The Bach flower remedies are VITAL IN HEALING HORSES. Dr Edward Bach, a successful bacteriologist and homeopathic physician from the UK, developed these universally popular remedies in the 1930s.
The Bach flower remedies are VITAL IN HEALING HORSES. Dr Edward Bach, a successful bacteriologist and homeopathic physician from the UK, developed these universally popular remedies in the 1930s. These flower essences aren’t homeopathic, herbal or aromatherapeutic in their preparation, but they’re similar to homeopathics in that they’re vibrational in nature and they physically dilute. Often horses react much faster to the remedies than humans do.
Bach flower remedies work by balancing the positive and negative energies in the body. Bach’s concepts of diagnosis weren’t based on physical symptoms, but on the states of disharmony in the soul or negative feelings. The simple, natural methods used to release the healing energies of the flowers, results in harmonising and healing.
There are 38 Bach flower essences, 37 being flowers of wild plants, bushes and trees, while rock water is the last. Holistic veterinarians use the Bach flower essences widely. There are many interpretations as to the choice of remedy, so the following is a guide. Divide the remedies into four groups: fear, low energy, horses misbehaving and excess energy.
For fear – use agrimony, aspen, cerato, cherry plum, elm, heather, larch, mimulus, mustard, red chestnut, rock rose, scleranthus and water violet.
For low energy – centaury, chestnut bud, clematis, crab apple, gorse, honeysuckle, hornbeam, oak, olive, sweet chestnut, walnut and wild rose.
Horses misbehaving – chicory, gentian, holly, pine, willow.
Excess energy – beech, impatiens, rock water, vervain, vine, white chestnut and wild oats.
It was Dr Bach’s dream that his remedies would be universally accessible. He wanted people to use them to heal themselves and animals. To use the remedies successfully doesn’t require training in medicine or psychology, but it does call for some perceptiveness, the ability to appreciate and above all, a natural sensitivity for other beings.
Rescue Remedy is the most famous of the Bach flower essences. It’s a combination of cherry plum, clematis, impatiens, rock rose and star of Bethlehem. Rescue Remedy is used for treating shock, panic or stress. The faster it’s administered, the faster healing will occur. The essence can be mixed with water and syringed into the mouth, rubbed into the temples or put in food. Keep a bottle in your handbag, one in the tack room, one in the feed room, one in the First Aid kit and one in the kitchen. Administer an initial 10 drops and repeat that dosage 15 minutes later. When the situation seems to be under control, administer Rescue Remedy three times a day. – Kim Dyson (082 888 6511). |fw
