Natural balance for horses

Certified equine practioner uses stress point natural methods to help relieve pain in horses
By Karen Gardner, Staff Writer for the Frederick News-Post reports:
MOUNT AIRY — Little Troy walks funny, which is not good for a standardbred horse. But with a little human common sense, this equine can live a happy, healthy life.
Lorrie Bracaloni, a certified [...]

Happy Trails a horse farm for the whole family

Lee Ann Sides Garrett for the Salisbury Post files this report:
SALISBURY (NC) — When Patrick Smith helped neighbor Ben Harrison on his 38-acre watermelon and pumpkin patch as a 12-year- old, he never dreamed that one day he would be building his own horse farm on the same land.
For the past year and a half, [...]

Hawaii hospital turns away visiting horse

The ASSOCIATED PRESS reports the following:
LIHUE, Hawaii - A man hoping to cheer up an ailing relative at Wilcox Memorial Hospital hadn’t considered one of the visitation rules: No horses allowed.
The man thought the patient would enjoy seeing his stallion, said Lani Yukimura, a spokeswoman at the hospital. He and the horse entered the hospital [...]

Happy Birthday Sinikka!

The Int’l Fund for Horses family wishes a vibrant and happy birthday to the irrepressible SINIKKA CROSLAND.
ABOUT SINIKKA
Sinikka Crosland, a registered nurse who took early retirement in order to work for the welfare of animals, was born in Vancouver, B.C., on this day.
By age four, she had discovered the irresistible magnetism of the animal world [...]