Posts Tagged ‘telepathic interspecies communication’

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.”

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.

My Introduction to Colic

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

My first hands-on experience with colic was when my mare, Misty, was boarded in Brooklyn. It was a very unnatural situation with no turnout. Misty had received the required spring vaccinations and had a bad reaction. She was feverish, lethargic and her neck had a grapefruit-sized knot at the injection site.

That evening I got a call from the stable. She wasn’t eating and they were worried about colic. The usual colic remedy was a shot of Banamine and wait to see if a vet call was necessary. It was a long, scary night but by morning she was slightly improved.

A few years later we were blessed to be able to move Misty to Seven Springs and set up a natural herd environment.  By then I had started on an empowering journey to find holistic solutions, which was fortunate since vets are scarce in this rural area.

Colic and horses

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

Today I was reflecting on colic in horses. Colic is a word that casts a long shadow of fear in the hearts of equine lovers and is a frequent topic of discussion. Colic is a word that often means an emergency vet visit and hours of fingernail-biting anxiety.

One of the many benefits of natural or holistic horsekeeping is that colics are rare. When horses are allowed to move freely and have free choice access to a variety of foods their guts function as they were designed and all is usually well.

Because colic is all about the gut not functioning well, remedies that stimulate proper function are of great value. A colic remedy that has worked well for us is DynaPro, a probiotic from Dynamite. At the first sign of distress some DynaPro syringed orally has thus far resulted in things moving in the right direction. Result: happy, healthy horses.

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!