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Horses, dogs, essential oils, Damp Heat in Late Summer
Mon, 30/08/2010 - 11:10 — nayana
I can tell Late Summer is here by the state of my hat (sweat-stained and a bit battered!) and the outbreak of Damp Heat. I don't just mean we are hot and sweaty, I am referring to the Chinese internal climate of Damp Heat, which leads to fungal infections, digestive problems and some types of itchy skin.
On Wild Horses
Sun, 18/07/2010 - 10:14 — nayanaThis morning I sat down at my desk with the intention of quickly emptying my in-box and getting down to some serious office time. However lying in wait for me in said in-box were a couple of side tracks that have lead me over here to share my thoughts.
New Website Launched!
Sun, 11/07/2010 - 16:20 — nayanaWell here it finally is, the new look Essential Animals website! What do you say?
Re-designing the website is one of those things I have needed to do for a while now, but it's just not as easy as all that. For a start off, it took me a year to conclude I was never going to have time to do it by myself, and anyway my site building skills were too not up to the job! But then fate brought me the wonderful George Komianos of Gkmedia (by way of him marrying my friend Marilyn, who helps out on my courses).
July 2010, Essential oil of Angelica Root
Tue, 29/06/2010 - 11:14 — nayanaThe oil I chose to write about this month is Angelica root, a great oil for helping to control
the Damp Heat of summer. In Chinese medicine Damp Heat can lead to digestive disturbances and fungal problems such as wet excema or rain scald. Angelica root is one of my favorite essential oils, it has been used by healers since at least the time of the Great Plague of London, so every good witch should have a bottle!
Case study: July 2010 - Sweet itch
Tue, 15/06/2010 - 14:19 — nayanaThis month the case study is on Imelena, a fifteen year old quarter horse/paint mare, who had suffered from itchy skin since she was three years old.
It took a full year and different combinations of oils, plus removing heating foods from her diet, but now Mel is out with the herd even at the height of summer’s flies, heat and humidity without itching at all.
Book: July 2010 - Galloping to Freedom
Tue, 15/06/2010 - 14:02 — adminThis month I recommend Galloping to Freedom, by Magali Delgado and Frederic Pignon, a beautifully presented book that shares much of my basic philosophy on being with horses and is a great advocate for the intelligence and integrity of the horse.
Book recommendations... on the way
Tue, 15/06/2010 - 11:59 — adminI am a great book reader, I love to read what others have to say about animal health, be inspired (or outraged!) by the stories of people and horses, and generally broaden my outlook on life.
Learning with animals
Thu, 03/06/2010 - 10:03 — nayanaAnd on the Eighth Day!
I often mull over the fact that with our animals we play God, creating them in our own likeness: the nervous rider whose horse jumps at everything, the over-anxious dog owner whose dog is aggressive to strangers, the owner who is unhappy with their life so keeps finding non-existent problems in their horse, even the super-happy person with super-happy pet!…. For me one of the most important things animal owners can understand is how they affect their animals and how their own world view will affect what they see in their animals.
Horses and dogs self medicate in the English hedgerows
Sun, 30/05/2010 - 15:40 — nayanaIt's May and I'm in England. The sun is shining brightly, the oak trees are out before the ash, which is hopeful (Oak before ash we're in for a splash, Ash before oak we're in for a soak), and the green fields here on my friend Pauhla's organic farm are full of healthy lambs. I am walking down the lane with Doug the Collie, who at 18 months old needs time out from his brother and sister and a little special attention to keep him on the track to being a good citizen.
