Horses at Work: Lifestyles of Working and Service Horses
Alayne Blickle
November 14, 2016
Horses that plow, heal, or protect have distinctly different lifestyles than the average riding horse.
Horses that plow, heal, or protect have distinctly different lifestyles than the average riding horse.
Learn how acupuncture is used to supplement conventional therapies and treatments given to equine patients.
Understand the costs of veterinary care before you’re faced with a sick or injured horse.
While acupuncture seemed to help some horses, there was no strong evidence that it relieves pain in all affected horses.
There’s a complex series of events that occur when acupuncture needles are placed. Here’s a rundown of what happens.
Tweets and take-homes from the 2016 Western Veterinary Conference’s equine acupuncture and emergencies sessions.
What therapies might help relieve the rest of a horse’s body when treating a specific injury or recovering from surgery?
Chiropractic provides another means of diagnosis and treatment for many musculoskeletal disorders.
Here’s how to get your performance horse back to the show ring safely and successfully after layup.
On April 7 Meagan Smith, DVM, will describe how she uses the ancient technique of acupuncture on her equine patients.
Equine complementary therapies, such as chiropractic and acupuncture, are more popular than ever. Learn how they might help your horse’s health and performance.
At the Rolex Ride The Course event international four-star eventer Lynn Symansky describes the complementary therapies her horses’ health care team uses in the time leading up to three-day events, from acupuncture to magnetic blankets.
Dr. Erin Denney-Jones explains what acupuncture involves and how it is used to help horses.
It’s no longer uncommon for owners to seek out additional avenues of horse care.
Most readers said they’ve incorporated at least one complementary therapy into their horses’ care.
Ovulation in healthy mares was not impacted by acupuncture in this study.
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