10 Essential Oils to Fight Pain in the Horse

Essential Oils are effective pain relief.

Gently apply, but NEVER massage over painful, inflamed or swollen joints. Return to massage area of pain after swelling subsides.

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Whether you have crops such as coastal, oats, corn, wheat, soy, etc., that are already growing, natural native pasture grasses, or you have just prepared the soil for planting a crop or vegetable garden, IT IS TIME FOR SPRING ORGANIC FERTILIZING!

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Historical Wild Horses Under Seige in Nevada
By: Return to Freedom,
American Wild Horse Sanctuary

In 1971, Congress unanimously passed the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, granting federal protection to America's wild horses and burros as "living symbols of the historic and pioneer spirit of the West," noting that they "contribute to the diversity of life forms within the Nation and enrich the lives of the American people."

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Is Acupuncture Tax Deductible?
By: Diane Joswick, L.Ac.

Although it's too late for the 2007 tax filing season, it's not too late to keep track of your treatments for 2008. Yes, Acupuncture is tax deductible! The costs of acupuncture and prescribed herbal medicine are indeed deductible medical expenses. What is a medical expense? Acupuncture falls under the definition of a medical expense which is: "the costs of diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of diseases, and the costs for treatments affecting any part or function of the body. They include the costs of equipment, supplies, and diagnostic devices needed for these purposes."

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Straightening the Crooked Horse
By: Gabriele Schoenich & Klaus Schoneich

Whether used for starting a young horse that has never been ridden or correcting the trained adult horse, "Straightening the Crooked Horse", is an informative written treasure that every equestrian, trainer, and owner should own, read, and use to correct their crooked horse!

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Holistic - Integrative Medicine Meeting in Florida
By: Karen Tappenden

Florida Veterinary College brought three of the industry's top experts to speak at the First Annual Holistic & Integrative Veterinary Medicine Club on March 30, 2008. Allen M. Schoen, MS, DVM, PhD(Hon); Huisheng Xie, DVM, PhD; Kevin K. Haussler, DVM, DC, PhD, spoke to an audience of nearly 60 veterinary students, practitioners and lay people. Dr. Schoen began the day with Integrative Veterinary Medicine in Daily Practice, which was enlightenment to the future of veterinary medicine. But I most enjoyed his lecture on The Human Animal Bond: Scientific Basis and Implications for the Future.

Photo: Presenters & Benefactor
Left to Right: Dr. K. Haussler, Dr. A. Schoen, Dr. H. Xie, Dr. B. Coville

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Acupressure and Massage
National Certification Programs
By: Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute

The time has come for Animal Acupressure and Massage to take their rightful place among the Nationally Certified professions. As of late spring 2008, the Equine Massage and Acupressure National Certification Examinations will be available through Hocking College, which is hosting online examinations. Formation of the National Board of Certification for Animal Acupressure and Massage (NBCAAM) began late last summer, when Nancy Zidonis and Amy Snow, founders of Tallgrass Animal Acupressure Institute, met with representatives at Hocking College, a leader in the field of Equine Health Care.

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Eastern U.S. Feed Product Retrieval Land O’Lakes Purina Feed LLC has implemented a voluntary product retrieval of certain feeds manufactured between November 3, 2007 and February 8, 2008 at our Statesville, N.C., feed plant; between January 1, 2008 and February 8, 2008 at our Harrisburg, Penn., feed plant; and between January 1, 2008 and March 10, 2008 at our Guilderland, N.Y. plant. 

This voluntary retrieval was initiated due to the possible presence of aflatoxin contamination above acceptable levels.   To date, we have received no confirmed aflatoxin-related animal health complaints.

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