Archive for the ‘EcoLicious Horses’ Category

“My name is Elaine Banfield I am an FEI dressage trainer, rider and coach. Also an Equine Canada certified national dressage judge and an Equine Canada high performance training coach at Elaine Banfield Equine Services.”

“ I use products from EcoLicious Equestrian in my barn. They smell great and feel better than great.  They deliver the kind of results I want for my competition horses, with no worry of compromising their health,  quality of  air around my barn or my own health. They are gentle, without any toxic ingredients, and the results are wonderful.”

“ EcoLicious products work superbly and are easy to use. I love the shiny coats and smooth silky tails. My absolute favourite is the De-Stress Intensive Restructuring & Detangling Treatment for manes and tails. It’s a great conditioner, soothes itchy tails and is the fastest way to remove burrs, stubborn tangles or shavings. The best feature is the longevity of these products. The tail is smooth and tangle free for several days.”

“I am so impressed with the quality of these products that I have been confidently recommending EcoLicious products to all my clientele. Thank you EcoLicious, it is about time someone produced truly effective and environmentally friendly horse care products.”

Sincerely,

Elaine Banfield, FEI Dressage Trainer, Rider, Couch & Dressage Judge
Anola, MB

THANK YOU ELAINE!

Ride Green,

The EcoLicious Equestrian
Your Horse. Your Earth. Your Choice.

Check out our full line of earth friendly & all natural yet effective EcoLicious equine care & grooming products at www.ecoliciousequestrian.com

Hi everyone,

I’d like to share with you an email that I received yesterday from one of our customers. We’re so happy to hear about your experience with our products. 

“Ecolicious Equestrian is the ultimate line of horse care products!  I love the Squeaky Green and Clean shampoo, it rinses out easily and gets my horse super shiny.  The De-Stress and Moisture Maniac are the BEST mane and tail products, they detangle instantly without drying out the hair like those silicone-based products.  The Glossy Coat Tonic gives a beautiful show shine for my horse, and I use it on my own hair too for extra shine and softness.  Leave Me Be is a great fly spray, and I love the fact that it doesn’t have any harsh chemical pesticides like most other brands.  The Hands On cream is wonderful too, I constantly wash my hands in my job and it lasts a long time without being greasy.  I am going to toss my other products and use nothing but Ecolicious Equestrian products from now on!  Keep up the great work!”

Christine Stevens

Check out Christine and her beautiful dazzlingly shiny boy Bravo below.  That’s our Glossy Gloss Enhancing Tonic.

Thank you Christine. We really appreciate your kind words!

Ride Green,

The EcoLicious Equestrian
Your Horse. Your Earth. Your Choice.

Check out our full line of earth friendly & all natural yet effective EcoLicious equine care & grooming products at www.ecoliciousequestrian.com

Today we took on Cadence - a 5 year old Percheron Arab Cross Mare. This “little” redhead wasn’t sure at first about this whole bathing thing. We had to keep reassuring her over and over that the hose wasn’t a pony-eating-boa-constrictor. When she relaxed and stood still, we  slipped her some treats. She soon figured out that bathing wasn’t that bad.We love the rich red shiny hue of her coat that was completely hidden under the mud & dust. We got her squeaky clean with our 100% biodegradable & earth friendly Squeaky Green & Clean Shampoo.  She really enjoyed the intensive tail scrub and kept making really funny faces. Silky Conditioner got her coat shiny and her tail soft, smooth and free of tangles. We cut and thinned her mane and used some In Control Braiding & Mane Setting Cream to keep it on one side.

We finished off with a spritz of Glossy – Gloss Enhancing Coat Tonic with reflective Mica mineral that adds delicate shimmer and some Moisture Maniac Infusion to nourish and protect her tail.  What a gorgeous girl! Check out a couple more Before & After close ups below. All  of our products are made with natural and organic human grade ingredients, they smell heavenly (we use Sweet Orange natural scent that is know in equine aromatherapy for its uplifting benefits, but unlike horses and humans the bugs don’t dig it) and deliver amazing results.

Ride Green,

Team EcoLicious Equestrian
Your Horse. Your Earth. Your Choice.

Check out our full line of earth friendly & all natural yet effective EcoLicious equine care & grooming products at www.ecoliciousequestrian.com

We’re excited to report that our horses eagerly respond to clicker training and learn faster and more willingly that when we use the classical negative reinforcement training method. To  find  out more about clicker training in general read up our 1st INTRO blog post.

The first lesson consists purely of teaching your horse to touch the Target and relate the sound of clicker to a positive response – treat or reward if you wish.  We’ve improvised and in the spirit of reduce-reuse-recycle we re-purposed one of our lids from a container with our 100% Natural Leave Me Be bug spray as you can see below.

It’s easy to start. You just need a clicker (we’re  using our agility dog’s clicker) and a target – you can get them at Shawna’s On Target website or you can improvise just like us. A clicker can be  purchased at a pet store. Then you just need a pouch for treats – make sure you go with treats that your horse adores. After all you want him sufficiently motivated.

Durango managed to squeeze in one nice roll before his lesson started. My dog (also trained with a clicker) got little confused. She didn’t understand that this time I was clicking for my horse and wanted to be in on the action.

It wasn’t difficult for my horse to figure out what was required from him. Touch the target – click – and here’s a treat. I could even toss it like a frisbee and off he went to touch it. Oooh boy he was a willing student.   We played touch for a while and he got the right response faster and faster getting more and more excited that he got it right. It was so much fun watching him being so into it.

Stay tuned for more of our On Target adventures. We will start applying the clicker principles to the ground work first and follow with mounted training.

Check out Shawna’s ON Target website for more tips and go play with your horse. He’ll appreciate that and you’ll have an eager to please student.You can also ask Shawna clicker training questions directly at her FB page “Ask Shawna”.

Anyone out there playing click with his horse? Share your experience with us.

Ride Green,

Team EcoLicious Equestrian
Your Horse. Your Earth. Your Choice.

Check out our full line of EcoLicious equine care & grooming products at www.ecoliciousequestrian.com

We confess. We’re obsessed with before & after pics. Be it in a beauty salon or in an episode of the Biggest Loser, we’re crazy about them. In the spirit of our obsession, we’d like to share with you today a story of Lisa – a Hanoverian Warmblood mare going EcoLicious.

Lisa enjoyed her spa day tremendously. She showed us where she was itchy and where she needed to be scratched. She kept sniffing our hands (yes, our products are scented with Sweet Orange Essential Oil that horses are head over heels with, but which bugs don’t dig.)  She even strutted her stuff like there’s no tomorrow when Steph – her rider – took her for a little jumping session after the bath. You know the saying: when you look good, you feel good.

So How It Went Down (EcoLiciously of course, but let’s look at it step by step)

Step 1. Before we use shampoo, we always apply DeStress – the 100% Natural Intensive Mane & Tail Treatment. Why? You don’t want to start shampooing dry, knotted tail hair. Application BEFORE also ensures that no burrs or shavings are left, which are difficult to remove once the tail is wet even if you use rinse out conditioner.

Step 2. We start with the tail – after all there’s nothing like a full flowing shiny tail. We scrub the tail base thoroughly to help a horse ease the itch. Make sure to use only quality natural shampoos that won’t irritate your horse, otherwise he’ll end up with an even more itchy tail than when you started. For a soothing yet thorough cleansing try our Squeaky Green & Clean.

Step 3. We wash out the shampoo, apply Silky – a rinse out conditioner and then we let it work its magic while we proceed with scrubbing the rest of the horse.

Step 4. Scrub & scrub. Get yourself one of the loofah mitts. They’re the best thing to bathe your horse with. Guaranteed

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Step 5. We hose the horse off & apply a rinse out conditioner. Our Silky is made to condition both coat, mane & tail. We leave it in for a bit while we gently pick / comb through the tail and rinse off.

Step 6. Final hose off. Get yourself a squeegee – it’s the best test to figure out if there’s any dirt or suds left in your horse’s coat. Once clear – we’re done. At least for a bit.

Step 7. Now the mane treatment. To shorten the mane we love to use a thinning knife. We cannot be trusted with straight blade scissors.  We didn’t try to pull the “mane-pulling” move on this girl. Just like her Daddy ( Icarus) she will have none of that. Then we finish off with a spritz of Moisture Maniac.

Step 8. Then the tail. We apply a little dollop of DeStress, comb through & bang it at the bottom to make it look full. When you do that always make sure that you have someone to put a hand under the horse’s dock and lift it to the height  the horse naturally carries it’s tail.

Step 9. We’re done! Nope. Not just yet. A little spritz of our Glossy – Gloss Enhancing Coat Tonic – it’s got Mica in it. It is a shimmery reflective mineral that also acts as a natural sunscreen. And a little bit of Hoof Therapy to make the hooves shiny & healthy.

And voila! Who would think  Lisa is such a HOT STUFF?

Step 10. We almost forgot the most important step. The “spoil-me-silly” time. Treats!!!
Lisa’s fav: black licorice.

Ride Green,

Team EcoLicious Equestrian
Your Horse. Your Earth. Your Choice.

Check out our full line of EcoLicious equine care & grooming products at www.ecoliciousequestrian.com