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Equine Anxiety Relief
When training and supplements have not resolved it, try solving the emotional root.
Natural Equine Anxiety Relief
When training and supplements have not
resolved it, try solving the emotional root.
CBD-Free. Herbal-Free. Vegan. Safe Alongside Any Veterinary Treatment.
Your horse's anxiety is not a training failure. Behavior concerns rooted in emotional stress respond differently than behavior concerns rooted in bad habits.
Natural support that works on the emotional layer underneath the behavior can shift what training alone has not been able to reach.
Custom Flower Essence Support for Calming the Nervous Horse and Rider
Which situation sounds most like your horse right now?
For When Individual Fears Are
Holding the Horse Back
😌
Spooks easily or can't settle
Anxious without their person
Rescue or rehomed horse
For When Herd Tension
Is Driving the Behavior
🙂
Aggressive with herdmates
Disrupts stable harmony
Reacts to new horses, riders
For When Pressure Triggers
Shutdown Instead of Performance
😐
Trailer refusal or panic
Shuts down with vet visit
Can't focus at shows
For Emotional Mirroring
Between Horse and Rider
😬
Horse mirrors rider anxiety
Nervous after a spook, fall
Ongoing horse-rider tension
Every Order Includes
Complimentary Animal Communication
Catherine Tunes In to Your Horse
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Ships within 1-3 Business Days
Complimentary 3-week Check-in.
Catherine Winfree | Animal Communicator & Flower Essence Practitioner
Every blend starts with a conversation. With your horse.
Catherine Winfree is an animal communicator and flower essence practitioner based in North Carolina. Before selecting a single essence, she tunes into your horse's specific emotional state, not their breed, not their history on paper, but what they're actually carrying.
What she hears shapes every blend she makes. That's why no two Calm Animal Solutions orders are ever identical, and why horse owners often notice changes they weren't expecting.
What Horse Owners have Told Catherine Over the Years
Customer said her stable manager says her horse no longer paces when she leaves in the morning.)
Blend ordered: Relaxed Horse
Customer said her horse no longer gets upset when new there is a new horse at the stable.
Blend ordered: Social Horse
Customer says her horse is no longer skittish with trailer loading.
Blend ordered: Confident Horse
Customer said he and his horse are more focused during roping.
Blend ordered: Calm Rider, Calm Horse
Customer said her horse stays calmer when the other stable horses are away traveling.
Blend ordered: Relaxed Horse
Individual results vary.
How it Works
Choose the blend that matches your horse's biggest struggle.
Place your order. Within 1–3 business days, we'll reach out for your horse's name so Catherine can begin.
Catherine tunes into your horse (or you and your horse) using animal communication and selects the right flower essences for their specific emotional landscape.
Your custom blend is prepared and shipped directly to you with a free spray bottle and usage instructions.
If you're not seeing a shift at 3 weeks, schedule your complimentary check-in, if you need support.
Why Custom Flower Essence Blends Work
When Other Calming Products Don’t
Why Calm Animal Solutions Custom Flower Essence Blends Work When Other Calming Products Don’t
Flower essences don’t sedate or mask behaviors — they help ease the emotional stress patterns underneath.
Flower essences don’t sedate or mask behaviors,
they help ease the emotional stress patterns underneath.
Unscented + fragrance-free
Non-toxic — safe with training, supplements, or vet care
Supports emotional balance — calms without dulling personality
Globally trusted — used by holistic vets worldwide
3 Natural Ingredients:
Organic vegetable glycerin
Filtered water
custom-selected flower essences,
(chosen for your horse's emotional needs)
Our Blends Support Equine Anxiety Relief
All our blends are made using flower essences, a plant-based, unscented form of support that’s been used for centuries.
Our blends don’t sedate or stimulate.
They’re used to support your horse's balance during everyday stress.
What Experienced Horse Owners Want to Know About Flower Essences
My horse has been in training for years and still reverts to the same anxious patterns. Why?
Research published in peer-reviewed equine behavior journals confirms that training can mask emotional responses without resolving them.
The behavior changes.
The underlying emotional state does not. Horses with longstanding anxiety patterns have nervous systems conditioned to respond a certain way.
The neuropathways for a different response were never built or were suppressed by repeated negative experience.
A 2021 position statement from the International Society for Equitation Science cautions that repeated pressure without emotional resolution can elicit a passive coping state characterized by shutting down all responses.
Flower essences work at the emotional level that allows new responses to form, which is why horse owners who have worked through training protocols sometimes see shifts with flower essences that training alone could not produce.
Is there science behind horses responding to emotional support?
Yes.
Research published in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior confirms that cortisol levels rise simultaneously in both horse and rider, confirming horses respond directly to human emotional states. Source: Journal of Veterinary Behavior, Cortisol release, heart rate and heart rate variability in the horse and its rider. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23380228
NIH published research confirms that horses use emotional cues from humans to guide their own behavior toward novel objects and situations.
Source: Social Referencing in the Domestic Horse. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7022515
The International Society for Equitation Science has established that keeping horses in a low threshold of arousal is paramount,
not just for performance but for welfare.
Flower essences support that baseline emotional state.
How is this different from magnesium or herbal calming supplements
Magnesium and herbal supplements work on the nervous system physiologically.
They reduce excitability by influencing neurological function.
They are useful tools.
Flower essences work differently.
They address the emotional pattern underneath the nervous system response.
Research published in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior confirms that stress responses in horses are not purely physiological.
Horses with longstanding behavioral patterns retain their responses even after the physical trigger is removed, because the emotional memory persists independently of the physical state.
The two approaches are not competing. Many horse owners use both.
My vet has not heard of flower essences for horses. Should I be concerned?
Not necessarily.
VCA Animal Hospitals, one of the largest veterinary networks in the world, describes flower essences as safe for horses and confirms they are used for emotional stress and anxiety.
Source: VCA Animal Hospitals, Know Your Pet: Flower Essences. vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/flower-essences
The American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association recognizes flower essences as a legitimate complementary modality.
Source: ahvma.org/what-is-holistic-veterinary-medicine
Equus Magazine has published veterinarian recommendations for flower essences specifically for equine pasture aggression, with a veterinarian recommending a mix of flower remedies added to the communal water tub to support herd dynamics.
Source: Equus Magazine, Bully Horse. equusmagazine.com/news/bully_horse_011508
Flower essences contain no active compounds, no herbs, and no oils.
They do not interact with any medication or supplement your horse is currently receiving.
Always let your vet know what you are using.
Can flower essences be used for the whole herd, not just one horse?
Yes and this is one of the most practical applications for boarding stable owners.
Adding the blend to a communal water trough or misting shared stable areas means all horses benefit simultaneously.
Research confirms that herd stability directly reduces aggression and supports welfare.
Adding emotional support to a communal water source addresses the whole herd's emotional state rather than isolating one horse as the problem.
Social Horse is used by stable owners as standard practice during new horse introductions to support calmer settling in for the whole barn.
Each horse draws what they need from the blend.
I have tried Bach Rescue Remedy and it helped but did not fully resolve the anxiety. Why?
Bach Rescue Remedy contains five essences formulated for acute stress and general upset.
It is one of the most recognized natural calming tools in the equestrian world for good reason.
For many horses it provides noticeable short term relief.
What it cannot do is address the specific emotional pattern your individual horse is carrying.
A horse with a trailer memory, a herd loss, a confidence deficit built over years, or a rider anxiety loop is carrying something that a general stress formula was not designed to reach.
Equine Wellness Magazine documents horse trainers and rehabilitators using Bach flower essences on horses with complex emotional histories, including race horses in rehabilitation, with results that a five-essence general formula could not produce on its own.
A custom blend formulated specifically for your horse goes further because it is blended for your horse's situation.
Not for horses in general.
Source: Equine Wellness Magazine, Bach Flower Remedies for Horses
How do I know which blend fits my horse's specific situation?
Start with your horse's most dominant behavior pattern.
The routing guides below each describe a specific emotional cluster.
Spooking, herd tension, trailer anxiety, performance shutdown, rider mirroring. If your horse fits more than one, start with the behavior you most want to address.
There is a good chance you will see improvement across all areas.
Individual results vary.
Spooky Horse
Buddy Sour and Barn Sour Horse
My Anxiety Is Affecting My Horse
Not sure which blend fits your horse?
You start with your horse's biggest struggle. You know them best. Catherine will tune into your horse personally as she creates their blend. Every blend supports a calmer horse.
If your horse's situation is complex or overlapping, the consultation with a Custom Pet Blend is the right place to start.
Links to Our Quick Guides to Match Your Horse's Behavior to the Right Blend
Calm Animal Solutions is bringing gentle, natural calming support to animals everywhere —
because we believe every animal deserves to feel safe, known, and supported.
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Mandatory FDA Notice: The statements made regarding Calm Animal Solutions have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any animal disease. Although the ingredients in Calm Animal Solutions are generally regarded as safe, you are encouraged to consult your veterinary before using any essence product (such as Bach Flower Essences, for example).