At 19:40:24 on 02.01.11, zoelovesanimals wrote:
I have recently read the book - Amys Journal - from the heartland series (based on true story) and in there it includes different techniques that are used at the ranch where she helps rehabilitate abused, distressed and horses with bad behavioural problems. In the book shes also included different horse remedies and i wanted to know whether anyone has heard, tried and tested these remedies! 1- Coat Shine: add 125ml of cider vinegar to rinsing water after bathing your horse. 2- cold tea for sweet itch: add 500ml of water to four teabags, leave for 5mins and remove teabags. When tea is cold apply to horses neck mane and tail. 3- HONEY: for excitable horses/re energising lazy horses. Has a balancing effect. Add a tablespoon of clear honey to horses feed and wait to see if any difference. These are my free favs which would love to know if have been tried! and also if anyone has any others that they have heard of would love to know about !! :)

At 20:14:53 on 02.01.11, sophieandcallum wrote:
I use vinegar in rinsing water quite often :) no idea about the other two though.

At 09:10:56 on 03.01.11, HUNNYMUNSTA wrote:
Hi I am totally into herbs and naturaL hedgr row feeding!! Ihave fed honey and garlic mixed up in the summer for years a pain cus i squash up the fresh stuff! but she eats it from the hand now!! both have many benficial uses as well as calming getting rid of flies, purifying the blood and some others I forget! my friend has washed her horse and fed it cider vinegar! for years he has it in food to help with arthritis, I feed arnica from holland and barretts for kicks and bruises etc and use tea bag for conjunctivitis and to bathe gooey eyes cold and soaked of course! my other friend feed camomile flowers for calming her mare. I once used garlic and black treacle fed to treat and poss sarcoid as recommended by an old horse lady i once knew. and again for an abcess that kept re occurring it then burst and went for ever!! my fave is eye bright a herb i buy online for summer gooey flie irritated eyes, you brew it as a tea and theyll eat it if they need it clears up the worst infectections in 5 days garunteed.

At 22:36:56 on 03.01.11, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
Is this related to the heartland books? I love heartland books. There is also a root of a tree (name escapes me) that is a natural painkiller.

At 18:37:43 on 08.01.11, ToriSilverson wrote:
willow tree. yes i have the full collection of heartland books lol

At 18:56:53 on 08.01.11, JessAndGrenville123 wrote:
Haha i have most of them just missing 2 ;)

At 22:44:05 on 08.01.11, Stan By Me wrote:
I have also read all the heartland books too. Rescue Remedy is real! And it works really well. I use it on my gelding all the time when he starts getting nervous. =)

At 09:23:44 on 09.01.11, zoelovesanimals wrote:
yeah i have the Amys Journal and have read all of the other books! and I actually use rescue remedy myself and have had a bach made up for myself too and it definitely works!

At 13:13:22 on 10.01.11, lady Susan wrote:
Collected dried nettle leaves are good to put into a horses feed it improves the coat from within, gives it a natural lustrous shine. I use lavendar oil to calm and massage my horses with. I use green tea gone cold for bathing the delicae eye area & tea tree & lavendar together to wipe inside your horses ears. I have found that using natural products very beneficial with horses. Vinegar to rinse with Yes.. I do that thumbs up!

At 11:22:31 on 11.01.11, ToriSilverson wrote:
my friend practically drinks rescue remedy on the day of a show haha