Category Archives: Healing
Want to Avoid Vaccine Reactions? Your Horse Does.
Here in Arizona the days are getting shorter, despite daytime temps remaining in the high 90s. For most barns, that means it’s time for the vet to come administer fall vaccinations or for more intrepid owners to buy their vaccines … Continue reading
Posted in Healing, Horsekeeping, Horses
Tagged thuja, thuja officianalis, vaccination, vaccine, vaccine reactions, vaccinosis
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When a Bad Horse is Really Good
Yes, horse people are strange. And the oddest things make us happy. Take today for example. At my first lesson venue, I had the distinct pleasure of telling a client that her horse had been naughty yesterday. The announcement brought … Continue reading
Ichobod, the Pony Pincushion
Ichobod, who is 27 now and is happily and soundly teaching two or three lessons a week, got an acupuncture treatment on Thursday from Dr. Mike Hutchison of Pegasus Equine Veterinary Service. Ich was injured a couple weeks ago when … Continue reading
The Making of a Riding Horse
Got to assist today in a momentous event in the life of one of my four-legged friends, helping a client back one of her lovely Lipizzans for the first time. It’s always a process getting a horse ready for that … Continue reading
Posted in Healing, Horses
Tagged bodywork, energy work, ground exercises, groundwork, horse, Horses, reiki, starting horses
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If it Walks Like a Duck …
One of the things I like best about my work is the variety. No two days are the same. And I have learned that even though I show up to teach lessons with a general plan in mind, it’s really … Continue reading
Spoiled, Sound and Happy
I am getting spoiled … and so is one of my four-legged clients. You see, he is lucky enough to be owned by a terrific couple and his primary human is a chiropractor. A chiropractor whose professional practice is dedicated … Continue reading
Old Friends, New Beginnings and “Ah-ha” Moments
Went to check out and support the new venture of an old friend yesterday. Veterinarian Michael Hutchison, who was my barn’s main vet from the time he started practicing in Tucson in 1993, has reinvented himself. After selling his traditional … Continue reading
Posted in Healing, Horses
Tagged acupressure, acupuncture, horse, Horses, Michael Hutchison, vet, veterinarian
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Convergence or Coincidence?
Life in the “manestream” is so very interesting. My first job this morning was bodywork for a horse who had colic surgery two weeks ago. Massage is generally contraindicated soon after surgery, and I had no intention of working near … Continue reading
Posted in Healing, Horses
Tagged animal communication, animal communicator, bodywork, communication, communicator, horse, Horses, massage, rehab, rehabilitation
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