Jan 13, 2011 | Holistic Health
For a while now, I have been talking with and surveying equestrians and what I found out has been most interesting. The vast majority of equestrians I’ve talked with told me that they use some kind of holistic modality on their horse. Many use massage, others use...
Dec 23, 2010 | Health Risks, Holistic Health
In a crisis, when something breaks, we often reach for duct tape to temporarily mend the problem. Duct tape might hold things together, and things might seem perfectly fine on the surface but deep down, something is seriously wrong; something is still broken. We...
Nov 24, 2010 | Food Science, Food/Health Connections
Ask many horse-people what they feed their horse and you will likely get answers such as “a 12% pellet” or “a 14% sweet feed”. Ask the same people what are they feeding themselves and the answer is likely to be something along the lines of “whatever is fast and...
Nov 1, 2010 | Holistic Health
Some people simply love the holidays. Others utterly despise them. The rest of us fall somewhere in between. Food, family and festivities are all part of the holiday season and contribute to our own personal reasons for loving, hating or love-hating the holidays. ...
Oct 24, 2010 | Holistic Health
“Ridden hard and put away wet!” This age old expression brings to mind an image of a horse that worked rigorously and was not properly cared for. You can picture the animal galloping along, doing her job, breathing heavily and working up a lather; then not getting...
Oct 10, 2010 | Holistic Health
With so many people moving toward natural health modalities, it seems appropriate to review some common terms in the natural health field. There are countless methods of natural healing that have been used since the dawn of humankind. Families, tribes, and...
Oct 10, 2010 | Food/Health Connections, Holistic Health, Positive Thinking
As Equestrians, we know a lot about health. Maybe not a lot about human health, but we know a lot about equine health. We know that our horses need a high quality diet in order to look and perform to their potential. We know that diet alone isn’t enough. If we...
Oct 10, 2010 | Holistic Health
At first glance, the term “Naturally Unbridled” may bring thoughts of horses bucking and playing, or possibly mustangs galloping in a herd. These are great images that represent, perhaps, the feeling of being Naturally Unbridled. In this case, the term is used to...
