Aromatherapy for Horses

Horse professionals are using aromatherapy for horses. In Scented Horses, aromatherapist Catherine Bird offers the following guidelines for safely using essential oils for horses:

• NEVER apply undiluted essential oils to a horse's skin.
  
• You will get a response to a 3 percent dilution if you have chosen the correct oils.
  
• If your horse has a reaction to essential oils, or you accidentally get some in his eye, never use water to wash them off. Use your vegetable base oil or milk.
  
• Never use essential oils for a condition without consulting your veterinarian first.

Here's some other information for you:

Competition Scents describes a basic essential oil kit for dressage horses.

How to Use Aromatherapy with Horses offers some basic suggestions.

Why Essential Oils are Nature's Gift to Horses in Equine Wellness Magazine.