Goats & Parasites – Excerpt from The Energetic Goat by Carrie Eastman
Holistic practitioners have been using contact reflex diagnosis, muscle testing, and dowsing to improve human health for centuries. For lifelong alternative medicine practitioner Carrie Eastman, applying these methods to her goat herd was just common sense. All living things are…
The Energetic Goat – Transitioning Goats To Chemical-Free Management
The Energetic Goat was published a couple years back. I have been pulling some of the most useful sections out and summarizing them to help my readers make the leap of faith into chemical-free management. I find that one of…
Topline, muscle and fat in horses
Folks talk about putting weight on or building topline on a horse. First let’s talk about what fat, muscle and topline really mean. Muscles move bone. Muscles can be increased by correct exercise to challenge the muscles, combined with proper…
Healthy Soils = Healthy Animal Feed
September already! There is a slight chill at night and the leaves are starting to change. With these early hints that winter is approaching, my thoughts turn to next year’s pasture and browse. Soils fed in fall have all winter…
Penny wise and pound foolish? Why I don’t skimp on supplements.
These are interesting times financially. The prices of many items are going up, including feeds, hay and supplements. I hear and observe people saving money by cutting back on grains and/or supplements, switching to bargain brands, feeding less than the…
All about Iron
Iron is a hot topic these days in certain circles, especially in the horse community. www.albionnutritionalfacts.com Image © 2013 Albion Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved. Albion, Creatine MagnaPower and Ferrochel are trademarks of Albion Laboratories, Inc. Iron is an important…
Salt for horses
Salt. One of the key supplements for horses. And so often misused, underused, overused, or used in ways the horses cannot utilize. So, let’s learn about salt.
To Soy Or Not To Soy
Soy and soybeans. That is a pretty controversial topic these days, both for human consumption and for your animals. Add in how common genetically modifiied (GMO) soy has become, and it’s partner glyphosate, and you really stir the pot. I…
Got glyphosate? Metals? Other chemicals? What to do about toxins for yourself & your animals
(Thank you to www.freesignage.com and Dunhill & McGrouther Group for the image) Having worked in the environmental field for 18 years, I’ve watched pollution levels change and the type of risks shift. Even 20 years ago, toxins were not such a major…
Simple common-sense steps to your own perfect health
How many of us focus our time and attention on getting our animals healthy, and ignore our own health? I still remember the day my holistic veterinarian looked me in the eye and said “Carrie, when are you going to…
