Karen Perry Animal Therapy

17/11/2025

17/11/2025

What a week!
Whilst attending a wonderful workshop at Karen Perry Animal Therapy (which i highly recommend) last week, it was suggested that I host a workshop for an "Introduction to Animal Communication".
So, after lots of research and consulting with friends and colleagues, it has become apparent that the time is right, so today we have secured our 1st venue with potential dates already pencilled in. 💖
Huge thanks to all involved to get to this point.

Watch this space for confirmed details.

If you are interested in attending a workshop or hosting a venue to hold a workshop, please do get in touch. 🤍🤍

17/11/2025

I have some space next week if anyone needs an appointment. Monday/Tuesday.

16/11/2025

In the dank, gloomy days of early winter, it is always a surprising pleasure to find the bright green newly sprouting cleavers ( gallium aparine.) Horses love them when they are young shoots like this, especially in the Spring when there has been nothing green and nutritious for months! But mine are happy to munch on them now, when they find them under the hedgerow.

Cleavers are an excellent herb for promoting lymph flow, or where the lymphatic system has been impaired by scar tissue or infection. If your horse has to stand in due to box rest, or limited field time, offer cleavers, also nettles (wilted) and wild marigold ( calendula) to prevent the lower limbs from filling with stagnating lymph.

Cleavers are also useful for reducing urinary tract inflammation, helping with the healing of gastric ulcers and the cleansing of skin problems caused by poor elimination.

15/11/2025

I managed to find some time on this dank and gloomy day to treat Baileys again. She is still quite sore, but with gentle perseverance, she was able to let go of some of her tension, tightness and discomfort. I think it was a relief for her to give in. As a feisty mare, she likes to be in charge of her own destiny, make her own decisions and carry her discomforts without letting anyone know. And when I offer her some help, she will pretend she is fine. Lots of horses are like this, but mares more so. They don’t want to own up to aches, pains and blockages, its all so inconvenient! They are hard wired to push on through. Which is where training and experience helps me to make the right choices for the horse, and to know when to back off and when to persevere. 🥰

Edited to add; she has been choosing white willow bark and barley grass powder all week, she had some meadowsweet earlier in the week but refused it by Thursday. And three buckets of water with peppermint essential oil have been drunk.

14/11/2025

Well today was fun! Gotta love a storm when you are involved with horses! 🙈 so pleased to be at work, tucked in stables with warm, wooly horses and cups of tea! Hope you are all surviving out there! 💨🌧️

13/11/2025

I am running the Introductory Herbal sessions during December and January for £80 session ( plus travel). This is for horses only.

The longer herb sessions are currently £110 and are designed to problem solve and guide your animal on a healing journey. These include a full written report and ongoing support.

The Introductory sessions are perfect if you are dipping your toe into the world of herbs and plant oils and want to find out more.

I can offer your horse some plant remedies and see what they select, we can discuss any problems they have and how to start making changes, I can talk you through the process of self selection and how to read your animals reactions .

If your animal suffers with itchy skin, poor gut health, brittle feet, respiratory issues, laminitis and other metabolic conditions, stress, anxiety, past trauma, fear of the vet and so much more, then I can help.

Winter is a great time to introduce herbs into your horses diet, they need the extra boost to their immune systems, they may be spending more time indoors, so gut motility will slow down, respiratory issues are more likely to arise.

Group visits and talks/demonstrations also welcome. Or buy a herbal session as a novel Christmas gift!

11/11/2025

My darling girl had some dental work yesterday which required her going to the vets. It was for some infundibular caries treatment, I had been putting it off for ages, but my own equine dentist kept prodding me to get it done.

The thing is, I promised her, after her week long stay in hospital 5 years ago, that she was lucky to survive, that I would never put her through a veterinary procedure again. I know how traumatised she was back then, and how long it took her to get over it.

So when my lovely dentist pointed out she needed fillings over a year ago, I fought it with every sinew in my body! I researched as much as I could, I questioned other dental experts, vets, Google! Did my 18 year old pony really need this procedure?

In the end, the cavities were deteriorating, and having the procedure seemed to be more sensible than waiting for a fracture to happen, which would then require a more stressful extraction.

I prepared her as well as I could. She is in a good place currently, fit and well, i have spent many years boosting her immunity, rebuilding her gut biome, keeping her healthy. She has a lovely jockey who takes her out four times a week, on fabulous adventures which I know she enjoys. And with her new fitness and weight loss, she is able to go out in the field more and live a more normal, happy life, which is all we ever want for them, right?

She had Violet Leaf and Linden Blossom essential oils ( fear of the vet, past trauma) before she got on the lorry. No fooling her though, she knew this was no ordinary trip, and refused to eat the good hay.

Luckily, the whole procedure at the vets was relatively short and uncomplicated. But as well as the necessary sedation, they also had to give her some bute intravenously, as she struggles to open her mouth wide, and they needed to get to back teeth 😢

As soon as she got home and had a roll, she drank a whole bucket of peppermint water. Peppermint is a specific for toothache and TMJ pain. It is also spot on for improving gut motility, which slows down due to the sedation. She also chose Rose Otto ( shock) and Vanilla ( comforting.)

I left her alone yesterday, but was keen to help her with some cranial work today, but she really did not want me near her head still. She let me do a little work on her poll and I managed to Photizo the TMJ’s to help with inflammation and pain. I will try again at the weekend, when her body has settled down a bit more.

In the meantime, she is having Spirulina and Seaweed to get rid of the toxic effects of the drugs, plus burdock root and chicory, and nettle tea to help flush her system.

She galloped round the field today and threw in a few airs above the ground! I will update again when I have time to give her more treatments, it is a fully booked week with lots going on!

10/11/2025

Wow!!! Things rather exploded today while I have been busy!!!
If I have spoken to you today about your deposit, then your place is secure!
The Natural Gut Health workshop on 31st January is then officially sold out!!!
Thank you all for your overwhelming interest!!!

10/11/2025

Good morning lovely people! I have had a fabulous and enlightening weekend, the Winter Workshop being the highlight! I love it when a truly amazing group of people get together, all from diverse backgrounds, but all with the same desire to help their horses as best they can, every day is a learning day!!

The Natural Gut Health is a new workshop for me, instigated by the amount of horses I see, or read about with suspected ulcers, repeated bouts of medication don’t help,, but then cause further issues. Tackling the microbiome is like being at the foot of Mount Everest!! But if we are aware of what we need to do to improve things, then we can start to take steps in the right direction.

Thank you to the companies that have supported me in helping horse owners help their horses. Lets keep moving forwards, lets discuss polyphenols, ecdysterones and tannins and saponins! Lets work out what our horses need for better gut health, so they can be the best versions of themselves. Happy, comfortable and content. They give us so much, we owe it to them to be as educated as we can be!

The next Natural Gut Health workshop will be Saturday 31st January 2026! I have to limit places to 6, as it will be cold and we all need to fit in my tackroom!! £40pp, please send a £10 deposit to secure yoyr place!

08/11/2025

This is really quite something! The FEI have taken a step backwards regarding horse welfare, but BS have stuck their head above the parapet.
Well played British Showjumping 👏👏

06/11/2025

I stumbled across this lovely video from August. Nev enjoying his releases and feeling the endorphin rush 🥰