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Health: Natural / Holistic
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Lessons From a Lay-Up Farm
It's 7 a.m. and caddel
equine therapy center is starting to come alive. stable hands move horses from
pasture to barn, barn to pasture. The muck wagon pulls into the alleyway. Horses
stretch their necks through the yokes of their stall doors and whinny
impatiently to hurry along room... | read »
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Health: Natural / Holistic
from the pages of Horse Journal
Equine Anxiety 101
You're hacking peacefully along when you feel a tremor go through
your horse's body. His previously floppy ears snap forward, and his head rises
up. As you wonder when your horse turned into a giraffe, his steps become slower
and shorter, his back drops, and he emits the emphatic... | read »
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Health: Natural / Holistic
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Stretching in Horses Has Health Benefits
Stretching your horse's muscles will improve performance and decrease the occurrence of injuries. Whether you thrive in the
competitive world or prefer a quiet trail ride, you owe it to your horse to stretch his muscles
make sure he is ready for whatever you pursue.
Stretching Benefits... | read »
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Health: Natural / Holistic
from the pages of Horse Journal
Health Benefits of Horse Massage
Horse massage, Courtney Molino explains, works by manipulating the
soft tissue, compressing muscle fibers against bones and spreading those muscle
fibers apart. This increasing circulation, removes metabolic waste (lactic
acid) and allows healthy nutrients (like oxygen) back into the... | read »
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Health: Natural / Holistic
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Vitamin D and Sunshine for Your Horse
According to Ohio State University Equine Extension, vitamin
D is called the sunshine vitamin because the ultraviolet rays of the sun convert
a compound in the skin into vitamin D. Horses exposed to four to six hours of
outdoor light (even on cloudy days) will make sufficient vitamin D.... | read »
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Health: Natural / Holistic
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Bonding with Your Horse Through Massage Care
Muscle Science 101 Let's start with the basics. Massage offers you a source of
perception, a way to explore your horse's muscles as they tense and relax. After
a while, you'll come to recognize what is normal for your horse and when your horse's
muscles may be in trauma. But understanding the... | read »
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Health: Natural / Holistic
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Natural Medicines for Horses
Just because medicine is touted as "natural" doesn't mean that the medicine is automatically the best curative for your
horse--no matter what marketers might have you believe.
Effective medicines for horses can be natural or not, and selecting
the most appropriate medicine doesn't have to be... | read »
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Health: Natural / Holistic
from the pages of Perfect Horse
'Go Green' in Your Horse Pasture
When it comes to caring for the environment and your horse pasture, horse owners can
make a significant difference. Learn how to "go green" in your horse pasture by reducing pesticides and removing toxic herbicides. 1. Limit pesticide use by controlling fly and mosquito
populations through... | read »
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Health: Natural / Holistic
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Horse Growth Continues With Age
A horse's growth in height is essentially complete by the age
of 3, but his spine takes a full five years to mature. This means your horse
will continue to grow in length after he stops gaining in height. It's also a
good reason to heed the cautions to take it easy with work under saddle at... | read »
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Health: Natural / Holistic
from the pages of Perfect Horse
Antioxidants–Defenders of Health in Horses
Antioxidants are substances that protect against free radicals. "Radical" is
a chemical term--and an appropriate one at that. It's an atom or a molecule that
has an odd number of electrons in its outer shell. Electrons circle the nucleus
of an atom like planets around the sun, and at set... | read »
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| Sun Protection for Horses |
Sunlight has beneficial effects for horses, including the manufacture of vitamin D by the
skin, relief of muscle and tendon stiffness or soreness and possibly even
improved immunity.
But horses with pink-skinned areas may suffer sunburn if
overexposed and could be at higher risk for... | read |
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