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Should you be giving your horse electrolytes this summer?

In this episode, April discusses whether horses should be given electrolytes during the summer. It depends on what the horse is doing.

Powdered electrolytes can burn a horse's esophagus and cause them to lose their appetite. Instead, April recommends using Dyna Spark, which is a liquid electrolyte that is more bioavailable and gentle on the system.

It also has ismene silica, which helps detoxify the liver and kidneys and pull out lactic acid.

April recommends giving electrolytes in small amounts, more often, as horses will only take what they need. The speaker also suggests using Dyna Spark to encourage horses to drink water when traveling or when the water source has an unpleasant smell.

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To keep learning about horses:
• Get the free Horse 101 ebook: https://horseacademy101.com/
• Shop videos & courses: https://holistichorseworks.com/store/
• See the global clinic schedule: https://holistichorseworks.com/clinic-schedule/
• Visit the HHW website: https://holistichorseworks.com/

🎉📱 Now available— Holistic Horseworks Remedies! A new app for remedial horse therapy, from nose to tail, hoof to withers. This is your 24/7 horse wellness guide, loaded with everything you need to spot issues before they become big problems.

• Search by symptom and discover natural remedies, stretches, and support
• Watch videos & listen to podcasts on real-life horse health breakthroughs
• Get step-by-step help to keep your horse balanced, comfortable, and thriving
• Enjoy insider offers on Holistic Horseworks programs & products
• Save precious time and money on vet visits by catching things early
• All for less than the cost of a cup of coffee each month.

📲 Plus, your first 7 days on the app are free!

Download it now: app.holistichorseworks.com

Have a question you'd like April to answer on the show? Send us a text!

Why do horses rub their tails?

In this episode, April Love shares common reasons why horses may rub their tails out and what to do about it. She explains that this behavior may be due to underlying issues with the horse's pelvis and hips, insect bites, parasites, or variety of other factors.

Additionally, April provides information about the Holistic Horseworks programs and eBook, which address body issues and offer solutions to improve the horse's overall health, including crooked tails and how to work on tail muscles and ligaments which could be contributing to your horse's discomfort.

Tune in to learn more about how to care for your horse's tail and their overall well-being!

Itchy Tail & Mane Spray Recipe:

• 32oz Spray Bottle filled with water
• 15-20 Drops Tea Tree Essential Oil
• 15-20 Drops Lavender Essential Oil

Get the ingredients here ⟶

To keep learning about horses:
• Get the free Horse 101 ebook: https://horseacademy101.com/
• Shop videos & courses: https://holistichorseworks.com/store/
• See the global clinic schedule: https://holistichorseworks.com/clinic-schedule/
• Visit the HHW website: https://holistichorseworks.com/

🎉📱 Now available— Holistic Horseworks Remedies! A new app for remedial horse therapy, from nose to tail, hoof to withers. This is your 24/7 horse wellness guide, loaded with everything you need to spot issues before they become big problems.

• Search by symptom and discover natural remedies, stretches, and support
• Watch videos & listen to podcasts on real-life horse health breakthroughs
• Get step-by-step help to keep your horse balanced, comfortable, and thriving
• Enjoy insider offers on Holistic Horseworks programs & products
• Save precious time and money on vet visits by catching things early
• All for less than the cost of a cup of coffee each month.

📲 Plus, your first 7 days on the app are free!

Download it now: app.holistichorseworks.com

Have a question you'd like April to answer on the show? Send us a text!

April shares a story about a client's horse with a mysterious colic and how they dealt with it.

She emphasizes the importance of having Banamine, Epsom salt, and DoTerra DigestZen oil on hand. She recommends keeping a copy of her book, Horse 102, in the barn for quick reference in emergencies.

She explains that colic is often caused by impaction due to a blockage in the intestine, which can be alleviated by giving warm salt water and rubbing DigestZen oil on the belly.

April demonstrates how to perform various bodywork techniques to help alleviate colic.

Click here to shop DigestZen

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To keep learning about horses:
• Get the free Horse 101 ebook: https://horseacademy101.com/
• Shop videos & courses: https://holistichorseworks.com/store/
• See the global clinic schedule: https://holistichorseworks.com/clinic-schedule/
• Visit the HHW website: https://holistichorseworks.com/

🎉📱 Now available— Holistic Horseworks Remedies! A new app for remedial horse therapy, from nose to tail, hoof to withers. This is your 24/7 horse wellness guide, loaded with everything you need to spot issues before they become big problems.

• Search by symptom and discover natural remedies, stretches, and support
• Watch videos & listen to podcasts on real-life horse health breakthroughs
• Get step-by-step help to keep your horse balanced, comfortable, and thriving
• Enjoy insider offers on Holistic Horseworks programs & products
• Save precious time and money on vet visits by catching things early
• All for less than the cost of a cup of coffee each month.

📲 Plus, your first 7 days on the app are free!

Download it now: app.holistichorseworks.com

Have a question you'd like April to answer on the show? Send us a text!

In this episode, April talks about common cranial issues found in horses, and why cranial work is vital to your horse's overall health. She explains how if left untreated, head trauma can lead to uveitis, spooking, head shyness, dental problems, Cushing's disease, and even metabolic or immune system disorders.

Watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9NXieJaH6I

To learn how to support cranial issues in your horse, check out the Holistic Horseworks Level 3 Program, "Equine Cranial Decompression," which is only available as a hands-on clinic experience. Can't find a Level 3 clinic near you? Apply to host one and get in for free! https://holistichorseworks.com/clinic-schedules/

Not ready for Level 3 yet? Get started on your journey with equine care when you download the free ebook: https://horseacademy101.com/

Other resources mentioned in this episode:
Equine Cranial Sacral Energy Work
NCD Cleanse Drops (Clilloptiolite Zeolite)
Silver Lining Herbs

April Love, Holistic Horseworks
[email protected] 
www.holistichorseworks.com

To keep learning about horses:
• Get the free Horse 101 ebook: https://horseacademy101.com/
• Shop videos & courses: https://holistichorseworks.com/store/
• See the global clinic schedule: https://holistichorseworks.com/clinic-schedule/
• Visit the HHW website: https://holistichorseworks.com/

🎉📱 Now available— Holistic Horseworks Remedies! A new app for remedial horse therapy, from nose to tail, hoof to withers. This is your 24/7 horse wellness guide, loaded with everything you need to spot issues before they become big problems.

• Search by symptom and discover natural remedies, stretches, and support
• Watch videos & listen to podcasts on real-life horse health breakthroughs
• Get step-by-step help to keep your horse balanced, comfortable, and thriving
• Enjoy insider offers on Holistic Horseworks programs & products
• Save precious time and money on vet visits by catching things early
• All for less than the cost of a cup of coffee each month.

📲 Plus, your first 7 days on the app are free!

Download it now: app.holistichorseworks.com

Have a question you'd like April to answer on the show? Send us a text!

In this episode, April explains how she designed the home study program for all kinds of learners. She reminds us what to expect of our horses before and after a full session. She shares a real-life story of what happened when a student hard-tied her horse to a pole, and then how this program is helpful for humans too.

To keep learning about horses:
• Get the free Horse 101 ebook: https://horseacademy101.com/
• Shop videos & courses: https://holistichorseworks.com/store/
• See the global clinic schedule: https://holistichorseworks.com/clinic-schedule/
• Visit the HHW website: https://holistichorseworks.com/

🎉📱 Now available— Holistic Horseworks Remedies! A new app for remedial horse therapy, from nose to tail, hoof to withers. This is your 24/7 horse wellness guide, loaded with everything you need to spot issues before they become big problems.

• Search by symptom and discover natural remedies, stretches, and support
• Watch videos & listen to podcasts on real-life horse health breakthroughs
• Get step-by-step help to keep your horse balanced, comfortable, and thriving
• Enjoy insider offers on Holistic Horseworks programs & products
• Save precious time and money on vet visits by catching things early
• All for less than the cost of a cup of coffee each month.

📲 Plus, your first 7 days on the app are free!

Download it now: app.holistichorseworks.com

Have a question you'd like April to answer on the show? Send us a text!

In this episode, April explains her accredited program, equine musculoskeletal unwinding.  She also talks about how it is a very easy and personalized learning experience even when you’re studying at home or getting guidance from a distance reading. But if you prefer, she provides details to host a hands-on clinic. And last, she shares a fun way to spoil your horse!

To keep learning about horses:
• Get the free Horse 101 ebook: https://horseacademy101.com/
• Shop videos & courses: https://holistichorseworks.com/store/
• See the global clinic schedule: https://holistichorseworks.com/clinic-schedule/
• Visit the HHW website: https://holistichorseworks.com/

🎉📱 Now available— Holistic Horseworks Remedies! A new app for remedial horse therapy, from nose to tail, hoof to withers. This is your 24/7 horse wellness guide, loaded with everything you need to spot issues before they become big problems.

• Search by symptom and discover natural remedies, stretches, and support
• Watch videos & listen to podcasts on real-life horse health breakthroughs
• Get step-by-step help to keep your horse balanced, comfortable, and thriving
• Enjoy insider offers on Holistic Horseworks programs & products
• Save precious time and money on vet visits by catching things early
• All for less than the cost of a cup of coffee each month.

📲 Plus, your first 7 days on the app are free!

Download it now: app.holistichorseworks.com

Have a question you'd like April to answer on the show? Send us a text!

My passion is helping horses and horse lovers like you! There is nothing that lights me up more than watching someone have that "ah-ha" moment when it finally clicks, and they realize how powerful and instrumental they are to their own horse's wellbeing.

This week on Holistic Horsework's Talks, I share my story behind that passion, stemming from decades of experience in horseback riding, competing, training, and health care. And even further back to being a little girl playing with horses on my Grandparent's farm.

My history with horses has been filled with so much joy, but there have been plenty of challenges, too. Being disqualified from riding and competing because my horse was lame. Wondering what was going on and never getting any actual answers from the vet. Spending $17,000+ dollars on classes, courses, and clinics to feel like something was still missing.

But you don't have to struggle like I did. Years upon years of riding, practice, study, and my own hard-won experience are now available to you through hands-on, in-person clinics and virtual home study courses at Holistic Horseworks.

Start with the Level 1 Home Study: https://holistichorseworks.com/level-1-equine-musculoskeletal-unwinding-home-study/

To keep learning about horses:
• Get the free Horse 101 ebook: https://horseacademy101.com/
• Shop videos & courses: https://holistichorseworks.com/store/
• See the global clinic schedule: https://holistichorseworks.com/clinic-schedule/
• Visit the HHW website: https://holistichorseworks.com/

🎉📱 Now available— Holistic Horseworks Remedies! A new app for remedial horse therapy, from nose to tail, hoof to withers. This is your 24/7 horse wellness guide, loaded with everything you need to spot issues before they become big problems.

• Search by symptom and discover natural remedies, stretches, and support
• Watch videos & listen to podcasts on real-life horse health breakthroughs
• Get step-by-step help to keep your horse balanced, comfortable, and thriving
• Enjoy insider offers on Holistic Horseworks programs & products
• Save precious time and money on vet visits by catching things early
• All for less than the cost of a cup of coffee each month.

📲 Plus, your first 7 days on the app are free!

Download it now: app.holistichorseworks.com

Have a question you'd like April to answer on the show? Send us a text!

Scars can be more than just ugly! In the wrong place, scars can impede your horse’s performance.

Ideally, the best thing is to avoid scarring in the first place by taking care of fresh wounds. Since horses’ bodies are saline, you don’t want to use plain cold water to clean them out.

Using a solution of Tea Tree Oil and Dynamite Liquid Trace Minerals will prevent infection and swelling and start the healing process from the inside out.

For old, hard scars, Dynamite Balm, which comes from a pre-historic mineral mine, will soften them and free up movement especially if the scar is near a joint.

In this episode of Holistic Horseworks talks, learn more about wound care and scar treatment!

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To keep learning about horses:
• Get the free Horse 101 ebook: https://horseacademy101.com/
• Shop videos & courses: https://holistichorseworks.com/store/
• See the global clinic schedule: https://holistichorseworks.com/clinic-schedule/
• Visit the HHW website: https://holistichorseworks.com/

🎉📱 Now available— Holistic Horseworks Remedies! A new app for remedial horse therapy, from nose to tail, hoof to withers. This is your 24/7 horse wellness guide, loaded with everything you need to spot issues before they become big problems.

• Search by symptom and discover natural remedies, stretches, and support
• Watch videos & listen to podcasts on real-life horse health breakthroughs
• Get step-by-step help to keep your horse balanced, comfortable, and thriving
• Enjoy insider offers on Holistic Horseworks programs & products
• Save precious time and money on vet visits by catching things early
• All for less than the cost of a cup of coffee each month.

📲 Plus, your first 7 days on the app are free!

Download it now: app.holistichorseworks.com

Have a question you'd like April to answer on the show? Send us a text!

In this episode, April discusses show jumping and eventing horses.

Jumping is very hard on a horse's body. 

Healthy hooves provide a good foundation for overall horse health. 

Next, jumpers need to be able to do horse yoga. If not, there are issues that need to be addressed. It starts in the front end. If the shoulders can't move freely, the horse can't pick up the front legs to get over the jump. That throws stress onto the hind end to compensate. 

The hips then become misaligned and the horse doesn't have the power to push off the ground, nor pick his hind feet up, and then knocks a rail down.

Taking care of the horse's joints are key to keeping them jumping.

To keep learning about horses:
• Get the free Horse 101 ebook: https://horseacademy101.com/
• Shop videos & courses: https://holistichorseworks.com/store/
• See the global clinic schedule: https://holistichorseworks.com/clinic-schedule/
• Visit the HHW website: https://holistichorseworks.com/

🎉📱 Now available— Holistic Horseworks Remedies! A new app for remedial horse therapy, from nose to tail, hoof to withers. This is your 24/7 horse wellness guide, loaded with everything you need to spot issues before they become big problems.

• Search by symptom and discover natural remedies, stretches, and support
• Watch videos & listen to podcasts on real-life horse health breakthroughs
• Get step-by-step help to keep your horse balanced, comfortable, and thriving
• Enjoy insider offers on Holistic Horseworks programs & products
• Save precious time and money on vet visits by catching things early
• All for less than the cost of a cup of coffee each month.

📲 Plus, your first 7 days on the app are free!

Download it now: app.holistichorseworks.com

Have a question you'd like April to answer on the show? Send us a text!

Springtime is a good time to give your horse a nice tuneup. 

 Start by looking at the horse's mouth. Get an equine dentist to work on the teeth. When the teeth don't line up correctly, the bit is going to be very uncomfortable for the horse.

The next thing, is what to do about all that hair!

Then, take a look at the feet. They've been soaking in mud for a while.  The horse has to run on these hooves.

Soaking the feet in my special solution will kill the fungus, and improve overall hoof health. 

My yoga program will show you where the horse has glitches. Then follow my bodywork program to clear up those glitches.

To keep learning about horses:
• Get the free Horse 101 ebook: https://horseacademy101.com/
• Shop videos & courses: https://holistichorseworks.com/store/
• See the global clinic schedule: https://holistichorseworks.com/clinic-schedule/
• Visit the HHW website: https://holistichorseworks.com/

🎉📱 Now available— Holistic Horseworks Remedies! A new app for remedial horse therapy, from nose to tail, hoof to withers. This is your 24/7 horse wellness guide, loaded with everything you need to spot issues before they become big problems.

• Search by symptom and discover natural remedies, stretches, and support
• Watch videos & listen to podcasts on real-life horse health breakthroughs
• Get step-by-step help to keep your horse balanced, comfortable, and thriving
• Enjoy insider offers on Holistic Horseworks programs & products
• Save precious time and money on vet visits by catching things early
• All for less than the cost of a cup of coffee each month.

📲 Plus, your first 7 days on the app are free!

Download it now: app.holistichorseworks.com