I was so wrong …

Well, years and years of dealing with laminitis and founder (with clients’ horses; not my own)  with the ‘old ways’ of treatment embedded in my brain, I fell into the…

The Science Behind Natural Healing Methods

I found this website today and thought some of the readers here might be interested: Quote: http://www.greenmedinfo.com is dedicated to bringing the public information on the science behind natural healing…

A Prayer for all …

Every morning God plants seeds in my heart about one thing or another. This morning I watched yet another ‘rescue’ video as I have watched so many. But my heart…

From Your Horse’s Point of View

Ran across this today while browsing. Very worthwhile to pass on. Thank you, Anne Gage! http://confidenthorsemanship.wordpress.com/author/confidenthorsemanship/ Inspired from The 10 Commandments From a Pet’s Point of View by Stan Rawlinson, the Doglistener….

LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!

http://www.avma.org/issues/policy/mvpa.asp Time to comment until the 14th (monday) of this month. Make your voice and opinion heard. Read Section 2:7 specifically.

Clicker Training Horses

Last week I stumbled upon one of the most comprehensive and spot-on websites on “natural” horsemanship that I’ve seen yet.  The document I’ve attached is from that website and I’ve…

On Punishment or Discipline of the Horse

Random House definitions: Discipline: to punish or penalize in order to train and control; correct; chastise. Punishment: a penalty inflicted for an offense, fault, etc. Both denote that a behavior…

NICE HOOF!

Wow — what a nice, nice hoof!  Curly belongs to a gal who took trim instruction from me — I’m so proud of Nicole. She does an awesome job!  Keeping…

Comments on an Article I read the other Day

PENZANCE’S [Comments] on the article below: You’ll find my comments and notes in red and [BRACKETS] and what I feel are pertinent points to be bold and italicized. Easy does…

Our Proud Mustang

Today as we succumb to yet another winter storm I had to smile. Looking out the window from my kitchen I see Tami and Diego hiding in the barn aisle-way…

Ulcers and Cabbage … Huh? Pt II

The following is the copy of an article written in Time magazine,  in 1949 no less!  (Yeah, well just cause its an old article does not make it any less…

Ulcers and Cabbage … Huh? Pt. I

OK — So it seems pretty far fetched that feeding shredded cabbage to horses can aid in curing their ulcers. (First, I’d emphasize PREVENTATIVE care before having to even deal…

NO HOOF = NO HORSE

No other statement could be more true. Preventing hoof disease and health problems should be the goal of every horseowner. This online course will help you do just that. If…

Please Think on This …

Think on this — 3 decades ago, heck even 2, Cushings and IR in horses were considered to be ‘old horse’ diseases. COPD was not a prevalent disease nor was…

Cinnamon bark extract improves glucose metabolis (IR)

Do you have an Insulin Resistant/Metabolic Horse?  The following study might be interesting to you then — showing that Cinnamon Bark does normalize the levels of glucose, insulin and protein-bound…

My Opinion on Clicker Training Horses

Difference between no clicker and clicker? No clicker = ‘old school’ Berlitz Language course; Clicker = Rosetta The clicker is a TOOL to bridge (no pun intended) and clarify the…

RANT!

Caution :: rant! … Re: discussion about ulcer medications and rebound effects, efficacy, etc. what happened to PREVENTATIVE medicine? Fix what’s causing the ulcers to begin with! ie: Turn the…

Science vs. Spirit

ALL “worldly” medicine is scientifically based, unless it’s faith healing or magic-based. Which I (but not you, apparently) consider an altogether and entirely separate thing. Natural (therefore bound by the…

Mirror Neurons & RTPJs

Search, search, search — mirror neurons. RTPJ’s — do horse HAVE these? How cool would THAT be! Would explain ALOT! More searches and research … I wonder.