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Acupuncture for Horses and Ponies - Equine Acupuncture
We visit a large number of equine patients, around the UK and even further afield, for a variety of health and soundness
issues. Back problems, head shaking, laminitis and moonblindness are special interests. Horses and ponies generally enjoy
vet acupuncture, when it is indicated. On rare occasions, a horse or a pony will object to needling. In such
cases, we usually employ LASER acupuncture [acupuncture-by-LASER], which they accept well as it is totally
painless.
We have enjoyed especial benefits when using acupuncture for back problems, neck problems, head shaking,
moon blindness, arthritis and lameness.
As in all species, we attend to diet, lifestyle and potential
obstacles to recovery (including saddling and shoeing in equines), along with a full chiropractic check and any
necessary chiropractic manipulation (i.e. holistic treatment) in support of acupuncture treatment.
Acupuncture vet at work: conditions in which we find equine acupuncture [horse acupuncture &
pony acupuncture] most helpful or beneficial (if holistically applied) are:
Head-shaking Head
shaking Headshaking Back pain Back problems Neck problems Arthritis Sinusitis Laminitis Founder Navicular Periodic
Ophthalmia Moon Blindness Moonblindness Moonblindness OCD DJD ERU Recurrent
Ophthalmia Recurrent Uveitis Shoulder lameness Hip lameness Paralysis Lumbo-sacral
problems Colic Uveitis Spavin Degenerative Joint Disease Pain control Head shaker syndrome (head-shaker, headshaker) is particularly challenging but we are seeing the majority with a positive
outcome. There are also promising results with wobbler syndrome. Book SalesOnline Video Consultations (UK & International) Christopher Day, vet acupuncturist for over 28 years, has been involved
in the academic side of the training of acupuncture vets (veterinary acupuncturists - vet acupuncturists). See
also: www.naturalfeeding.co.uk
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