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| Has anyone ever tried raindrop therapy for themselves or their horses? Just wondering thoughts! Thanks! |
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| I've played in the rain before, but not sure it provided any real therapy for me or not. |
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Location: Dubach, LA | Explanation needed.
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| http://www.experience-essential-oils.com/equine-raindrop.html |
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 I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | I went a a Young Living animal seminar and they did the raindrop therapy on quite a few horses. I use oils but I feel the oils full strength are too strong for horses and quite a few look stressed to me and some welted up. I also don't like the idea of using so many different oils at the same time. I know personally I can't handle it. Some swear by it and I'll never know as I wouldn't do it on my own horse. JMO
I have seen some amazing results on horses using oils, just not a fan of the Raindrop Therapy on them.
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| Nevertooold - 2015-03-08 9:45 PM
I went a a Young Living animal seminar and they did the raindrop therapy on quite a few horses. I use oils but I feel the oils full strength are too strong for horses and quite a few look stressed to me and some welted up. I also don't like the idea of using so many different oils at the same time. I know personally I can't handle it. Some swear by it and I'll never know as I wouldn't do it on my own horse. JMO
I have seen some amazing results on horses using oils, just not a fan of the Raindrop Therapy on them.
I have been questioning Raindrop for horses myself for the exact reasons you stated. Thank you for your input. |
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| Very good point! I wanna try oils, but using just one diluted is a good idea.
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | cn1705 - 2015-03-08 11:51 PM Very good point! I wanna try oils, but using just one diluted is a good idea.
Dr. Shelton, that wrote the Animal Desk Reference, believes that the hot oils are too strong to use full strength on many horses. It's always best to start off using diluted oils to see how your horse reacts to them. |
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| Nevertooold - 2015-03-08 10:45 PM
I went a a Young Living animal seminar and they did the raindrop therapy on quite a few horses. I use oils but I feel the oils full strength are too strong for horses and quite a few look stressed to me and some welted up. I also don't like the idea of using so many different oils at the same time. I know personally I can't handle it. Some swear by it and I'll never know as I wouldn't do it on my own horse. JMO
I have seen some amazing results on horses using oils, just not a fan of the Raindrop Therapy on them.
I feel this way about the oils for humans & animals. Some are pretty powerful. I have a friend who is a rep for one of the bigger MLM oil companies. She is always posting things like "I felt sick, so I put this oil on my neck, and this blend on my back, and this blend on my feet, and diffused this one." I think that is a lot! When I use, I always dilute, and only use as needed. Some of the blends are even too much for me diluted, I'm ok with most of the single oils. I can't even imagine using all of that at one time.
Of course, the more you use, the more you buy, so it doesn't seem like the oil companies discourage this kind of usage. |
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Location: Kansas | odd, I've never heard of it before. Sounds interesting. |
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Location: In a happy place | I have had the raindrop treatment myself and felt like it helped. Also had it done on my stud horse and it was amazing. |
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Location: SE KS | sorrel horse ranch - 2015-03-09 9:26 AM I have had the raindrop treatment myself and felt like it helped. Also had it done on my stud horse and it was amazing.
Had it done on my horse - he loved it. licked his lips, you could tell the oils he did like, and th eoils he didn't like.
Once the raindrop therapy for finished, he was a very relaxed horse. Yes, he welted up, but only on a particular oil that was right over his withers
in the lung area. This was after we had a respiratory infection, and coming off of antibiotics. Fixing to do another therapy on him, and
will see what results we get from that. His lymph nodes were swollen around his throat latch the day we did this. 3-5 days they werent.
I would put thrive on him at the bald spot down on his bulbs of his feet, for his system to pull it thru. I am a believer in it. |
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| I do raindrop in my daughter once a week. Its fairly new to our oil retuine, been doing it for about a month.
You dont have to use the oils full strength, the raindrop kit comes with V6 vegatable complex to dilute the oils, i also adjust the amount of oils to be more child friendly. The results have been very very good!
She has ITI ussues and things have been great latley since starting, her mood is even better and she LOVES raindrop she asks for it every day.
Some things to keep in mind, you can get a "detox headacke" or feel a little flu like if you are caring a high toxic load adjust the oil and dilution if you have a high toxic level. You MUST increase your fluid consumption to help flush out the toxins released from the treatment, that is for everbody and everything! Horses included.
I love raindrop and think its a very valuable tool, but with all the essential oils knowing and common sence goes a very long way.
If anybody has any questions are is interested in young livings oils at all feel free to PM me :-) |
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Location: Hill Country of TEXAS!! | Hot oils are diluted using the V-6 oil while doing a correct raindrop. The welts are toxins being pulled out and will tell you the story of what is going on with your horse if read right.. Raindrop has its purpose and does wonders if its really needed. I do my own horses and a friends horse made a miraculous comeback from a majot issue doing the full/correct raindrop several days in a row for a few weeks. ( which i dont suggest doing unless you have professional supervision. I personally really like the raindrop on certain horses and myself. :) |
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| I don't dilute the oils on myself and have not had a problem with them being too strong. I like to use carriers (coconut oil) to help spread it over a large space.
The welting up is the release of toxins in the system. And I had a friend do the treatment on her daughter and used a light towel for the compress at the end....said the towel had dark staining on it. Most likely the body releasing toxins. |
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Location: Phoenix | This post is so bizarre but Interesting! Learning something new... |
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I just read the headlines
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| I found some essential oil books that are not affiliated with any of the companies that explain how oils work and why you can't test them like you do pharmacy drugs. It is interesting if you will just read it all the way through before passing judgement. The French have a lot of data on them. |
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I Prefer to Live in Fantasy Land
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Location: In the Hills of Texas | I feel we can learn something new everyday when it comes to oils and even the person, Melissa Shelton, DVM, that wrote the book ADR, Animal Desk Reference, says she learns something new everyday with oils and I recently read how she feels most oils, not diluted, are too strong for horses and no longer feels the welting of the skin is a good thing when doing the Raindrop Technique.
I'm very sensitive to the oils and while at a seminar, smelling and putting the oils on myself, I had a very strong reaction and I felt some of the horses that were getting the Raindrop Technique were experiencing what I had earlier. One of the horses that welted up badly, has had many raindrop techniques done. I was told he always reacted with big welts and he would lose his hair and then the hair would grow back. She found it acceptable...I didn't. To each his own. I see it as an allergic reaction since it has happened many times. I wouldn't use that oil again on that horse. I sure could be wrong but I know I'm very careful when I use oils whether it be on my dogs, my horse or myself.
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Location: Phoenix | I'm very much a novice when it comes to oils...I've used Rescue remedy on myself in stressful situations. My mom convinces me to take oregano oil when I'm sick and just got us a diffuser/steamer for essential oils. Would love to know the names of the books if someone has links. |
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| I was told to take a blend in my water but it really upset my stomach so I applied to my feet instead and it worked that way. I don't like taking my oils by ingestion but we are all so different. Also, if I don't dilute Thieves alot it burns. But I love to diffuse it or apply to my feet. That stuff smells so good to me. What I love about oils is that it is so individualistic. There are so many oils to use if one doesn't work for you. If one type of application doesn't work try another one. Nothing is cookie cutter with oils. I do have a question for you who use oils on your horses. Do you have to offer to them to smell first? My gelding is not very interested in them. But if I don't use a certain blend on his muzzle before getting on, he will turn his head back to me like he is asking if I forgot something. But if I rub it on his muzzle he doesn't do this. It kinda cracks me up. I watched several youtube videos that said you must ask the horse first if he likes the oil, but mine just shows little interest. |
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