Exploring teamwork with Jeep and Lucky, the horses
Lucky (left) and Jeep Well, as you may have gathered from my posts, I have been exploring working with horses as thinking, conscious feeling beings with opinions of their own, and the right to say no. This has been an…
CAE, CL and Johnes in goats
Ever since my holistic book The Energetic Goat came out I’ve been getting questions about the top three tested goat diseases – CAE, CL and Johnes. So I put together a resource for the holistic owner. If you know of…
Are you being rude to your horse? Energy fields and etiquette
Every living being has an area of personal space around them. This space can actually be measured and photographed using a technique called Kirlean photography. Another term for this space is aura, or auric field. http://www.hauntednorthamerica.org/article.aspx?id=58 In my experience, horses…
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…
Heirloom & heritage plants and animals
How many of you are familiar with heirloom plants and heritage animals? How about landrace animals? A heritage livestock breed is a breed that was traditionally raised by farmers before agriculture went large-scale. These heritage breeds may or may not…
Oak Hill fall musings & planning for 2016
Boy, it’s been ages since I updated folks on doings at Oak Hill. You may (or may not) have figured out that a variety of species share Oak Hill with us. In residence are horses, fainting goats, muscovy ducks, buckeye…
The Energetic Goat
Whoot!!! It’s here! I finally wrote my first book. My dad always wanted me to write books. I don’t think he thought my topic would be practical applied kinesiology for goats. Hopefully he’s chuckling… My goat model for the book…
Emotional Freedom Technique for animals & people
Emotional Freedom Technique, or EFT, is a major tool in my toolbox for myself and my animals. To quote Garry Craig, “EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Techniques (sometimes called Tapping) and, in essence, it is an emotional version of acupuncture,…
