horse joint care
Pain Explained with Traditional Chinese Medicine – Part 2
If you missed part 1 of this article on how Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) divides types of pain into 5 types and treats each type quite differently, you can see it at http://ow.ly/kAgei. Treatment and Prevention of Bi Syndromes: Wandering Bi – The horse that is off for no reason. Treatment and prevention for Wandering [...]
Horse Lameness: 3 Steps to Holistic Care
Did you know that horse lameness affects 50% of all equines? Not only that, but 17% have laminitis, which can cause an average of 110 days of recovery time per episode. Worse, more than 28,000 are euthanized annually because of founder. Ouch! These are the results of the recent Veterinary Services Report from the U.S. [...]
Horse Temperament: Is your Yang Ming horse stiff?
If there is such a thing as a perfect clinic then Remi and I just experienced one. Remi is a Yang Ming horse temperament and he has been in my life for 5 years. During that time we have worked to get his horrible feet better and help him trust that he was not going [...]
Horse Temperament: Is your older Wood/Fire(Jue Yin) limping?
Horse temperament plays a part in how horses age. Tess, my 30 year old, Jue Yin mule has been limping lately. I know exactly why this is happening. After enduring a miserable, record breaking drought and temperatures over 100 for 90 days the weather has cooled off. When the weather was so hot the horses [...]
Horse Joint Care in 3 Simple Steps
When it comes to horse health care, joint care can be one of the most confusing issues for horse owners. It can be difficult to decide how best to prevent joint problems, cope with existing joint issues, and provide pain relief when needed. When it comes to holistic horse health, I follow a three step [...]
Do You Feed Your Horse Like You Fuel Your Truck?
As a veterinarian I am often asked what people should feed their horses. Many people tell me that they simply feed their horses oats and grass hay, and their horses experience no problems. While this seems to work for some horses, it doesn’t often work well for most horses. The Truck Analogy To me, feeding [...]
Does Your Older Horse Have Clicky or Crunchy Joints?
It’s not unusual for older performance horses to have joints that click, crack, or crunch, especially when you first warm them up. Although these “crunching” noises can sound a little alarming, there’s no need to panic. The noises are just a result of aging horse joints, and can be alleviated with some simple holistic horsekeeping [...]
