Comments for Blogging from Madalyn Ward, DVM http://blog.horseharmony.com Horses, the move to Fischer, and much more! Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:01:58 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Holistic Horse Health: Can pigeon fever be prevented? by then5925 http://blog.horseharmony.com/holistic-horse-health-can-pigeon-fever-be-prevented/comment-page-1/#comment-2048 then5925 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:01:58 +0000 http://blog.horseharmony.com/?p=2169#comment-2048 Interesting post! Just dealt with pigeon fever for the first time with one of my horses.
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]]> Comment on Holistic Horse Health: What are adhesions? by Madalyn Ward, DVM http://blog.horseharmony.com/holistic-horse-health-what-are-adhesions/comment-page-1/#comment-2047 Madalyn Ward, DVM Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:45:36 +0000 http://blog.horseharmony.com/?p=2544#comment-2047 An osteopath will be able to determine possible internal adhesions by examining the spine of your horse. When 3 or more vertebral segments are affected this suggests an internal problem. By looking at the nerves involved with the affected segments the osteopath can determine which organs are involved. For example, it is not unusual for a horse to have adhesions around the bladder from bruising during competition. This would show up in the lumbar vertebral segments L2-4. If the kidneys are affected then the lower thoracic and upper lumbars are involved. Great question. Madalyn

]]> Comment on Holistic Horse Health: What are adhesions? by tcolvin http://blog.horseharmony.com/holistic-horse-health-what-are-adhesions/comment-page-1/#comment-2046 tcolvin Tue, 02 Oct 2012 03:57:14 +0000 http://blog.horseharmony.com/?p=2544#comment-2046 How do you determine if your horse has adhesions or some other joint, muscle, tendon issue? My horse lopes “stiff legged” at times. He has difficulty picking up his left lead but he actually canters smoother to the left than he does to the right. I’ve had him adjusted and she seems to work mostly on his ribs. He can be grumpy at times. I recently (month?) started him on SBGA. I’ve seen improvement in coat and hooves. I’ve been told he would benefit from magnesium. Not sure if the supplementing can do anything for his gaits.

]]> Comment on Equine Parasites: A Holistic Approach by alternativeanimal http://blog.horseharmony.com/equine-parasites-a-holistic-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-2044 alternativeanimal Wed, 02 May 2012 17:04:11 +0000 http://blog.horseharmony.com/?p=2332#comment-2044 This is wonderful information that I’m sure most of us horse people are not aware of. We have to educate ourselves and stop poisoning our animals.
Roxanna Whittington
Owner, Alternative Animal
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]]> Comment on Horseman’s Health: Vegan Nutrition: Getting Enough B12? by SunnyHawk http://blog.horseharmony.com/horsemans-health-vegan-nutrition-b12/comment-page-1/#comment-2043 SunnyHawk Tue, 01 May 2012 13:15:07 +0000 http://blog.horseharmony.com/?p=2307#comment-2043 Thank you for the reference. I did find a 1991 Netherlands study on spirulina here:http://veganhealth.org/b12/meas#DAG91 also some more info on the b12 issue. Complicated issue for sure. Thanks again,
Sue

]]> Comment on Horseman’s Health: Vegan Nutrition: Getting Enough B12? by Madalyn Ward, DVM http://blog.horseharmony.com/horsemans-health-vegan-nutrition-b12/comment-page-1/#comment-2042 Madalyn Ward, DVM Mon, 30 Apr 2012 18:59:11 +0000 http://blog.horseharmony.com/?p=2307#comment-2042 Sue,
The source I have is Paul Pitchford who says the micro algae often contain analogs to B12. The research on AFA shows that it does not contain the analog but is active B12. I don’t know if additional research has been done on spirulina. Madalyn

]]> Comment on Horseman’s Health: Vegan Nutrition: Getting Enough B12? by SunnyHawk http://blog.horseharmony.com/horsemans-health-vegan-nutrition-b12/comment-page-1/#comment-2041 SunnyHawk Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:46:32 +0000 http://blog.horseharmony.com/?p=2307#comment-2041 Hi Madalyn,
Thank you for your work on the horse classifications. I’ve only recently discovered them and the information is both powerful and fascinating.

As a vegan, I am very interested in this new post from you and would love to know the research behind it. B12 is very much a concern of mine. I wonder, since the amount of B12 we require is so minute, if the differences in spirulina vs. AFA are really significant from a nutritional requirement perspective. Would love to hear your thoughts on that.

Thanks again,
Sue in Ohio

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