How to help your animal with milk thistle

Hello, in this post discover more about the natural wonder of milk thistle! What is Milk Thistle? Milk thistle is a herb that originates from mediterranean countries. It’s related to the daisy. As herbal medicine, milk thistle is often used to help improve liver health. But the active ingredient silymarin is also an anti-oxidant and…

How to help your pet’s arthritis naturally with hydrotherapy

The progress of arthritis can ‘creep up’ on our animals. They seem fine. Then over time they get slower, find it more difficult to jump up, or just move about with the same enthusiasm as they used to. But we can help slow the progress of arthritis! Of course you can get a myriad of…

How to help your horse or dog with chamomile

Hello 🙂 Have you heard of chamomile? It’s a herb that’s had a history of use as a medicinal plant for thousands of years. You may know of chamomile used as a tea for people? But did you know chamomile is also used for animal health? Here are some chamomile facts for you So what…

How to use colour to help your horse or dog feel happy

Colour Therapy – also known as Chromotherapy or “Colorology”. This is a holistic technique used to help rebalance the body. Via emotions, physical, spiritual, and mentally. It works by applying colour and light to specific areas on the body. How would you know if your pet has a colour preference?Have you ever changed your pet’s…

How to use natural therapies to relieve your horse or dog’s stress

Hello Stress – it affects everyone, including our animals. It’s not always a bad thing to have some stress. It can help provide motivation to get things done. Or even to face issues that do need resolving and not left. But stress can also cause anxiety, worry and lead to ill-health. If not managed and…

How To Use Yucca For Your Horse or Dog’s Health

Have you heard of Yucca? You may’ve heard it from some TV wild-survival shows. Where people eat yucca while living in the wild? It’s becoming more recognised for its use in both human and veterinary medicine. A natural way to help health. Yucca is a medicinal plant. Yucca extracts contain according to folk medicine, anti-arthritic…

How to Reduce Stress From Fireworks For Your Animal

Natural Ways to Reduce Stress from Fireworks for Your Animals Here are some top tips to help you help your animal stay stress-free, naturally. Despite firework noise! AromatherapyLavender is a herb that’s usually used to calm and relax.  Diffusion is often a good way to use essential oils in stressful situations – but of course,…

Top reasons why your horse will love shiatsu

Hello What is Shiatsu? Shiatsu shares the principles of acupuncture. But there are no needles used. It’s so termed a ‘non-invasive’ therapy. Shiatsu uses finger pressure applied at “acupressure points”. These gently stimulate the natural healing ability of the body. Why Shiatsu for your horse? Your horse may find Shiatsu helpful as part of his…

Discover Reiki For Your Horse (or Other Animal)

Hello 🙂 I’ve discussed Reiki in previous blog posts (Reiki and Energy Healing), but having spoken to some fellow animal lovers recently who didn’t know much about it, I thought it’d be helpful to provide a bit more information about this sometimes misunderstood and sometimes mysterious therapy. Reiki is an energy therapy. Everyone has energy. Even…

Has Your Animal Tried Osteopathy?

Hello 🙂 Welcome to this latest blog post – this time i’m introducing you to osteopathy – what this therapy is and how it can be used to help your animals. What is Osteopathy? Osteopathy is a therapy that was developed in the late 1800’s in the USA, with the aim of helping the human…

Excitable Horse or Dog? Could This Therapy Help?

Hello 🙂 For many of us who keep animals, at some point or another we will have an over-excited animal.  Particularly if we have horses and go to a show/event – many horses, can find it an exciting experience – sometimes this can lead to them losing focus despite our best efforts and training. I’ve…

Remedy to “Rescue” an Upset Animal?

Hello As many of you know I love Bach Flower Remedies – as are simple yet helpful.  One of the most widely known remedies is Rescue Remedy – although I know some people don’t really know it is a Bach Flower Remedy – and instead just think it’s something useful to reduce stress and panic.  I…