With so much information and opinions out there on how to approach natural horse health care, many owners often have a hard time deciding how to formulate a natural program specific for their horse’s needs.
Here are 3 tips that will help get you started: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
1) Learn to recognize and interpret what your horse’s signs and symptoms are telling you.
It is important to understand that many of the health conditions that your horse has experienced over their lifetime are connected. They are rarely a series of unrelated, random events but rather the body’s way of communicating that there is an imbalance. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
2) Choose your starting point. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
This is the combination of the most prevalent signs or symptoms that you see in your horse today. This is what I refer to as the first healing layer (the outermost layer). Once you resolve that layer you can move on to the next. This process of moving through layers can be defined as your horse’s health journey. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
3) Address the underlying cause.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Every successful holistic health program must focus on the root of the problem before recovery can be accomplished. It is only then that the body can restore balance and heal. This is in contrast to traditional medicine which places the focus on fixing the symptoms.
In summary….
The more you know about your horse’s previous health events and you determine how they are connected, the more equipped you will be to identify the healing layer to start with.
And once you figure out what imbalance you want to focus on, you can then take it one step further by addressing the underlying cause. ⠀
Want to learn more about identifying healing layers and determining underlying causes of your horse’s? Check out my signature course, Healing Horses Their Way.
Meet Elisha
I am an animal lover, health consultant, scientist and educator. I am passionate about delivering safe and effective health care to all animals but horses and dogs have a special place in my heart. I believe that through education and awareness of natural animal health we can drastically improve their quality of life and longevity. I invite you to join me on my quest to make the world a better place for all of them.
My 30 year old thoroughbred had lost a lot of condition, it’s drought and hot summer, it might be a combination of worms and dehydration, so sad to happen.
Feel free to send me more specifics to elisha@elishaedwards.com. I might be able to give you some helpful tips.
Hello and thank you Elisha for your support and quest for knowledge to help our animals. My mare is finally coming out of a bad case of insulin resistance laminitis. Probably started in the summer from grass. I used magnesium first, insulin spray and hormone boost which is nearly finished. I think now is when I should put her on a course of magnesium to help her get back to normal. Do you think this is a good idea? She is on low sugar hay and gets beet pulp with the hormone boost. I make sure she has lots of room and we are starting to go on walks as she regains her soundness. I would love your opinion.
thank you,
Cheryl
I love magnesium for horses. Doing a course of it once or twice a year is often beneficial for all horses. Another nutrient I use a lot for IR is Vitamin V6 as it helps regulate blood sugar and hormones.