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Peter Schneider, Dr.med.vet. Dr.rer.nat. Specialist for veterinary
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This site is dedicated toIceythe unique, powerful, friendly, and lovable Viking Horse from Iceland |
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Here this horse has been bred for more than 1000 years, and it went through a long and very successful adaptation process. On Iceland the Viking Horse has always been an integral part of the symbiosis between the landscape, plants, animals, micro-organisms, and of course humans, too. Sometimes the condition under which Iceys are kept in Iceland especially during the winter time seems not to be optimum. However, these horses are used to this situation, and they are strong enough to get along with it easily. The situation worsens dramatically if Iceys have to leave Iceland. On the continent the symbiotic situation which the horses are used to is not existing any longer very often. They now have to overcome problems with different feeding, drinking water, housing, ecology, and also different energetic conditions. As a result many Iceys on the continent develop diseases which are virtually unknown to their sisters and brothers on Iceland. The main and most money consuming health problem of the Icey is a syndrome which is called 'sweet itch' or 'summer eczema' because it mainly occurs in summer time. Numerous studies have been performed to find a good treatment regime for this nasty disease, but up to now only little work was done to find its real origin. So an allergy against the bites of midges which are not present on Iceland is often blamed to be the wrongdoer; but how could it then be that many Viking Horses which live in a real mosquito area are free of eczema? It is often forgotten or not even accepted that Iceys on the continent in many cases have lost their symbiotic environment. As a result there is no exchange of symbiotic energy anymore. In fact, this causes severe metabolic and also spiritual problems to the horses. Therefore, many Iceys mourn extremely when they are brought away from Iceland. Due
to the lack of environmental vital energy which has a very high level on
Iceland, many Iceys on the continent are getting problems with their
energy flow especially on those energy
meridians (stomach/spleen-pancreas = earth, bladder/kidney
= water) which normally connect the energy system of the horses to Gaia,
the Mother Earth. The emotional problems may intensify the blockade of
the energy meridians. Blood sucking insects are very sensitive to the accumulation of vital energy in the blood and also to metabolic waste products in the sweat. So it is no wonder that Iceys with eczema are very attractive to their tormentors, and the blocked energy meridians can be traced by the location of the skin changes.
The summer eczema is often treated symptomatically with suppressive methods, such as corticoids, antibiotics, or 'eczema fluids'. However, these methods may even worsen the metabolic situation because they choke the important elimination pathway over the skin. Also in alternative equine medicine numerous treatments were tried with some success. However, the experience shows that especially a holistic energetic and regulatory treatment which also includes the restitution of a normal symbiotic environment of the horse is able to make the life of the Icey worth living apart from Iceland. Besides the correction of housing and feeding a successful holistic therapy of the summer eczema consists of an homeopathic treatment, a removal of the emotional and energetic blockages by 'energetic healing', and a supply with environmental vital energy by special Energy Plates, which are buried on the local chakras (energetic breathing points) of the Earth. In many cases the holistic method is able to heal the summer eczema, and it also regulates the relationship of the symbiotic partners including the horses. After the symbiosis of all partners has been regulated also the insects and their bites are no longer a problem for horses and humans, too.
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