The way a horse smells things is also an indication of mood and attitude and a horse uses smell as a tool of recognition. Horses greet each other by smelling, and shake hands by sniffing noses. Horses smell people, objects, and food to determine whether, good, friendly, or obnoxious. They also sniff and smell things they are fearful about. Touch During this module you will start to get to know yourself, to offer the hand of friendship to yourself and forgive. Jaworek A, Earasi K, Lyons K, Daggumati S, Hu A, Sataloff R. Acute infectious laryngitis: A case series. Ear Nose Throat J. 2018 Sep;97(9):1-8. doi:10.1177/014556131809700920 If you are hoarse, your voice will sound breathy, raspy, or strained, or will be softer in volume or lower in pitch. Your throat might feel scratchy. Hoarseness is often a symptom of problems in the vocal folds of the larynx. How does our voice work?

Normally when we talk/sing the vocal cords come together and vibrate. This creates a sound which we know as the voice. Hoarseness results from the vocal cords in the voice box (Larynx) not working properly. There are several causes of hoarseness, fortunately most are not serious and tend to go away after a short period of time. Common causes are: Any horse lover will know how intuitive and communicative our equine friends really are. Responding to changing situations and our corresponding body language, they regularly perform wonders. You only had to watch Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro perform at London 2012 to be humbled by their intelligence and deep connection.Here at Equesure our team has over 60 years of experience in the specialist equine insurance market. We can offer you a bespoke insurance policy with options tailored to the unique needs of you and your horse. The surgeon will examine the throat to help identify the cause of the hoarseness. This is done by passing a flexible telescope through the nose (Fibreoptic Endoscope). This examination is done at the time of your out-patient visit and does not require hospital admission. Depending on the clinical findings, the following treatments may be recommended: Simple advice: Horses have a wide range of vocal signals which they have used to their advantage down through history. Following are some of the important vocal signals horses use: Our breath, most of us do not breathe enough! But we also breathe incorrectly to be around horses. You will learn how to breathe to connect with yourself and horses. Many people have similar warm feelings toward domestic horses. But do horses possess the same ability to recognize and respond to human emotional cues? This question prompted three Japanese-based researchers to investigate.

Horses are also very sensitive to touch and are capable of feeling pleasure, pressure, pain, temperature. Their faces and bellies are especially sensitive. Horses enjoy being scratched and stroked, and once they are accustomed to being groomed, derive muchpleasure from the touch of brushes and hands in the grooming process. Taste Instead of giving you both time to bond and form a relationship, people listen to those around them. The comments of get on and ride it, when is your first competition greets your ears. For some you know it isn’t right everything is telling you from the horse to your gut instinct that time is needed. But it takes guts to say to people “oh I am giving us time”

Very occasionally however it can be a warning symptom that something more serious is wrong with the throat or voice box. This is especially important to remember in people who smoke and if the hoarseness persists or seems to get worse over a period of several weeks. Having been involved with horses since childhood I was constantly appalled by the suffering of such noble creatures at the hands of humans in a so-called civilised society. I felt I could not just stand by without doing anything to help. During the afternoon we heal the herd. 6 beautiful mares who wish to guide you on your healing journey.