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Horses and Ponies of all types If you wish, go straight to the DISEASES list These beautiful and sensitive creatures have served mankind for millennia. They have been dragged into war for us, about 8 million having been killed in the First World War (against 8.5 million military personnel). They have carried us hither and thither, ploughed our fields, helped build empires, helped destroy empires, carried our goods, mined our coal, worked our livestock, provided motive power, entertained us and been loyal companions, ever since their first association with man. Here we try to pay back some of that loyalty and service, with a special care that recognises their special needs.
We treat horses with homeopathy, acupuncture, herbs (herbal medicine), chiropractic manipulation and nutritional therapy as the main therapies offered. Other therapies may be used, according to need. The most common equine conditions that we are asked to help are: laminitis, chronic laminitis, mud fever, sweet itch, sarcoids, head shaking (headshaking, head-shaking), eye problems, skin problems, back problems, COPD (C.O.P.D.), urticaria, moonblindness and lameness but we take on any problem presented, with a positive approach. We have a particular interest in equine backs (horses' backs and ponies' backs) and much of the equine workload involves back work. We usually see horses at their homes or places of livery. We have also seen patients at veterinary premises and veterinary university clinics. Owing to planning complications and road safety, we are unable to see horses at the AVMC premises but facilities are available at a nearby organic and holistic livery yard, where horses can visit or even stay, as necessary. This is particularly helpful for very distant patients that may require more than one treatment. With a full holistic programme, horses are released from constraining factors, allowing them to demonstrate their stunning healing ability. Many diseases, traditionally thought to signal the end of working life, appear to be reversible under this system. At the AVMC, we concentrate on grazing, diet, saddling and tack, shoeing, teeth, backs, riding, stabling, pasture management, supplementation, parasitology and behavioural aspects, prior to making medical input. We also take into account the results of any veterinary investigations that have taken place, including blood sample results, X-Ray pictures, Ultrasound scans, MRI scans, Scintigraphy scans, specialist reports etc. It is very helpful if these can be available at the time of the visit. We then select appropriate therapy, whether homeopathic, herbal, acupuncture, chiropractic or other therapy. It may even be an integrated combination of these. We also advise on future management for health, to boost our chances of a successful outcome. The reason for this strategy is to optimise and maximise healing ability, so that the best use is made of the extraordinary capacity of natural medicine to stimulate the regenerative and healing mechanisms innate in the horse's body. Having studied and developed a strategy to remove the obstacles, we then use one or other of the natural medicine strategies, or a properly-integrated combination of them, to apply the healing stimulus. The use of homeopathy, acupuncture (equine acupuncture), herbs and other alternative therapies does not rule out the need for a proper examination and assessment of each patient, necessary diagnostic tests, appropriate measures to repair injury and a study of natural lifestyle and diet, in order to be able to speed recovery. We have enjoyed a good measure of success through this methodology, seeing, as in other species, recoveries from diseases usually associated with a poor prognosis in conventional terms and wisdom.
If so, there may be another way .......
Have faith in your horse and look into ways to help him to release himself from his problems.
The AVMC is conducting objective analysis of clinical outcomes from cases seen. These results are being updated on an ongoing basis. To view them, click here.
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To give examples, these conditions contribute to the workload of the AVMC:
Click Homeopathy for horses Click Acupuncture for horses Click Herbal Medicine for horses - Herbs for horses Click Chiropractic for horses Click Natural Feeding for horses See also: Pet Care Common signs of ill health or impending ill health are: loss of fun, inability to make certain movements, inability to jump, difficulty jumping, stiffness on rising, stiffness coming out of stable, lameness (limping), reduced exercise tolerance, reduced stamina, decreased appetite, noisy breathing, heavy breathing, rapid breathing, increased thirst, laziness, sleepiness, head tilt, head shaking (shaking head), loss of balance, poor coat (dull coat), dull eye, excessive blinking, bleeding, sickness, diarrhoea, abnormal discharges, difficulty urinating, frequent urination, difficulty defaecating, blood in urine, abnormal odours (breath, skin, discharges), frequent nose clearing, coughing, loss of muscle (muscle loss), unexpected weight loss, increased appetite with reduced weight, scratching (itchiness). While much of this material may also apply to donkeys and mules, there is a page dedicated to donkeys and their relatives.
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