Essential oils that are safe for horses include, but are not limited to: basil, bergamot, chamomile, eucalyptus, frankincense, geranium, lavender, lemongrass, peppermint, and tea tree. Please keep in mind that essential oils are VERY concentrated, and horses are more sensitive than humans. Can horses be around lavender? Lavender in particular Read more…
Essential oil from rosemary leaves is often used in horse shampoos and skin products to cleanse the skin and hair and repel insects. A homemade fly repellant for horses is made with rosemary leaves, lemons, and water. What essential oils are safe for horses? Essential oils that are safe for Read more…
Due to its anti-inflammatory and pain relieving properties, Frankincense is commonly used to treat horses for lameness, wounds and abscesses, cardiovascular problems, pulmonary problems (coughs, emphysema, etc.), intestinal parasites, and emotional uneasiness. Can you use frankincense on horses? There are various essential oils that are beneficial to horses, including lavender, Read more…
Do Horses Like the Taste of Salt? If your horse is finnicky about using a lick, the issue likely isn’t that your horse doesn’t like the taste of salt. Horses have an instinctual craving for salt and will seek it out on their own. Rather, it’s likely the source of Read more…
You can add fresh lavender sprigs to your horse’s stall or grazing areas to help keep insects away. Is lavender safe around horses? Essential oils that are safe for horses include, but are not limited to: basil, bergamot, chamomile, eucalyptus, frankincense, geranium, lavender, lemongrass, peppermint, and tea tree. What is Read more…
Researchers don’t know a lot about what horses taste, but it’s assumed that they share the same four basic tastes we do – sweet, sour, salty and bitter. Although all horses are individuals and have their own preferences, in general they prefer sweet and salty flavours, and dislike bitter or Read more…
Many essential oils repel horse flies and are safe to spray on your horse, such as lavender, lemon, citronella, sage, bergamot, cedarwood, lemon eucalyptus, lemongrass, peppermint, geranium, sweet orange, and rosemary. What essential oil keeps flies off of horses? Certain essential oils are useful when it comes to fly control, Read more…
Good herbs for your horse Six commonly used herbs. Stinging nettle. Comfrey. Dandelion. Garlic. Valerian. Meadowsweet. What herbs are good for horses gut? In these cases, the use of soothing, healing, anti-spasmodic, astringent and anti-inflammatory herbs such as slippery elm, chamomile, mint, fennel, aniseed, valerian, meadowsweet, marshmallow, liquorice, rosehips, flaxseed Read more…
What is this? Butterscotch – Butterscotch hard candies are another sugary treat option for horses. Many horse owners enjoy giving their horses a couple of butterscotch candies each day. What are horses most favorite food? What do horses eat? Grass – horses love grass. Hay or haylage – keeps your Read more…
Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) has a soothing effect on nervous symptoms in horses and dogs. The lemon-scented medicinal herb has soothing effects on the nerves as well as on gastrointestinal ailments. Can horses eat fresh lemon balm? Many herbs, including Lemon Balm, can be fed as an Infusion, this helps Read more…