Posts Tagged ‘horses’

Horse Junkies Unite!

If you’ve ever wondered just how “horse crazy” you really are, now’s your chance to find out. EcoLicious Equestrian, a natural grooming products company, is inviting horse lovers to share their bragging rights to see who wins the title of Ultimate Horse Junkie.

We’re teaming up with the  Horse Junkies United to short list the top 5 Ultimate Horse Junkie Contenders and will be putting the decision in the hands of readers and customers. The prize? EcoLicious swag. You guessed right.

As a horse lover I admit to being more than a little crazy for my equine family. We’ll go to great lengths for our horses and we’re interested in hearing just how far others have gone for theirs. If your horse ever ate your paycheque, then you’re a contender!  With a website tagline that states “Horses are expensive, addictive and will impair you ability to use common sense” it was clear that www.horsejunkiesunited.com was the perfect place to issue the challenge. For contest click:  “Are You the Ultimate Horse Junkie”?

To ensure that only the best of the best get to the hands of the winning horse junkie, our grooming products have been “Horse Junkies United Tested & Approved”. Check out what the Horse Junkies United  Pro Groom blogger  Sandra Anderson got to say : Grooming Tips from a REAL Groom: Putting Natural Grooming Products to the Test

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Summer Memories and the Lovin’ is Easy!

Summer holidays are over and fall is knocking on the door. We will all miss the warm, long days that gave us plenty of time to enjoy our equine companions. September is here, but summer isn’t over yet! We want you to enjoy these last summer days, celebrate it and capture the memories to last all year, so this month, we’re doing something a little different.

We’re inviting you to share your best pictures of you and your horse in the “Summer  Memories: Feel
the Connection” Photo Contest.

Take Your Best Shot!

Winners will receive a special Feel the Connection Grooming Kit containing some of the most popular EcoLicious products for the horse: SQUEAKY GREEN & CLEAN Deep Cleansing & Conditioning Shampoo, the all-natural coconut derived horse shampoo (check out before & after pics); DE-STRESS Intensive Restructuring & Detangling Treatment for mane and tail; and for the rider, HANDS ON Therapeutic Barn Hand Repair Lotion. These products are the key ingredients for your horse’s spa day, and a treat for your hands after you’re done.

Let’s face it, our horses offer us so much and ask for so little in return. Grooming time can become a ritual you both enjoy to the fullest to not only get your horse looking his or her best, but to also strengthen the bond between you. In horse language, grooming is a sign of affection and caring between horses who like each other, so the more you can replicate this in the horse-human relationship, the happier your horse will be. And that’s something that’s a win-win for both of you.

Summer Fun

Contest Rules:
Enter as often as you want by sharing your photos on our Facebook page and email a copy of  the contest entry photo to letusknow@ecoliciousequestrian.com. The deadline for entries is September 20th, 2011 at noon. The winner will be announced on the EcoLicious blog and Facebook page on September 21st, 2011 at noon. Enter now and tell your friends.

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Your Horse. Your Earth. Your Choice.

Thank you editors of the Equine Wellness Magazine for featuring our bestselling Leave Me Be All Natural Fly Spray and the Leave Me Be Fly Spray Concentrate in the Heads Up section of the June / July issue.

According to the Horse Journal Magazine, an independent product review publication; citronella based fly sprays prove to be the most effective natural repellents. Leave Me Be is packed with citronella, one of the most powerful natural bug deterrent; and a blend of peppermint, lemon and cedar wood oils, which are all known for their superior repelling properties. Glycerin conditions coat and eucalyptus & lemon oil help to soothe and heal already bug bitten skin. Both horses and people enjoy the fresh scent, but bugs not so much.

Leave Me Be packs a punch and is free of any nasty chemicals of pyrethrins. It is a repellent you will want to use on yourself. And you can. It’s all made with 100% natural human grade ingredients.

Available at www.ecoliciousequestrian.com or at one of our vendors. See “where to find us”:

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Your Horse. Your Earth. Your Choice.

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Spring is in full swing and we are finally experiencing those longer sunny days shared with our equine companions. Unfortunately, the warmer weather also brings pesky mosquitoes, black flies, ticks and fleas. What a perfect  time to launch our latest addition to the EcoLicious product family : Leave Me Be All Natural Fly Spray Concentrate. One bottle of concentrate makes five liters of fly spray, so a little goes a long way!

EcoLicious Special: Buy 1 Leave Me Be Concentrate and get 1 regular Leave Me Be bottle 50% Off (retail price: $29.95). Enter “FREElmb Facebook” into the `Notes`section while ordering). Order now. May 2011 only.

Why should you opt for chemical & pyrethrin FREE fly spray?

When you spray your horse he can inhale it. If he rubs his nose or scratches his leg that’s covered with pesticide-laden bug spray, it absorbs into his system. Not to mention what you’re exposed to when you’re applying it. Leave Me Be All-Natural Bug Spray saves your horse, your health and the environment from common pesticides and pyrethrin that are the key ingredients in other insect repellents, and replaces them with pleasantly scented all-natural ingredients that not only smell good, but deliver natural protection and “beauty” benefits. EcoLicious Equestrian uses a natural and pleasant blend of citronella, lemon oil, peppermint, eucalyptus for a scent that smells great to us, but turns off bugs. Our customers love it because it is safe for their horses, it conditions and shines their coats, and they can use it on themselves too without worrying about pesticides and other nasty chemicals that many people prefer to avoid. It is now available in concentrate form, so a little goes a long way when mixed with water.

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Let’s talk a little today about various benefits of regular grooming routine.  There are many and they reach far beyond the “looking good” part.

Health & Beauty

A good grooming session cleans & massages the skin, improves circulation, and more oxygen means a healthier horse. It also allows you to keep a closer eye on your horse and see if anything is out of the ordinary. Bad scrape on his leg, lost shoe…you get the idea. It also helps to warm & relax tight muscles. And we can’t forget the BEAUTY part!

combing through Lisa's tail after application of De-Stress Intensive Treatment

Relaxation & Bonding

Horses usually love to be groomed. Between horses, mutual grooming is a sign of affection, friendship & trust and it is a great way to bond with your horse. You’ll make your horse feel good and he’ll learn that it’s good to be around you. But don’t let him return the favor by nibbling on you. You wouldn’t enjoy it as much as his pasture buddies. When he turns his neck to you, gently push his head away to make him understand that this grooming session is just about him. No need to return the favor!

Tune into him, get to know him, learn where he’s ticklish or sensitive and let him help you find that ooh-so-sweet spot he loves rubbed so much. Soon your horse will show you what spot is itchy and where they need to be scratched. My horse lifts his hind leg when he needs my belly scratching services.

mutual grooming between horses is a sign of affection

Adjust the pressure of your touch to the horse’s sensitivity. Some horses love to be curried hard some need a much gentler approach. They’ll let you know. You just need to listen. Sympathetic grooming makes horses relax and more
willing to work and it is great “foreplay” before riding time.

Coming Soon :  more about grooming as an opportunity to train your horse & teach him patience. Stay tuned!

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The EcoLicious Equestrian

Check out our full line of delicious, natural and green equine care & grooming products at www.ecoliciousequestrian.com