Essential Oils for Horses [Paperback]

Carole Faith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2002

This comprehensive guide is designed to help those who wish to know how to use essential oils on their horses and covers everything from profiles of the oils themselves, what utensils to use and the conditions that can be treated. Essential oils are used to treat sweet itch and other skin problems, mud fever, strained muscles and tendons, respiratory ailments, digestive and emotional problems, to ward off flies and much, much more. The guide also shows massage sequences that are easy to understand and can be undertaken by the most novice horse owner, as well as providing essential oil chemistry profiling and giving details of where you can purchase everything you would need. In an age when the world at large is looking for less invasive, gentler routes to health and well-being for their animals, especially horses, this guide is an illuminating, thought-provoking work that should be part of every stable yard and equine home.

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About the Author

Carole Faith has had a lifelong love of horses but came to riding only in her late teens. Some years later, thrown in at the deep end exercising showjumpers she learnt that treating the horse with a more sensitive approach led to fewer bruises, bites and unscheduled meetings with terra firma. Carole trained as an aestheticienne in 1987 and gradually began to work more on animals than humans, finding essential oils by fortuitous accident some years ago. Carole later qualified as an aromatherapist with the specific aim of working with horses and has also studied with Caroline Ingraham who is well known for her work in the equine sphere. Carole is married and lives on the Hampshire/Wiltshire border with five horses and three dogs where she has her own essential oil therapy practice, concentrating mainly on horses and their riders.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: J a Allen & Co Ltd (August 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0851318460
• ISBN-13: 978-0851318462
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,766,276 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read!, May 19, 2006

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strawberry roan "strawberry roan" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Essential Oils for Horses: A Source Book for Practitioners and Owners (Hardcover)

For anyone wanting to learn about essential oils for horses, this is the book. Easy to read and packed with tons of very detailed information.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I was looking for!, August 15, 2010

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This review is from: Essential Oils for Horses: A Source Book for Practitioners and Owners (Hardcover)

This is the PERFECT book for someone wanting to know about essential oils/aromatherapy for their horse. It has a great chapter that describes a basic kit of what you need to get started.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!! A reference must have!!, August 20, 2009

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M. Stockwell "D_mans Mom" (Iowa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Essential Oils for Horses (Paperback)

Whether you have extensive EO experience or just want to learn. This is the book for you. Very thorough! Anyone giving care to a horse should own this book! on an added note, I have years of experience with EOs and I only recommend AMRITA oils. They are the purest and therefore the most responsive to work properly. Don't settle for oils that are not third party certified. anyone can call themselves organic these days. Cranio sacral massage with aromatherapy is very very effective! Buy the book, if you can find it, you won't be sorry.