Holistic HorsekeepingHow to have a healthy happy horse! Is your Horse in Sympathetic Burnout Because of You? No human or horse can live in the fight or flight state indefinitely, yet that is exactly what is happening to so many right now. People are stressed and that stress is transferring to our horses when we … Continue Reading »
Holistic HorsekeepingHow to have a healthy happy horse.Volume 28, Number 1 =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* In This Issue: 1. How to Easily Use Homeopathy for Humans 2. For the New Year commit to a better understanding of your horse =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* 1. How to Easily Use Homeopathy for Humans Homeopathy was my first introduction to holistic medicine. I fell … Continue Reading »
Holistic Horsekeeping Newsletter, August 2022, Volume 27, Number 8 Dr. Madalyn Ward – How to have a healthy happy horse Pathology Associated with Leaky Gut Syndrome To prevent noxious substances from entering the bloodstream, the healthy gut responds in a complex, highly integrated fashion. Enterocytes, or gut-lining cells, actually bind the noxious substance and release chemicals to destroy it. These cells … Continue Reading »
Holistic Horsekeeping Newsletter, July 2022, Volume 27, Number 7 Dr. Madalyn Ward – How to have a healthy happy horse How Damage Occurs Conventional western veterinarians are now recognizing and treating equine ulcers more frequently. With increased awareness of this syndrome, more horses are routinely being given antacids and acid blocking drugs. These medications may … Continue Reading »
Holistic Horsekeeping Newsletter, June 2022, Volume 27, Number 6 Dr. Madalyn Ward – How to have a healthy happy horse I don’t believe every horse that tests with a high ACTH has classical Cushing’s. My mare that I lost in 2018 helped teach me this. Cerise was losing strength but showing no other signs of … Continue Reading »
August 2018 Holistic Horsekeeping How to have a healthy happy horse. Volume 23, Number 8 =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* In This Issue: 1. Supporting your Insulin Resistant Horse 2. Getting Your Horse Questions Answered =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* 1. Supporting your Insulin Resistant Horse Our Morgan gelding, Tanq, has struggled this summer with sore feet. The drought in Colorado has made … Continue Reading »
Madalyn Ward, DVM shares her answers to specific holistic horse care questions from clients. To see more questions and answers on real holistic horse care situations check out the Horse Health Hotline postings. Q – Brittle hooves on 10 year old Percheron/QH gelding – The first 6 years I had this horse he was on … Continue Reading »
November 2015 The Number 1 Cause of Insulin Resistance Holistic Horsekeeping How to have a healthy happy horse. Volume 20, Number 10 =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* In This Issue: 1. The Number 1 Cause of Insulin Resistance 2. Want to Have a Better Understanding of Your Horse? =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* 1. The Number 1 Cause of Insulin Resistance If you … Continue Reading »
July 2014 – Mid Month Update Holistic Horsekeeping How to have a healthy happy horse =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* In This Issue: Horse Temperament: Dew, the Coughing Horse =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=* Horse Temperament: Dew, the Coughing Horse Dew is a young, paint mare with a serious cough. I saw her first on June 2. She came to me with a … Continue Reading »
You walk in to your horse’s pen with his evening feed and instead of coming to you he stands off in the corner and paws the ground. For most of us this creates an immediate fear reaction. Oh my God, my horse has colic. But then, after taking a deep breath, you regroup. Your horse … Continue Reading »
The more horses I treat for ulcers, the more I learn that the same therapies are not equally effective for all horses. This makes sense because not all horses have the same type of ulcers. Horses develop ulcers for different reasons and in different places. It turns out that the topic of treating horse ulcers … Continue Reading »
In previous articles I discussed the four different kinds of horse ulcers, and the reasons why they develop. In this month’s newsletter I discuss holistic treatments for each type of ulcer, since no single treatment works for every kind of ulcer. Treating Different Kinds of Horse Ulcers Since ulcers in different part of the digestive tract … Continue Reading »
Owners of laminitis horses are starting to chew their fingernails because spring is just around the corner. Despite record cold weather in parts of the country, green grass and other signs of spring are popping up regardless. This, of course, makes people who have laminitis horses quite nervous! If you are one of those people, … Continue Reading »