Five Element Personality Typing

Horse Temperament: How to use typing to select horse supplements

Posted on May 16, 2013. Filed under: Five element feeding, Five Element Personality Typing | Tags: , , , , |

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Once you have determined the correct horse temperament you may ask, “What good does this do me?” Well for one thing it could help you chose the best horse supplements so you don’t waste money on products that are not a fit for your horse. Let’s look at some additional Five Element theory to see [...]

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Horse Temperament: Remi Ropes Again

Posted on May 3, 2013. Filed under: Cerise and Remi, Five Element Personality Typing, Five Element Training | Tags: , , , |

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The first time I stepped out of my trailer holding a rope Remi’s eyes got wide and he pulled back on his lead rope. I had forgotten that he had once been a roping horse and I guess it was not a good time in his life. As a Yang Ming (Metal/Earth) horse temperament, Remi [...]

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Does Your Horse Have ADHD?

Posted on April 23, 2013. Filed under: Five element feeding, Five Element Personality Typing, Five Element Training | Tags: , , , , , , , |

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) and Attention Deficit Disorder(ADD) are big problems in people but what about horses? What causes these conditions and how can they be handled? Do horses need stimulant drugs to function normally like some people do? These are all questions that have probably run through your mind if you have a horse [...]

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Horse Temperament: Is It Important to Temperament Type a Goat?

Posted on April 11, 2013. Filed under: Five Element Personality Typing, Other Stuff | Tags: , , , |

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Horse temperament typing has become a way of life for me. Each one of my horses gets fed and managed as an individual with a diet based on his temperament and each is thriving with this approach. In the past however, my milk goats on the other hand just get pellets. I put out free [...]

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The Essence of the Wood Horse

Posted on February 15, 2013. Filed under: Five element feeding, Five Element Personality Typing, Five Element Training | Tags: , , , , |

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Wood is a symbol of life. We use wood for the structure of our homes and the furniture inside them. Wood is strong yet flexible. Wood can be carved into beautiful sculptures. Wood creates heat to warm us. When wood forests are cleared of heavy underbrush they make wonderful shaded homesites. If Woods are left [...]

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How to Choose the Right Horse Supplements

Posted on February 1, 2013. Filed under: Feeding horses, Five element feeding, general horse care, Horse Health Care | Tags: , , , , , |

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Open any horse supply catalog and you will find upwards of 40 pages of different horse supplements. The reason there are so many supplements has to do with the poor quality of many of our horse foods and hay. This is not the fault of the horse food companies but a reflection of the general [...]

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Horse Temperament: Learned behaviors at a ranch sorting

Posted on January 29, 2013. Filed under: Cerise and Remi, Feeding horses, Five element feeding, Five Element Personality Typing, Five Element Training, general horse care, Horse Health Care, horse nutrition, Horse Training | Tags: , , |

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I took Remi, my Yang Ming(Metal/Earth), horse temperament, gelding, to a ranch sorting last weekend. We both had a blast. Remi has had some bad experiences in the past and he can get very tense when going to new places. I want him to be able to overcome his learned behaviors of holding his breath [...]

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The Essence of the Water Horse

Posted on January 15, 2013. Filed under: Five element feeding, Five Element Personality Typing, Five Element Training | Tags: , , |

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Water is essential for life. Our bodies are composed of mostly water and the majority of our planet is covered with water. We can live for weeks without food but only days without water. Water allows our life energy to flow. It is in our blood, lymph, cerebral spinal fluid and in our individual cells. [...]

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12 Days of Christmas from Horse Harmony

Posted on December 15, 2012. Filed under: Five Element Personality Typing | Tags: , |

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Looking for the perfect holiday gift for your horse? Based on your horse’s temperament type, we’ve got some ideas for you in the video below. If you don’t know your horse’s type, take the free Horse Harmony Test. Then see what your horse would consider the perfect holiday gift based on his type by clicking [...]

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Horse Temperament: Is your Jue Yin(Wood/Fire) horse pushy?

Posted on December 13, 2012. Filed under: Five Element Personality Typing, Five Element Training, Horse Training | Tags: |

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The Jue Yin horse temperament can be tricky to work with. He wants to be the boss but when he finds himself in control he gets worried. Kinda sounds like your average teenager. I worked last weekend with a Jue Yin mare named Pheobe. Pheobe had the habit of bucking on the trail if she [...]

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