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A Healthy Horse the Natural Way: A Horse Owner's Guide to Using Herbs, Massage, Homeotherapy, and Other Natural Therapies

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I had been looking for along time for a book that addressed exactly how to use herbal remedies for horses. I could find alot of info on herbs and their medicinal properties , but no info on the dosage for a horse. This book offers clear info and so much more. One of the best resourse books I have ever owned!

This book covers many alternative therapies in an easy to understand and easy to apply way. This book is my 1st line of defense before I call a vet.

This book and it's contents are truly a gift from Catherine. It has so much helpful information to help horse owners in keeping their horse not only healthy, but happy also.

It covers a variety of modalities, and I use it very frequently whenever any question or concern arises. The information is presented in a very readable format, not medical-ese, but in a manner in which we all can understand, even without a veterinary background.

This book is a MUST-HAVE for those of you interested in alternative treatments for your horses.

Catherine Bird covers the full range with naturopathic and homeopathic medicine, aromatherapy and massage. A well written, entirely useful book that is a joy to own.

Already I have given this book as a gift more than once, and now those recipients are ordering them for their friends.

The treatment items are easily procured in most health food stores, and you can, of course, grow the herbs yourself. Those of you with some land will probably find many of the plants and herbs growing naturally that you can use! The author does include a decent listing of suppliers in the book as well.

The information contained in this book has empowered several other horse owners in my area who felt helpless in the treatment process of their horses though western vet medicine. There are lots of helpful hints on MAINTAINING and improving a healthy horse.

This book does speak on some emergency situations, but mostly herbal medicine is meant for long-term concerns (arthritis for example), or health concerns that are not life threatening (a hoof abcess vs. a broken leg for example).

The only drawback to the book that I can really find is that I wish it had an A-Z materia medica in one section and reference it from there. As it is, it is divided into sections based loosely on the condition. When and if the author deigns to add that in the future, I will gladly buy that edition as well.

A great read and an even better reference book.

A very useful reference for the 'hands on' owner that is interested in another path to a health happy horse

For those who are serious about their horse care and understanding of the needs of a horse in all stages of life, this is a great book. My daughter, who just loves anything horse, wanted this book for a long time. She received it for her birthday and just loves reading it for pleasure and used it for serious writing like a research paper on horse care. It is just chocked full of information, photos, drawings and explanations and is great for the passerby who wants to know something specific (like me) and for the indulger (like my daughter) who can't get enough info on a horse no matter how much she reads. This has been a true pleasure for her to read, browse and study from. Highly recommended!!