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Calming Horses with Aromatherapy |
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| Frankincense is the fear remedy. It has been used over centuries in rituals to banish evil spirits that in today�s society can be drawn as an equivalent to our fears and phobias. It also helps clear the energy field of memories of hurts from the past.
Other essential oils include juniper that relieves worries and will also remove debris from past experiences from the energy field. Lavender will soothe and nurture a frazzled horse, if the anxiety has gone to the stage of a temper tantrum you may select chamomile for its deeper relaxation effect.. Sweet orange provides self-assurance and envelops your horse with a happy hug of warmth. Basil, lemon, and cypress provide focus and increase the ability to keep your horse�s mind on the task at hand. Patchouli will provide a solid grounding and keep your horse aware of his feet at all time. When dealing with mental and emotional aspects of aromatherapy you simple get your horse to inhale the scent. Firstly you consider which essential oils may benefit your horse and then with no more than ten essential oils in a session, offer your horse the opened bottle to gauge his interest. Some horses will intensify their breathing to show interest, others will step forward and follow the bottle wanting more. The most desired response is the Flehman response where a horse will curl his top lip to trap the scent he is enjoying within his nasal passages. If a horse does not like the essential oil offered, he may just turn away or in some cases close his nostrils and throw his head back. |
A horse inhaling from the hands
Place a couple of drops neatly into your hand, rub them to warm the essential oils and then hold your cupped hand under your horse�s nose. If you have chosen the correct oil, then you will see a response within minutes. If you think your own behavior is interrelated to that of your horse, you have a good sniff after your horse.
Once your horse has inhaled the scent molecule, the olfactory receptors in the nasal passages will send a message to the hypothalamus gland that in turn instructs cells in the body to release neurochemcials. For example lavender triggers the release of the neurochemical, serotonin, thus the reason for stimulating feelings of well being.
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