Pet Owners
Owners who want to understand the plants they read about, ask better questions and care for their animals with more informed confidence.
Online Animal Herbology Training
A complete online animal herbology training for pet owners and animal care professionals — first module finished in under an hour, whole program at your own pace.
A comprehensive online educational program that you complete entirely at your own pace. Nine progressive modules take you from foundational principles through preparations, dosage concepts and a seasonal framework, all the way to species-specific approaches for dogs, cats, horses, birds and small animals.
Save $50 (52% off) — that's less than $6 per module.

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A Natural Approach
This program is built on a simple educational conviction: that understanding plants well matters more than collecting recipes. Rather than a list of remedies, you are given a framework — how plants are prepared, how observations are recorded, and how context shapes every decision.
Across the modules you explore medicinal plants and their traditional uses, animal wellbeing as an everyday practice, a seasonal approach inspired by traditional frameworks, safe preparation principles, dosage concepts adapted to weight and form, the differences between species, and the habit of holistic observation.
The training is educational in nature. It is designed to deepen your understanding and your questions — not to replace the diagnosis, treatment or advice of a qualified veterinary professional.
Audience
Owners who want to understand the plants they read about, ask better questions and care for their animals with more informed confidence.
Learners fascinated by natural approaches who want a structured curriculum rather than scattered articles and forum advice.
Groomers, sitters, trainers and shelter volunteers looking to broaden their understanding of holistic wellbeing alongside their existing work.
People already studying herbalism for humans who want to explore how the same plant knowledge is approached for animals.
Program Content
Six pillars form the backbone of the training. Every module returns to them from a different angle.
Build a working knowledge of the plants most often discussed in animal herbalism: their traditional uses, their characteristic properties and the situations in which they are commonly studied.
Understand the main galenic forms — infusions, decoctions, macerations, powders, tinctures, poultices and standardised extracts — and what distinguishes one preparation from another.
Learn a structured way of observing an animal: behaviour, coat, appetite, energy and daily routine, so that observations are recorded consistently rather than intuitively.
Follow a seasonal framework inspired by traditional Chinese medicine, linking organ systems and plants to the rhythm of the year.
Study how dosage concepts are adapted to weight and preparation type, which plants require caution, and what to do if a poisoning incident is suspected.
Compare how the same principles are approached for dogs, cats, horses, birds, rodents and reptiles, and where species-specific care is required.
The Value of Structure
Information about plants and animals is everywhere, and most of it arrives without context: a name, a claim, no indication of preparation, quantity or suitability. The result is confidence without understanding.
A structured curriculum changes that. When you know how a preparation is made, what a dosage principle depends on, and which questions to ask before anything else, you stop guessing. You can read a label critically, follow a conversation with a veterinary professional, and recognise when something is outside your scope.
That is what this program is for: replacing scattered advice with organised knowledge you can actually reason with, for the animals in your life or in your care.



The Curriculum
A structured learning journey from foundational concepts to practical applications.
What's Included
Nine structured modules covering the full program.
Listen to the material while walking, driving or working.
Study guides you can keep, print and annotate.
Plant references and a closing bibliography.
Practical exercises that anchor each concept.
Short reviews to confirm your understanding.
A closing assessment covering the whole program.
Revisit every module whenever you need it, for life.

The Whole Animal
No single factor explains an animal's condition. The program teaches you to hold these elements together as one picture.

Methodology
The season associated with the liver and gallbladder. Study cleansing and supportive plants and the signs of imbalance discussed in traditional frameworks.
Linked to the heart, blood vessels and small intestine. Explore circulation-related plants and the classical associations of the warm season.
The fifth season of the Earth element. Focus on the upper digestive tract, stomach, pancreas, appetite regulation and joint comfort.
Associated with the lungs, immunity, large intestine and skin. Study respiratory plants, immune-supporting mushrooms and skin preparations.
The season of the kidneys and urinary system. Cover the bladder, prostate, endocrine glands, bones and plants linked to mood and behaviour.
Practical Application
What you learn here is meant to be used thoughtfully. For most students that begins at home: reading labels with a critical eye, adjusting daily routines, observing an animal more carefully and keeping better records of what changes and when.
For those already working around animals — grooming, sitting, training, fostering — the same knowledge broadens the conversations you can have with owners and with veterinary professionals, and helps you recognise the moment to refer rather than advise.
This program is educational. It does not replace veterinary training, medical qualifications or professional licensing, and nothing in it should be treated as veterinary advice.


The Learning Experience
Everything is delivered online, with no schedule to keep up with. Open a module when you have twenty quiet minutes, return to it a week later, and pick up exactly where you stopped.

Meet Your Instructor
Animal herbalist and creator of the Animal Herbology course
With over 25 years of experience in animal herbal medicine, Dr. Amelia Hartwell helps pet owners understand holistic animal wellness through clear, practical and compassionate education.
What Students Say
Feedback from pet owners, animal professionals and herbalism students working through the nine modules at their own pace.
“I finally understand what I'm reading online instead of guessing. The dosage and safety module alone changed how I talk to our vet — my questions are far more specific now.”
Laura M.Owner of two dogs · Portland, OR“The seasonal structure made everything click. I go through one module a week between clients and the audio lessons let me study while I drive.”
James R.Dog groomer · Bristol, UK“Clear, honest and never over-promising. It repeatedly reminds you where veterinary care belongs, which is exactly why I trust the rest of the material.”
Sofia B.Cat owner & volunteer · Milan, Italy“The species chapter on horses was worth the price by itself. The observation checklist is now part of my weekly routine at the stable.”
Hannah K.Horse owner · Lexington, KY“For $47 the depth is unreasonable. Nine modules, PDFs I actually print, and lifetime access so I can go back whenever a new case comes up.”
Marcus D.Shelter volunteer · Toronto, Canada“I already studied herbalism for people. This gave me the animal-specific framework I was missing, without repeating what I knew.”
Elena P.Herbalism student · Valencia, SpainA Clearer Starting Point
Instead of promising a one-size-fits-all remedy, the program teaches a repeatable way to observe, research and ask better questions.
Record behaviour, routine, appetite and environment with more consistency.
Study plants, preparations, dosage concepts and seasonal frameworks in context.
Take better-informed questions to your veterinary team when care is needed.
You have 30 days from the date of purchase to decide. If the training is not what you were looking for, request a refund within that period and your payment is returned in full.
Enrollment
Limited-time price
Save $50 (52% off) — that's less than $6 per module.
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Confirmation
Receive your purchase confirmation and access instructions by email.
Open the course
Use your login details to begin with the first module whenever you are ready.
Learn at your pace
Return to the course lessons whenever you need them.
Questions
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