As horse owners, we have all felt the sadness and frustration when our beloved companions are poorly or lame. Desperate to help them, the majority of us will resort to baked beans to afford large vet bills and a steady stream of physio appointments. Now, we would not advocate anyone failing to consult their vet on their horse’s health, but this month we are looking at how we can support our horses holistically and with complimentary therapies. So far, we’ve met holistic healer Jo Rose and Ian Thirkell, the man behind Arc Equine.

This time, we meet Jo Haslem to delve deeper in to applied zoopharmacognosy, or, to you and me, self selection of herbs to self medicate. Find out how your horse can help themselves, and the properties of some of the herbs Jo works with.

Hop over to You Tube and subscribe to Poles, Piaffe & Prosecco Podcast and watch Jo work with Katie's pony, Clover, who suffers with skin conditions. It's fascinating, especially as foody Clover refuses certain herbs!

Find out more about Joanna Haslem here: http://jhhealing.co.uk

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