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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Warm Up and Cool Down Crucial Parts to Equine Fitness
12 Quick Reasons that Warm Ups and Cool Downs Promote Horse Health Most of us know that warming our horses up and cooling them down is important, but do you know why? Sometimes knowing why you are doing something can improve the way you go about what you are doing. Since these parts of an […]
5 Tips for Rehabilitating Your Horse
Simple Tips to Reconditioning Your Horse Safely & Successfully after Injury or Rest It is important that after injury, prolonging times of rest, pasture or stall time you recondition your horse before you enter into a performance or even go on a long trail ride. During periods of non-activity, the horse has a loss of […]
Homeopathy for Horses
Understanding the History of the Homeopathic Remedy- Samuel Hahnemann was the founder of Homeopathy. He had a medical degree that he obtained in 1779, after enrollment in medical school in 1775. Being a man torn with what he witnessed and experienced in practice, he went on to utilize his education in chemistry and foreign language […]
Promoting Horse Tendon Health
Supporting Equine Tendons Horse tendon injuries and conditions can be a common concern and issue for performance horses. Promoting proper health and wellness for equine tendons is important. Here are some natural options to promote the overall well being of equine tendons, along with some options for naturally supporting horse tendon injuries and conditions. Equine […]
Effective Essential Oil Liniments for Horses
Liniments for Horses As horse owners, we invest a lot of time and money for top of the line veterinary, dental, hoof care, nutritional supplements, alternative therapy, etc. Ensuring that your money is going to safe and effective liniments is just one more way to maintain and promote your horse’s health. Horse Liniment Ingredients By […]
Natural Choices to Support Horse Heart Health
Horse Heart Health Inflammation is considered a fundamental cause of most heart disease. Looking into the horse’s nutrition is a place to start, but if the horse is showing signs or is diagnosed with a heart condition these are some natural options to support horse heart health. Great Essential Oils for Equine Cardiovascular Support This […]
Understanding Alternative Therapy for Horses
The Concept of Alternative Therapy I am often asked what equine alternative therapy is. The definition of alternative therapy is- any of various systems of healing or treating disease (such as chiropractic, homeopathy, essential oil, faith healing, etc) not included in the traditional medical system. Although I don’t see this definition as inaccurate, it is […]
A Natural Approach to Aural Plaque in Horses
A Natural Approach – Equine Naturopathy Understanding the difference between the natural approach to aural plaque and the more traditional treatment and view requires an awareness of theory differences. We discussed in our post What is Aural Plaque? that it is a chronic inflammatory response caused by a papilloma viral infection believed to be spread by […]
Essential Oil Selection for Aural Plaque in Horses
Promoting Horse Health – Aural Plaque Aural plaque in horses is a topic that was inquired about by a horse owner on our Facebook page. In response, we have created content to help horse owners learn more about this health concern. We did a week of featured blog posts on our regular blog. Then added […]
What is Aural Plaque?
Aural Plaque in Horses – The Traditional View This week’s featured topic is aural plaque in horses. We selected this topic in response to a horse owner who reached out with a question via Facebook. Here at Equine Essential Wellness, we focus on empowering horse owners to take control of horse health through natural horse […]
Essential Oils and Heat Stroke in Horses
Natural Horse Care Options for Heat Stroke in Horses With temperatures on the rise across the US, heat stroke in horses can become a real concern for horse owners. Here at Equine Essential Wellness, we experienced the concern ourselves with a horse at our facility this week. For that reason, we have decided to feature […]
Understanding Essential Oil Selection for Horses
What Essential Oils are Safe to use with Horses? Probably the most common questions we are asked about essential oil use with horses are, what essential oils are not safe for my horse or what essential oils are best to use with my horse for ________ condition? There is no specific cookie-cutter answer to these […]
