Author Archive

By Marijke van de Water, B.Sc., DHMS

A complex condition and number two cause of death in horses laminitis is related to the over-feeding of grass and grain and is actually a metabolic disease that affects the laminellar tissue, specialized tissue that ensures the structural integrity of the hoof by adhering the coffin bone to the inner hoof wall. Because of the highly vascular nature of the horse’s hoof it is extremely susceptible to inflammation and damage especially from digestive toxicity resulting from the over-feeding of starches and sugars.

Read the rest of this entry »

One of the most natural ways you can care for your horse is to just hang out with them.  Horses are social animals (as we all know), but sometimes we forget that most of them also love hanging out with us.  That is, of course if we have developed a good trusting relationship with them.

Try taking your time when you next go to halter your horse.  Make it their idea by waiting for them to put their nose into the halter.  Use your body to send the messages of invitational intention.  We call this con su permission, with your permission.  If you approach your horse using this “attitude” and body language, they will usually respond by moving into you.  Just stand and patiently wait.  Curiosity will bring them close to you.

Don’t reach out to touch as you normally would, let your horse reach out to say hello to you.  Use the back of your hand when you do reach up to touch your horse.  There is much less energy from this part of your hand than an open palm.

Become a better observer of what makes your horse comfortable and equally notice when he or she is uncomfortable.  Most of us miss the subtle cues.  I have often turned my body sideways to my horse and drawn myself away from him.  The result is the invitation to join and walk with me.  This is a beautiful thing when one doesn’t have to do anything other than create the invitation for join up.

Always remember to bring your breath low into your belly.  This will help your horse also breathe better as they will be more relaxed and your energy will feel more comfortable.

Write back and let us know what you noticed this week!

Today as you go about your day remember the lessons we have taught you.  Struggle less, center yourself, and stand tall in the world.  Your voice is worth being heard (herd!).  We will support you each day.  Just ask for what you need and we will be there.  Like your guardian angels, we will whinny our support into your heart.

Allow yourself to feel today.  Emotions are the messages of the soul.  We listen to them and use them as information.  They help create that sacred space of possibility.  There is no greater gift for you today than to know that we love you unconditionally.

May the horse be with you as you step out onto the path of the world!

This morning as I fed my herd, I heard some faint whispers for each of you.  They said -

Be at peace today, we are.

You were born to do something magnificent with your life, we are

Do not struggle, it is all really simple if you allow it, we are

Practice wu wei today, the art of doing nothing, we are

Stand majestic, in grace, as a creator of your day, we are

Breathe in the beauty of your life as you receive, we are

Exhale to make room for all that is, we are

And most of all remember, we are!

Thank you to all who attended the Lower Mainland Quarter Horse Association Bazaar, and to those of you who made it to our booth.  I look forward to providing the intuitive horse reading sessions and helping you learn more about what your horses want from you and what you can do for them.

Our website and blog will start to fill up quickly with some amazing natural care practitioners.  Faye and I have made quite a list of areas we want to research and then provide this information to you.

If there is anything in particular you would like us to look for on your behalf, please let us know.

In the meantime, keep listening quietly to your horses.  They have much to say.

Linda-Ann

Meet us at the Lower Mainland Quarter Horse show today and book your intuitive horse reading.  This session with Linda-Ann can be conducted in-person with your horse or over the phone.

These readings will reveal your horse’s dominant emotional and energetic state, any areas that he or she might be anxious about, and other horse messages.

The power of this information will allow you to understand and tune into the areas that your horse wants you to focus on.  This will give you tools to begin listening to the messages on an ongoing basis.

See you today at 

Location:
Thunderbird Equestrian Show Park
24550-72nd Ave. Langley BC.

Time: 9 am – 5 pm

For more information visit: Annual Bazaar and Country Fair

The vision for our website and blog is to connect each of you with the information you want to help your horse(s) live an extraordinary life. 

This website and blog was inspired by the passing of my beautiful mare, Melody Joy, A Song of the Soul who left the earth on January 21, 2010.  She asked us to help each of you who provides love and care to her herdmates, and so this site has now come alive!

It is our goal to give you timely information, recommendations on holistic healing methods, and put you in touch with natural horsecare practitioners who can answer your questions.  We will publish articles, conduct interviews, research various healing methods and share some of our own experiences in horse health and wellness.

Our founders, Linda-Ann and Faye will continue to search out the latest and greatest ways of giving our horses the lives they deserve.

In the meantime, please do click on the link for your fr*e gift, and subscribe to our blog.  That way you won’t miss out on any of the words of wisdom that this site will publish.  Your fr*e gift was provided by working with many horses over the past few years.  This is what they truly want you to know, and to begin to practice with each of them. 

We are VERY excited about launching this site.  Please keep in touch with us and let us know what you want to see us research and provide to you and your horse!

Our sister site http://www.unbridlinghumanpotential.com/ will provide information on women’s empowerment programs so don’t miss signing up for our newsletter.