ABOUT
Meet Elisha Edwards
Holistic Horse Health Specialist
I don’t care how old or sick your horse is – better health is always possible with diet, nutrition, and natural remedies.
ABOUT
Meet Elisha Edwards
Holistic Horse Health Specialist
I don’t care how old or sick your horse is – better health is always possible with diet, nutrition, and natural remedies.
I got my first horse when I was 10 years old
But it wasn’t until I was 14 that I got my once-in-a-lifetime horse named Willy (Double Spot Chex). He was the horse that every girl dreamed about – he was willing, kind, athletic, and way more tolerant than I ever gave him credit for.
Unfortunately, in the early 90’s we didn’t know much about natural health options for our horses. We didn’t understand what horses needed to be healthy or what caused them to be unhealthy.
So, when Willy’s health started to break down with hoof, skin, and immune problems, we did what everyone else did. We continued to feed commercial grains, we used shoes, wedges, and pads; a lot of sprays and creams, and anything else we were told to do including vaccines.
We soon learned that not only was this approach not working, it was actually making him worse. It was at this point that we knew there must be a better way.
If what you are doing isn’t working, it’s time to do something different
We changed his diet, started using herbs and supplements, we took off his shoes and turned him into a natural horse. It wasn’t long after this that we started to see positive changes in his health and well-being.
Willy passed at the age of 23 and I still think about him all the time. I deeply regret not listening sooner when his body started to talk. We just didn’t know any better at the time.
Here I am helping thousands of horses
improve their health, just like Willy
I grew up in a household that embraced both alternative and conventional health care. My Mom was a holistic nutritionist and homeopath who owned her own practice, and my Dad was a pharmacist who owned his own pharmacy.
I spent many years working for both businesses, so I became very well versed in both approaches to health care very early on in my life.
After spending several years working in the natural health industry, I had become fascinated with the chemistry of life.
I knew how much value natural medicine had to offer both humans and animals..
…but I wanted to know how to bridge it with science.
This led me to the University of Alberta where I pursued my Bachelor of Science degree with a specialization in organic chemistry. Before my graduation, I secured a position as a Research Associate at a large biotech company, where I would spend the next 5 years.
It is during this period that I truly started to make the connection between science and natural medicine. I soon discovered that the same scientific principles that explained the energy and behavior of molecules in the lab were the same ones that explained the effectiveness of natural medicine in the body.
In 2011, I returned to my roots and joined my mom, Marijke van de Water, at Riva’s Remedies as an educator and natural horse health consultant. I started to reconnect with the world of horses again and began using my combined knowledge of science and natural medicine to help them in a much bigger way.
And the more practice I got, the more the horses taught me, and the more confident I became with my own approach.
It was then that I started to get incredible results
As I continued to hone my skills as an Equine Diet & Nutrition Specialist, I went back to the University of Alberta in 2013 to complete my Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Leadership, Innovation & Entrepreneurship.
While this may not be directly related to horses, it taught me how to be an effective leader, communicator, teacher, and student (of the horse).
I didn’t know it then, but that degree put me on the path to become an international educator, course creator, and spokesperson for horses everywhere.
And now, I’m here to share all that I have learned with you
so your horse can live their best life – body, mind, and spirit.
I have created two courses to help you get started
Both courses are not only designed to educate and empower you with an incredible amount of information but more importantly they will help you apply what you are learning as you go
so your horse doesn’t have to wait.
Healing Horses Their Way
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Resolving Equine Metabolic
Syndrome Naturally
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Elisha Edwards
B.Sc., MBA, DHMS (student) is an Equine Diet & Nutrition Specialist, Scientist, Educator, and student of Homeopathy.
B.Sc., MBA, DHMS (student) is an Equine Diet & Nutrition Specialist, Scientist, Educator, and student of Homeopathy.
Helping horses improve their health and teaching their humans how to do it, is truly the most rewarding job I could have asked for and I continue to learn something new with every horse I touch.
Helping horses improve their health and teaching their humans how to do it, is truly the most rewarding job I could have asked for and I continue to learn something new with every horse I touch.
Their resilience and innate power to heal continues to amaze me every day.