Equine Aromatherapy

A whiff of lavender may be all that's needed to calm a nervous horse.

Researchers at the University of Arizona analyzed the effects of aromatherapy on horses. Results may lead to more natural ways to calm an anxious horse.

Lavender was found to be most effective, and unlike traditional tranquilizers, atomized lavender oil does not have a lingering effect and can be used only when needed.

Ann Linda Baldwin, professor of physiology at the University of Arizona, is one of the researchers on the study.

"We did get a calming effect with the lavender, but when we measured afterward, we no longer had the effect," Baldwin said. "So, it's just during the sniffing of the lavender that we see this calming effect."

Many horse breeds are nervous by nature so natural tranquilizers such as lavender oil could help to calm horses during stressful activities such as shoeing and trailering.

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https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/calmer-horse-just-sniff-away

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