| Natural treatments for horses should cover their whole | | | | By denying these basic needs, you are likely to have |
| environment. This is important as there are many | | | | an easily stressed and unstable horse. |
| factors which can trigger your horse's ill health. And the | | | | 3. Commercial horse feeds often contain products |
| best example is to look at how a wild horse lives. | | | | from a rendering plant. These may be listed as the |
| Although it is not possible to completely adhere to this, | | | | macro minerals on the pack, but they never tell you |
| if you follow some of the most important guidelines, | | | | the source. Products from a rendering plant are animal |
| your horse will be all the more healthy for it. | | | | based. Horses are vegetarians. By going back to |
| 1. Company is one of the basic requirements of all | | | | basics, and feeding your horse only those ingredients |
| horses as they are herd animals. And not just | | | | you know are safe (such as whole grains), you can |
| company, but contact too. Horses are very tactile and | | | | make a huge difference to the long term health of |
| touch is immensely important to them. This companion | | | | your horse. |
| could be you if you have the time to give to your | | | | 4. Good health care is critical to keep your horse |
| horse. This is not normally the case, so a well matched | | | | happy and in work. One of the fastest and more |
| companion is needed. | | | | effective modalities of health care is homeopathy. It is |
| 2. Grazing freely is another basic requirements horses | | | | a natural and complete form of health care. Its |
| need. A myriad of vices only occur in horses who | | | | powerful yet gentle ability goes far beyond any other |
| never have access to this most basic need. Standing | | | | modalities. Not only do horses enjoy the treatment, |
| in one place, eating hay is not the same. Even short | | | | making it easy, they also respond very well to well |
| periods daily, can go a long way to making your horse | | | | selected treatments. |
| happier. | | | | |