Wouldn’t it be something if your horse could have a consistent, harmonious flow of stomach chi and could avoid colic, founder, stomach ulcers, and any other digestion issues horses are prone to have? Wild horses roam and consume forage as they … Read full article
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Homeopathy for Animals – Q&A with Shirley Moore
We receive a LOT of questions about homeopathy for animals: which remedies to use for various conditions, how to give the remedies, and most of all, questions around preventing and treating Lyme disease. Shirley has very kindly been responding to … Read full article
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National Board of Certification for Animal Acupressure and Massage News
For those who have not read my earlier post on the National Board of Certification for Animal Acupressure (NBCAAM), it was established in 2008 on the … Read full article
‘Dem Bones ‘Dem Bones: The Equine Skeleton
I have been thinking a great deal about bones lately. They seem to keep coming up for a number of reasons. For one thing, my own have been complaining … Read full article
New Regular Contributor: Kathleen Prasad, Animal Reiki Source & SARA
Kathleen Prasad is the founder of Animal Reiki Source and co-founder/president of the Shelter Animal Reiki Association (SARA). Cattie: I am so … Read full article
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I was recently contacted by Brooke Marsh, who is an Animal Physiotherapist based on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. The term Animal Physiotherapy was new to me (a bit of research revealed that it’s called Veterinary Rehabilitation, Animal … Continue Reading...
Acupressure Case Study – Allergy Relief For A Horse
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For nearly all animals that have human caretakers, virtually everything in their lives is at their owners mercy and out of the animal’s control. What happens then is that the owner’s predominant emotions and responses become the guidance mechanism for the … Continue Reading...