Tui Na massage: 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 … 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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Friday Links: Lavender Essential Oil, Non-Human Persons, Dogs and Dopamine
Study Confirms That Horses Make Us Emotionally Smarter Researchers at the University of Kentucky recently completed a two-year study where a number … Read full article
The Basic Bunny Massage Strokes
Today, we have a guest post from Jodi McLaughlin, who was our featured practitioner in a previous Acupressure for rabbits post (where there is also a … Read full article
Friday Links: Corpulent Cats, Natural Tick Repellent, Homeopathy and Cat Allergies
Wow, that week flew by! So excited about the long weekend. We had planned a few days in the mountains and a trail ride, but with all day rains … Read full article
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