Post by Ω-Admin-Cara-Ω on Sept 28, 2009 0:06:35 GMT -6
It's really important to buy good quality oils and you must make sure you buy essential oils, not just scented oils. Essential oils are very strong and before you can use them on a horse you have to dilute them in a base oil. If you use them full strength you might burn or irritate the horse. Sweet almond oil is a good base oil. Put 10mls of sweet almond oil into a dark bottle and then add up to eight drops of essential oil. You can add up to four types of essential oil to one bottle of base oil, but you mustn't add more than a total of eight drops od essential oils to the 10mls of base oil unless a properly-qualified aromatherapist tells you otherwise. (Err to the side of caution and all that.)
Lavender
Lavender is my all time favourite oil! It's very good at soothing nervous or tense horses and for treating horses who are recovering from and illness or trauma. . Lavender is also good for helping scars heal. It is a very safe oil and can be applied undiluted to the scar.
Tea Tree
Tea Tree oil comes from Australia. it kills bacteria and helps cure fungal or viral infections. If you add a few drops to a bucket and use it as a final rinse for your horse, it will help and dry skin and keep flies away. this oil is also great for wounds, stings and bites. To use on open wounds it is best to use it undiluted or dilute it in aloe vera gel (adding 10-15 drops of oil to 50mls of gel) instead of a base oil, because the base oil might irritate the wound. You can buy ready made aloe vera and tea tree oil gel.
Black Pepper
Black pepper is used to help treat tendon and muscle injuries and pain. You only need a small amount because it is very strong. 1 drop black pepper oil, 1 drop peppermint and 3 drops eucalyptus, added to 10 mls of base oil. Massage your horse's legs quite firmly with this and the stiffness and pain should just melt away.
Footnote: The above information came from the following books: A Modern Horse Herbal, by Hilary Page Self and Heartland: Amy's Journal by Lauren Brooke as well all of what i have written I have done on my horses so I know it works.
Lavender
Lavender is my all time favourite oil! It's very good at soothing nervous or tense horses and for treating horses who are recovering from and illness or trauma. . Lavender is also good for helping scars heal. It is a very safe oil and can be applied undiluted to the scar.
Tea Tree
Tea Tree oil comes from Australia. it kills bacteria and helps cure fungal or viral infections. If you add a few drops to a bucket and use it as a final rinse for your horse, it will help and dry skin and keep flies away. this oil is also great for wounds, stings and bites. To use on open wounds it is best to use it undiluted or dilute it in aloe vera gel (adding 10-15 drops of oil to 50mls of gel) instead of a base oil, because the base oil might irritate the wound. You can buy ready made aloe vera and tea tree oil gel.
Black Pepper
Black pepper is used to help treat tendon and muscle injuries and pain. You only need a small amount because it is very strong. 1 drop black pepper oil, 1 drop peppermint and 3 drops eucalyptus, added to 10 mls of base oil. Massage your horse's legs quite firmly with this and the stiffness and pain should just melt away.
Footnote: The above information came from the following books: A Modern Horse Herbal, by Hilary Page Self and Heartland: Amy's Journal by Lauren Brooke as well all of what i have written I have done on my horses so I know it works.
