“You have nothing if not your health.” I don’t know who first said that, but you know just how true that is if you’ve ever had a chronic disease or ongoing pain. Quality of life is everything . . . and unfortunately having health insurance […]

Well . . . not pretty. Read:  eye infection. That’s what happened to my precious Frida when I first got wind of the fact that she is a bit prone to the “dry-eye” symptoms that some Chihuahuas exhibit. Naturally, I was out of town. The […]

I’m going to be a guinea pig. Or rather, Lopeh, my little Quarter Horse mare, is going to be a guinea pig. Lopeh has what I am pretty sure is a sarcoid on her jaw and I’m going to experiment with a remedy I heard […]

For many people winter is the season of depression, low energy, or what some people euphemistically refer to as “the blue meanies” or “the winter blahs.” In other words, they have succumbed to the couch potato syndrome. Ugh. We’ve all been there. Waking up to […]

This is a good question. And not to be taken lightly. As all my animals are on some form of super blue-green algae, I may not be the best source for an opinion, but my guestimate answer is “yes,” blue-green algae can make an animal […]

I OFTEN DEVOTE WEEKEND BLOGS TO HEALTH CARE. THIS INTERESTING ARTICLE  WAS WRITTEN BY MY GOOD FRIEND AND HORSE VET OF 25 YEARS, DR. MADALYN WARD. (YOU CAN FIND THE PRODUCTS SHE MENTIONS IN THE ‘STORE’ ON HER WEBSITE.) Moving from conventional horse care to […]

Do you have a dog you can’t leave without fear of coming home to a demolition derby — or who gets so worked up he literally can’t contain himself? A cat who bounces off the walls and shreds everything in sight? A horse who is […]

WEEKEND BLOGS ARE DEVOTED TO HEALTH AND HEALING, FOR BOTH OURSELVES AND OUR ANIMALS. THIS ONE WAS WRITTEN BY MY GOOD FRIEND STEPHANIE — THE ZEN COWGIRL — WHO HAS NEVER MET A HORSE SHE COULDN’T WRANGLE, AND WHO HAS REHABILITATED QUITE A FEW, INCLUDING […]

I can’t swear to the “wise” part, but I can definitely attest to the “happy, healthy” part of the above title. My long-haired Chihuahua puppy, Frida, is 7 months old now, and she is the happiest little soul alive . . . and marvelously healthy. […]

MY WEEKEND BLOGS ARE DEVOTED TO HEALTH AND HEALTHY LIVING. I LOVE THIS ONE, WRITTEN MY MY ALGAE UPLINE AND MENTOR OF THE LAST 20 YEARS, CHINESE MEDICINE DOCTOR AND ACUPUNCTURIST, ALAN JOEL. SO SIMPLE. AND SO TIMELY. THANK YOU ALAN! I generally hate commercials […]