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 […]
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 […]
No Bad Horse Days! Mindset and Horse Connection
Horsemanship Tips to Ensure Good Horse Days! I would say horse connection is the reason many horse owners have horses in their lives. Although there are some who simply have them for business, profit, or professional standpoint only. The average horse owner I believe has horses to enjoy a connection and bond that you don’t […]
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 […]
Does Your Horse Need to Go on a Diet?
How Your Horse’s Weight is Impacting Their Health Let’s confront the elephant in the room… or wait that’s a horse! Don’t worry, there is no judgment here, as I have two easy keepers of my own that could easily qualify as the elephant in the room if I don’t monitor and take action to maintain […]
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 […]
How to Support the Anxious Horse without Chemicals or Sedatives
Understanding the Causes of a Stressed or Anxious Horse- Have you ever experienced working with an anxious horse? How does it feel when your horse has left the planet and is in a nervous frenzy? For me, this is something I have surface often with my horse Peppy. He is a performance bred horse, whose […]
Equine Nutrition – What To Feed
What should I feed my horse? Have you ever worried that you’re not feeding your horse the right things? Like many horse owners, you might be paying hundreds of dollars on testing and analysis on your hay, your horse’s mane, rounds of blood work, etc. Trying to be sure that your horse is getting the […]
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 […]
Knowing Your Horse’s Normal to Prevent Catastrophe
Knowing My Horse’s Normal Saved His Life! Knowing our horse’s normal is a very important responsibility! One of the first things we as horse owners often say to our veterinarian is my horse doesn’t seem normal, then we follow with a description of our observations. Whether we are describing something that felt off in the […]
Exploring the Top 5 Challenges of Horse Ownership
Anything Worth While is a Challenge… This is a topic that I was discussing with a client the other day where she was expressing her frustrations and what she felt was the challenges of owning a horse… What I thought was interesting was the true raw emotion that she had, I could tell she really […]
Equine Nutritional Benefits of BeneCell™
Tips on Equine Digestion and Nutrition One of my favorite nutritional supplement ingredients is BeneCell™. I had never heard of BeneCell™ or the term nucleotide prior to finding the products I use now. To say the least, I have been blown away by the results and benefits. If you haven’t heard of it yet… This […]
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 […]
3 Quick Tips for Increasing Your Horse Time
Time Management for Your Horsemanship Many of us horse enthusiasts have to manage work, family, and friends with our horse time and activities. Time is truly the most value thing you have. How you spend your time determines the quality of your life! Here are 3 simple time management tips to help increase the time […]
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 […]
Tips for Winter Horse Riding
Maintaining Horse Health while Winter Riding For those who don’t let the cold stop them from some winter horse riding, here are some tips to ensure that your rides don’t cause concern for your horse’s health and wellness. There are many reasons that a proper warm-up and cool-down are necessary for any ride or session. […]
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 […]
