Almost exactly a year ago this Morgan Stallion beauty (Deer Park’s Graphic Design) was extremely ill with bleeding tumors in the esophagus. He had dropped significant weight and was getting sicker and sicker. Thanks to Sangre de Drago and VivoZeoComplete (and the amazing care that he received from his owner Rebecca) he is this magnificent animal you see today.
The Sangre de Drago immediately helped with the pain that prevented Graphic from eating well and has been shown to act as a styptic to stop internal bleeding. The VivoZeoComplete is an amazing detoxifier which also acts as an immune support supplement that is high in antioxidants to help his body fight the tumors.
We received this email with pictures today:
Hi There-
Some of you have asked how our guy Graphic is doing so we decided to show you today. He is doing fantastic & has made such a change since one year ago. Graphic has not been ridden in over 1.5 yrs. but Lindsey climbed on today & off they went. He bounced all over the farm & I smiled every minute.
Thank you so everyone who has helped us over the years. We pray he will be with us for a very long time.
Last week, a good friend/client (who feeds raw and has stunningly beautiful and healthy Irish Setters because of their diet) sent me an article the Delta Society outlining why they would not accept dogs fed a raw diet. I did some digging into their “research” links and found them to be totally bogus in their reasoning. But life kept me from ranting about it right then.
A big “Thank You” is due to The Whole Dog Journal for tackling this idiocy. Please let everyone you know who feeds raw or certifies their dogs for therapy work know about how money is causing this. Delta Society is sponsored (of course) by Purina!
This was Misti’s third time with Juanita riding since her recovering enough from DSLD/ESPA to get back under saddle. Misti was full of energy and had to be kept from gaiting. Until her stifles and hindquarters can strengthen she is getting 5 – 10 minutes under saddle after a one hour round pen session. This leaves her tired but eager to work again!
Compare this video to one from when she first arrived 20 months ago…
Misti’s front legs now show almost no palmer flexion (permanent bend at the knees to take the stress off the suspensory ligaments) and she is displaying the typical paddling motion of the gaited Peruvian Paso.
How cool is this! Misti came to us 20 months ago with “incurable” DSLD (Degenerative Suspensory Ligament Disease) that had caused a blown shoulder and stifle as well as deformed legs. She could only stand with high levels of pain killers. If our vet had been able to come out he would have insisted on euthanasia. Here she is under saddle for the first time since then!
Before the session, Misti had 20 minutes of BioScan lights on her legs, knees and pasterns. Juanita rode for about 5 – 7 minutes after having worked Misti in the round pen for an hour. 20 minutes at a walk, 20 minutes gaiting and 20 minutes back at a walk. She never broke a sweat. Just putting the saddle on and heading back out, Misti began to break into a lather, she was so nervous about riding with “Mom” again. She was drenched and exhausted emotionally when we were finished. Juanita cooled her down and then used the BioScan lights over Misti’s sacrum where she was tight after the ride.
Misti was pretty pooped on the way out to the pasture but was fully recovered by dinner time.
A wise friend recently reminded me that we can’t get what we need unless we ask. So I am swallowing my pride and putting this out to our universe of beautiful, wise, horse friends.
It comes as no surprise to anyone that economic times are tough. And those who have horses with serious illnesses have had to make tough decisions. So they have been putting horses that can be saved down. Or, they don’t know that there is help available.
Without sufficient capital to do proper advertising, few horse owners know that we are here. So now Grand Adventures Ranch is in serious financial trouble. We need an Angel. Preferably one who shares our vision of helping horses through complementary methods and teaching others to do the same.
If you know of someone who might be interested, please let us know. A real bonus would be a partner with business acumen who truly understands advertising and marketing that would love to be involved hands on with saving horses.
We have an incredible facility with the staff and trainers to handle the animals. We need capital, marketing and management assistance. As this economy turns around we could be perfectly situated to help horses and their owners. Are you ready for the challenge?
Thank you for such an honest appraisal of your initial beliefs and how they affected your understanding of holistic alternatives. As an alternative practitioner who partners with a (now) integrative vet, I had to overcome a belief that all western medicine was worthless. Through my incredible animal teachers I have come to see the balance and power of an integrative approach.
Namaste’
Kay Aubrey-Chimene, RMT
Director
Grand Adventures Ranch
Holistic Equine Wellness and Recovery Center Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
Surprise, Surprise. Thank goodness that people are beginning to take matters into their own hands and report adverse reactions to vaccines. I don’t vaccinate except with homeopathic nosodes. But that is a personal choice. If you do vaccinate – educate yourself.
It is interesting to me that the question that is never asked any of these articles is, in horses that DO contract the disease (West Nile here), how many were vaccinated.
Not that many years ago I had a fascinating discussion with the then head of the UofA Pathology Lab. At that time EVERY horse that had died of West Nile Virus had been vaccinated for it!
Take responsibility for what you give yourself and your animals. Look into side effects, vaccinosis, adjuvant toxicity and what diseases are, in fact, currently prevalent in your area. If you are inundated with Lymes Disease, find out what current medical data is available to support the use of the Lymes Disease Vaccine. Or, look into alternatives such as tick control, Lymes nosodes, etc. Make up your own mind and be choosy as to brands, etc.
I came across a excellent article/blog post today about the difference between “healing” a disease and “suppressing” symptoms. This writer is focused on human medical approaches but the same applies for animals.
Be sure to read through some of the comments at the end of the article as well. I am encouraged that people in the mainstream are beginning to “get it”. To understand that modern medicine’s approach of suppression of symptoms is causing more problems that it may be curing.
Think of this the next time that your vet recommends steroids for allergies or long-term NSAID pain relievers for arthritis or other body pain. Ask “Why” the body has this issue – not just how to suppress the symptom.
This article offers substantiation to the claims that many of us have made over the years about our experiences using homeopathy to relieve various symptoms in humans and animals. What the article refers to – using a homeopathic preparation of the allergen that each person reacts to – is very similar to how we use homeopathic nosodes.
A nosode is prepared by using diseased tissue, blood or other material such as mucus and potentiating water with the energetic resonance of that disease. This water is then added to inert starch pills with hold that resonance. In the same manner that the allergy sufferers were often given relief from their symptoms by using the homeopathic remedy that matched their allergy, the person or animal given the nosode is provided relief as well. The immune system is also stimulated to fight the specific disease in a safer (and, in my opinion, more effective) manner that if triggered by a traditional injected vaccine that carries with it harmful side effects.
It is wonderful to see actual studies about homeopathic efficacy making their way into the mainstream media – finally! In fact, I found this link in the Huffingtonpost.com!
