Book List: Some of our favorite horse books available from Amazon.com. A donation to ESS will be made with your purchase of any of these books, when you use the links provided on this page.

Tellington Touch - Linda Tellington-Jones: The Tellington Method is a system of animal training, healing and communication that allows people to relate to animals in a deeper, more compassionate way -- a way that furthers inter-species connection and honors the body, mind and spirit of both animals and their people. The Tellington Method utilizes a variety of techniques of touch, movement and body language to affect behavior, performance, and health, and to increase an animal’s willingness and ability to learn in a painless and anxiety-free environment. Linda's methods are undoubtedly the most compassionate and effective way to deal with all animals, and especially with horse that have been traumatized and abused.

Country Care: When you purchase items on the www.CountrySupply.com website using this code - essdonation - ESS earns 5% of your purchases (excluding dewormer or shipping).

7 Acres Horse Training: Raian Kaiser, TTEAM and TTouch practitioner, Equine Touch teacher and practitioner. Raian rides and trains horses for a variety of disciplines, and has developed a teaching method incorporating TTEAM ideas, correct dressage training and movement awareness for English and Western riders called Riding to Lightness.

WebWorks of Taos: WebWorks of Taos is Ruth Bourgeois' web site design company. Ruth, executive director of ESS, had worked full time at Thal Equine until the practice moved to Santa Fe. Now she enjoys the flexibility of owning her own business and having time to devote to the care of the horses and ESS.

MyLabMax: This is a web site for Ruth's black lab, Max, who is Ruth's approved Pet  Partner Team therapy dog with the Delta Society (which Bindy, the mini-donkey is in training for). Ruth and Max visit residents at the local retirement home, go to the library for a children's R.E.A.D. program, and have attended special events such as a picnic held in June 2007 for foster children and their foster parents. The site is mostly for fun, but also to promote and inform the public about the Delta Society programs and responsible pet ownership.

Delta Society: The Delta Society is a national organization established in 1977 whose mission is to improve human health through service and therapy animals. Their goals:

• Expand awareness of the positive effect animals can have on human health and development.
• Remove barriers that prevent involvement of animals in everyday life.
• Expand the therapeutic and service role of animals in human health, service, and education.
  

Goldstar Animals Helping People: 501(c)(3) organization in Taos that offers programs for people and animals, including mounted search and rescue registered with the state of New Mexico, and dog visitation and therapy programs with Delta Society approved Pet Partner dogs.

Thal Equine: Thal Equine is a full service horse hospital and referral clinic in Santa Fe, NM. This web site has an articles page full of helpful horse care information. Published articles by Dr. Thal, formerly of Taos, in Word format, to be downloaded or read. The AAEP horse owner brochures are also available, in PDF format, for downloading. If you have a specific horse health care question, you can e-mail Dr. Thal.

Dr. Bessie Babits: Dr. Babits of Medicine Wheel Equine, Taos, NM is on the advisory board for the Equine Spirit Sanctuary.

Lee Hester: Lee is an ESS volunteer who does healing energy work on our equines. She is also a massage therapist and has a vacation rental. Lee, of Nurturing Bodyworks and Sage Waters of Taos, offers a wide variety of treatments to enhance one’s well being on all levels - mind, body, emotions, and spirit.

Mary Sue Comstock: Mary Sue is also an ESS volunteer who does healing touch energy work on our equines. Starflower Healing for Animals and People with Mary Sue Comstock offers hands-on and distance Healing Touch for Animals® Sessions for both small and large animals.

The Complete Pet Ranch: Specialized training and boarding for dogs and horses. Established in 2001, Jane Gerard owner and trainer has 29 years experience in animal management. Your beloved pets are family and they share our home.

Habitat for Horses: A Texas-based horse rescue, "dedicated to changing the lives of horses and humans. Our goal is to create a world where horses are respected for their intrinsic value and for their ability to help us fulfill our emotional, behavioral and spiritual needs. We provide equine rescue services to law enforcement agencies, an active equine adoption program, an equine education center and equine-assisted services to youths and adults." This is a great resource to learn more about horse rescues and an inspiration for our work at ESS.

Miracle Ranch Foundation: A horse rescue located in Medina, Texas whose main mission is to rescue horses from being slaughtered and to raise awareness to the American public, horse lovers and  owners of the existence of foreign owned slaughterhouses. Miracle Ranch Foundation also works to educate the public, utilizing rescued horses for equine assisted growth and learning.

Animal Protection Voters: This is a great source of information on pending legislation in New Mexico regarding animals. Animal Protection Voters’ mission is to:

• actively promote and support animal-friendly legislation at the local, state and federal levels;
• build an effective political voice for animal advocacy in New Mexico; and
• hold New Mexico’s elected officials accountable on animal issues.

Petroglyphs: Petroglyphs is a statewide animal newspaper in New Mexico, packed with expert advice, cool products and services, local animal events, etc. The website features news about pending legislation, up-to-date regional events and archives of past issues and much more.

The Horsemen's Voice: This is another excellent New Mexico horse publication, a great resource for what's happening in our state. There are always interesting articles and updates about what's happening in the industry, calendar of events, and directory of horse businesses, trainers, etc.

Today's Horse Trader: Today's Horse Trader is a monthly publication that is an excellent source of information on what's happening in this area for horse activities, where to go for anything horse related, to buy or sell horses and horse products. They have also developed a wonderful editorial side, with feature articles on horse health issues, horse activities and other topics of interest to horse owners. This free publication is available at area feed and tack stores, or by subscription.

Me-Sah: Stay in touch with the spirit world with spiritual reading, spiritual healing, and animal communication with Flagstaff, Arizona, clairvoyant psychic Me-Sah.

Equine Nutrition: This link is to an excellent resource on nutrition for horses, from The Horse magazine, which can be downloaded from the PlatinumCare web site.

Equine Wellness Magazine - a holistic horse care resource: