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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.

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. Startlingly, some patients have even shown unequivocally where they want needles to be placed, once they have realised that we are 'listening'.

Equine acupuncture with moxibustion - Back pain

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, as part of an integrated therapeutic strategy.

Below are approx. diagrammatic representations of the 12 paired and 2 unpaired meridians in the horse or pony (acc. Chris Day).

Acupuncture vet in practice: 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) - see image

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

 

 

Equine Acupuncture model from China

 

Veterinary Acupuncture, when delivered in a holistic package, stimulates a return to more normal energy balance within the body, enabling better endogenous healing capability.

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Garrison Savannah and the equine acupuncture vet.

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