and understood that the traditional method of chemical deworming is […]
