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In general, horses and ponies appear to enjoy their needles and, if not actually enjoying them, they still usually tolerate their acupuncture treatment very well. Some patients have even shown unequivocally where they want needles to be placed. AVMC policy is that we do not sedate horses for acupuncture. Sedation is toxic and can alter the body's perception, interpretation and processing of the treatment. It will also mask any responses, observation of which feedback from the patient is vital to the planning of ongoing treatment programmes. If a horse or pony objects to what is offered, we take it that there should be another way to treat the patient or that the point selection is not suitable for that individual. Other points can be chosen and there are other methods of point stimulation. Horses and ponies appear to be extremely aware of their needs and there is usually a reason for them objecting to a particular needle. We perform a full chiropractic check on each patient, correcting any problems discovered, so that skeletal alignment and muscle tone are optimised, prior to acupuncture treatment. Horses' back problems are a special interest. We use LASER stimulation for some patients, in preference to needling. Horses and ponies are well able to demonstrate which suits them best. In many cases, we use both. We also use Moxibustion or Electroacupuncture, as needed. A sample of the horse diseases and conditions that we are called upon to treat with equine acupuncture are (in alphabetical order): Arthritis Asthma Azoturia Back Pain Back Problem Behavioural Problems Broken Wind Colic COPD Crib Biting DJD Equine Recurrent Uveitis ERU Grass Sickness Headshaking (Headshaker) Heaves Hormonal Problems Infertility Joint Kissing Spines Lameness Laminitis Ligament Mareishness Moonblindness Myoglobinuria Myositis Navicular OCD Paralysis Pedal Ostitis Periodic Ophthalmia Periodic Uveitis Recurrent Ophthalmia Recurrent Uveitis Ringbone Setfast Shaker Shaking Shiverer Shivering Sidebone Sinusitis Spavin Spinal Problem Stomach Ulcer Suspensory Tendon Tying Up Ulcer Stomach Uveitis Wind Sucking Wobbler Return to Acupuncture Return to Horses Return to Horse Diseases
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Among all our domestic species, it is possibly true that
horses and ponies respond to energy medicine in a more dynamic and dramatic way.
Equine acupuncture is no exception. Horses and ponies are
extremely sensitive and reactive creatures and it is a real privilege to work with them.
