GREAT, YOU MADE IT TO STEP ONE.
This is where YOU identify the pros and cons of starting your very own horse health management program. Most people believe this means to start your horse on an exercise program but in reality this commitment to getting your horse in the best shape of their life is so much more than that.
Yes, exercise does play a huge part in managing your horse’s overall health but in order to really become healthy and stay healthy, one must also address all facets of good health . . . and that includes your horse’s mental health, emotional health, nutritional health, and the relational health you have with your horse and the relationship your horse has with its trainer, rider, vet, and any stable hands that come in contact with your horse.
WHY START?
The obvious reason to start a Professional Horse Health Management Program is to improve your horse’s overall health and fitness. This can mean different things to different people so just remember, this is YOUR HORSE and your personal horse health management program so you get to decide what are your priorities.
As you decide what you would like to start with first, here are a few common choices people make when first starting to work with a professional horse health management system like The Horse Cafe.
DECISION TIME . . . .
CHOICE #1 PHYSICAL HEALTH . . .
The first decision is to decide which aspect of your horse’s health would you like to work on? The primary categories include physical health, mental health, emotional health, psychological health, relational health (family, friends, colleagues), and nutritional health.
When looking to improve your horse’s physical health, you can choose from a variety of projects like weight management, pain management, injury rehabilitation, learn about ways to get your horse to have more energy, improve your horse’s cardio health, improve your horse’s flexibility, improve the quality of your horse’s nutrition, increase your horse’s leg strength, improve your horse’s balance, and increase your horse’s stamina.
CHOICE #2 MENTAL HEALTH . . .
When you want to address your mental health, which is totally interconnected with your horse’s physical health, the list of projects include improving your horse’s brain power, which means to improve their memory, decision making, problem solving, comprehension, and creative thinking.
In the process of addressing these learning skills, horse’s usually begin with activities that improve their attitude, improve their independence, improve positive thoughts, and improve understanding the pros and cons of various situations.
When addressing your horse’s mental health, we must address real life situations like anxiety, depression, anger, fear, sadness, and other conditions that can be addressed. (See the Mental Health tab in your DASHBOARD)
CHOICE #3 PERSONAL DASHBOARD . . .
As you enter your PERSONAL DASHBOARD, you will see a series of links along the top row JUST to the right of your name. These 9 links can change your horse’s life, for the better, once you start using them to create the gameplan.
Your PERSONAL DASHBOARD has 25+ easy-to-use MENU’s and DROP DOWN’s to help get you started.
Your PERSONAL DASHBOARD allows you to explore activities you want your horse to get involved with.
Your PERSONAL DASHBOARD encourages you to set GOALS. Once you achieve them, you will eventually see the “Get My Horse Healthy” plan really works.
Your PERSONAL DASHBOARD can be accessed with just one click on some of the hottest topics in the Horse Health Management Industry.
Your PERSONAL DASHBOARD has a Get Started link called WORKOUTS. Let’s start there to implement a specific set of activities designed to get your horse moving.
