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All I want for Christmas is a miniature horse…

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

Three-year-old miniature stallion, 31″, bay. Very personable. Leads and loads well. (He can even be lead by his mane.)

Arlo

Arlo

The only issue he has is he will go through fences unless they are quite hot or solid enough to prevent his pushing through (mine just has a little tingle). Corral panels work great. When he does escape, he never goes far it’s just to look for extra food options then he returns to the herd.

In order to ensure he stays put I keep him in my round pen, separate from the herd. None of them appreciate that as they all get along very well. He loves play wrestling with the geldings, especially those over 16 hands.

Wrestling

Wrestling with 16.2 Thoroughbred

He is smart and learns quickly. Would make a terrific driving prospect. Also a wonderful Christmas present. He’d look great in a red bow. He’s a terrific little guy and has brought a lot of smiles to us and our visitors. Email for more information.

Do horses make an effort to protect children?

Monday, November 17th, 2008

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Jasmine & Juli (special needs child), meet Dorinda & Venus
Photo courtesy of Serenity Equestrian Center

Recently I was trading stories with a friend about how incredibly considerate horses are. Being large prey animals, their ability to injure us when they go right brained is sobering. So when they make an obvious effort to protect a person, that is worth taking note and showing our appreciation.

Through the years I’ve heard countless stories of horses unmistakably making an effort to avoid injuring someone. Most often these stories involve a child. This lead me to ponder whether horses look upon human children in a benevolent way as humans do upon animal babies.

I communicated that question to the horses and this is what they said:

“Your children are so innocent and vulnerable. We find their company quite enjoyable and some of them are highly entertaining. Of course we take extra care when they are in our presence so as not to injure them. We would no sooner deliberately injure your young than we would our own.”

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Jasmine enveloped by Dorinda & Venus
Photo courtesy of Serenity Equestrian Center

That lead me to ask about protecting adults:

“It is not in our nature to deliberately injure other living beings. We are peaceful by design. Certainly there are exceptions, and they are regrettable, but they do not represent the views of our majority. Why would we deliberately hurt you?”

“We see people who deliberately cause harm to others and animals but it is not our way. We take great pride that our species has evolved to be helpers of people. This sets us apart from lesser creatures who are only concerned with their own needs. We see ourselves as noble, reliable, strong and consistent. We are who we are for we can be no other. It pleases us that there are some among you who recognize our importance in the hierarchy of life. We know that as you continue to evolve that our relationship with you will also evolve and that pleases us greatly. We have only scratched the surface of what we can accomplish together.”

The Story of the Well

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

It was a very dry year. No rain for two months. One day I turned on the hose to fill the horse’s water tank and, after a short time, the water stopped. With a sinking feeling I knew that probably meant our well had gone dry.

I took a walk into the woods to check on the well house, a small building sitting at the juncture of several springs. All the springs leading to the house were dry. I checked the extended weather  report: chance of rain on Saturday. It was now Monday. We had bottled water for drinking, but I would have to haul water from a neighbor for the horses. Could we take a chance and wait for rain hoping it would be enough to replenish our water supply?

After considering my options overnight I awoke Tuesday morning with the conviction that it was time to have a well drilled. Last year we had problems when the water level got too low, now we were totally out of water with no guarantee about when we might get enough precipitation to restore running water.

Here is where the story takes an interesting turn. I have been practicing Law of Attraction for more than a year. After all this time it has become pretty ingrained. Rather than panic about our immediate crisis, I was able to remain calm and trust that the universe would work things out just right. (A huge step forward as last year when we had well problems I was a nervous wreck. We ended up being without water for nearly two weeks and there was no way I wanted to go through that again.)

I recalled a conversation with a neighbor about wells some months earlier. He had mentioned a company that did great work. It could not just be coincidence that I had had this conversation and was then able to call and get that company’s name. (Funny, my neighbor didn’t remember at all and really had to scratch his head to come up with the name, Ziegler’s Well Drilling of Newfoundland.)

Next I placed a call to Ziegler’s. I spoke with Terry who said he could stop by in 10 minutes or so. No arguments here!! After a brief conversation and a ball-park estimate, we struck a deal and he said he’d send a crew to begin drilling that afternoon. He would also arrange for an electrician and backhoe. When Law of Attraction kicks in it really kicks in! By 1 pm a big rig pulled in and went to work.

The noise from the driller was no fun at all, but after four hours they hit a good, solid, vein of water, 225 feet, all but 50 was bedrock. That made the drilling more challenging, but saved us a lot of money as they didn’t need to run pipe through the rock portion. Things were moving along with remarkable efficiency.

The next morning, Wednesday, the backhoe arrived and created a trench to run the piping. Shortly after came the electrician. He had originally thought we’d need a new circuit panel as we were maxed out, but incredibly, he found there were some wires no longer in use and he was able to complete the work for $90 instead of the $650 estimated. (As a bonus he discovered live wires that could have killed someone and removed them.) The bill for the backhoe was also substantially lower than estimated. As I said earlier, when it kicks in, Law of Attraction doesn’t mess around!

By 11 am Wednesday I had running water in the house. I had only needed to haul two loads of 40 gallons each to keep the horse tank filled. (Huge thanks to our generous neighbors who shared their water during the drought.) Today I filled the tank from our brand new well!!!

The final bill for everything was less than the lower estimated range for just the well. We now have better water pressure, colder water,  a supply that should serve us through future droughts, and it’s pure. The water test came back with the comment that it’s so pure it even smells like water!

As these events were unfolding I just had to marvel at the incredible efficiency of Law of Attraction. It was a night and day difference from when I fussed and stressed over no water last year versus remaining calm and allowing the pieces to come together this year. As each bill came in less than expected I was reminded over and over again just how powerful these principles are. “What we resist persists.”

Mystery Swelling on Thoroughbred

Friday, October 10th, 2008

Overnight Rusty, an eight-year-old Thoroughbred, developed a very strange swollen spot at his navel. There was no evidence of injury, just the swelling. He was too upset from discomfort to communicate, so I decided to monitor the situation before deciding upon a course of treatment.

Hours later the swelling had extended along his underside past the midline. Now there was heat and tenderness and the area around his navel had swollen so that it looked like two testicles! One of the most bizarre things I’ve seen. Since he has an outie, my mind leapt to scary thoughts of a ruptured umbilicus. He loves to romp and maybe he strained himself? I put those thoughts aside and decided to focus on a less frightening cause, like an insect bite.

Pet Chatter Rusty Belly

Swelling from navel to midline.

I cold hosed him, then liberally applied clay to all the swollen areas. I administered a natural antibiotic remedy orally and another mixed with his feed. This routine continued, minus the oral antibiotic, for 12 days.

Pet Chatter Rusty Testicles

Testicle-like swelling at navel.

The swelling along the midline was totally resolved within three days. At seven days the “testicles” were hugely reduced and the heat was gone. By day ten the “testicles” had disappeared. I continued the treatment for two more days just to be sure. Whatever it was has totally resolved.

Pet Chatter Rusty

Rusty back to normal.

Have you seen anything like this? What was your experience? Please feel free to share ideas and your experiences by clicking the comments link below.

Way too much excitement for one day…

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

It began at six am when I got a call from our neighbors to let me know Arlo was in their yard. Arghhh, he hasn’t been loose in months, why now?! To make it even more fun, I accidentally locked myself out of the house when I went to fetch him. Thank you Arlo! So back into isolation you go.

I can’t remember the last time he escaped. I have had animal communication sessions with him discussing the dangers of wandering and he promised to try and be good, but admitted that it was quite difficult for him to resist temptation. Today temptation won out.

He hates isolation so after a few days I’ll put him back with the herd and we’ll see if he can restrain himself once again. Life with horses is never boring.

Later that day I discovered that many of the pictures on the Seven Springs site weren’t loading. Well I’ve been meaning to update the pages anyway, so no time like the present. A few hours later, the revised pages are uploaded and tested. Big sigh here as they appear to be functioning as expected once again.

Then it was time to put out a new round bale of hay. Suddenly, as I was cleaning out the string from the old bale, I began to experience light headedness. Having lived with Meniere’s disease for years I recognized the signs of an impending attack (although I haven’t had one like this in a number of years).

I carefully climbed up on the tractor planning to move it out of the pasture as it had the big bale spear on it and I didn’t want any horses getting injured. Then I planned to go lay down to wait out the attack. Bad plan. As soon as I started driving the blackness and tingling feeling overcame me and I knew I would likely lose consciousness soon. Thankfully, I was able to shut off the tractor, set the brake, and get down on the ground in time. With no choice I laid down beside the tractor in the dirt and began tapping (EFT) for the dizziness.

A higher power was definitely looking out for me as I was able to do all of this with the herd of horses right there and none of them bothered me. Add to that the scary image of falling off the tractor and being run over. Yikes, this much excitement I don’t need!

After maybe fifteen minutes of tapping I was able to get up and go inside to wait out the rest of the attack. Drat I had planned to go trail riding with a friend today so I had to call her and beg off.

Later things took a decidedly more positive turn. I received a call from my dear friend, Wanda, who was to have a heart catheterization today. Recently her doctors diagnosed heart disease and insisted she have the procedure as quickly as possible. They hoped to only put in stents, but were prepared for bypass if necessary. That’s how serious the doctors believed it was.

As preparation for the procedure, we had spent a couple of long sessions tapping. My good friend, Gayla, lead the first one and we all felt really good about the results.

During the second session, just two days earlier, Wanda felt peaceful, light and relaxed. We discussed that there was every possibility that the blockage had been cleared, but regardless she would have a good outcome as we had prepared her body.

Incredibly, during the procedure the doctors found zero blockage! They had no explanation and didn’t even bother to schedule a follow up. I asked her what they had to say about finding no blockage today when just one week ago they took pictures using radioactive dye and found total blockage of one artery. Apparently they had little to say. Yowza, talk about over the moon happy. Thank you Gary Craig (creator of EFT)!

I know tapping is powerful as I have used it successfully on myself and my horses, but this outcome was just spectacular!

Well that sure helped me bounce back from the attack earlier. After that I was able to go out and feed all the critters as well as move the tractor. Good thing as one of the little cheepers had escaped their pen and would have surely been cat food before morning. You don’t need to be an animal communicator to know what this group is thinking.

Two-month old chicks

Two-month old chicks

And that ride I had planned, well my friend went out on her own after we visited a while but I’ll wait for another day when I’m a bit more clear headed.

Never a dull moment…

Putting my beliefs to the test

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

The day Rusty came in from the woods with an ugly puncture wound on his leg is etched in my memory. He must have rammed into a sharp branch some time in the last 18 hours. The wound was at the top of his left front leg and already seeping a light-colored foamy substance. Definitely infected.

I had just gotten in a new product from Dynamite, Wound Wash, that people have been raving about. I was thankful to have it as it made cleaning up the wound much easier for both Rusty and me. After the wash I syringed some Trace Minerals directly into the puncture then slathered the whole thing with Miracle Clay.

Rusty couldn’t resist mouthing the clay. He quickly said “Yuck” and went about trying to rub it off his muzzle. It was quite comical and the levity was much appreciated given the situation. (Rusty has a high play drive and says he wants to try fox hunting. That would be an excellent outlet for him so I have promised to see what I can do to fulfill his request.)

Second day the infection was raging. The leg had swollen to three times its normal size at the top and there was heat all the way down to the pastern. Rusty was having difficulty walking due to the swelling. Oh boy, maybe I should call the vet.

After carefully considering my options I decided to give it one more day, as I truly believed the protocol I was using was every bit as effective as the pharmaceuticals a vet would prescribe. I had used them for animals as well as people and so far they had not let me down. If there wasn’t improvement by day three we’d make a visit to the vet. I added Trace Minerals internally and slathered clay over the entire leg.

Third day, the swelling was reduced and the heat had receded to just below the knee. We were making progress! I periodically muscle tested to see if the protocol needed tweaking. So far, so good.

Fourth day, Rusty was not at all happy about taking Trace Minerals internally. Can’t say I blame him, I’ve taken them and they are nasty, but they work incredibly well. With less getting into him and more on the ground, I decided to switch to Super Stress for the internal portion of the treatment, with Trace Minerals syringed directly into the wound. By this time it was seeping pus and blood serum. Very nasty to look at but clearly improving.

By the seventh day the swelling was nearly gone and the heat was localized to the area of the wound. There was still seepage as the infection continued to purge.

Day ten I discontinued all but Wound Wash and Super Stress. The wound hadn’t yet closed as there was still minor seepage but the heat was gone.

Day fourteen was the final dose of Super Stress. The wound was nearly totally closed and all seepage had stopped. Since then it has healed to just a small spot. I wish I had taken pictures to document the episode but I didn’t. The thought of taking pictures of that ugly mess was just too much, plus I was totally focused on tweaking the protocol to ensure we got the best results.

I am convinced that we actually got better results than had we used pharmaceuticals. There were no side effects to the products and they were extremely effective. That doesn’t mean I won’t ever call the vet. There are times when that is the best choice. But for this injury, under these circumstances, it was unnecessary. Whatever I spent on Dynamite products is a fraction of what a vet bill would have been and you just can’t argue with the results. I am reminded of that every time I see Rusty frolicking in the pasture with his herd mates. Now to see what I can do about finding him a fox hunting partner…

Thank you Dynamite!