Alternative Therapies

Promising New Gene Therapy Tendon Treatment

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April 18, 2018

A new gene therapy shows promise for treating tendon injuries according to a report published in the journal Frontiers in Veterinary Science. The authors claim the technique gives much faster healing than current methods and could significantly reduce relapse rates.

Demystifying the Cranial Bones

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April 11, 2018

Equine Sports Therapy, Alexa Linton, equine cranial bones, equine skull

The equine skull has thirty-four bones, while the human skull is made up of twenty-two bones of which eight are cranial bones and fourteen are facial bones. That is quite a number of bones making up our noggins and those of our horses. But what do they all do? That’s a great question with a complex answer.

Music Helps Horses Better Respond to Performance Demands

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April 4, 2018

Music Helps Horses, equine music therapy, horse music therapy, polish equine research, soft music helps horses, janet marlow pet acoustics, dr. juliet m. getty phd, music therapy for horses

Researchers from Poland¹ set out to determine the effect of music played in the barn, on the emotional state of race horses. Many horse owners have found that music has an apparent calming effect on fear, aggression, and overall stress. Race horses, in particular, have demands of increased cardiac activity and speed that may be improved through music exposure.

Regenerative Medicine

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January 25, 2018

regenerative medicine, equine musculoskeletal injuries, inflammatory protein Interleukin-1, Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist protein, platelet rich plasma, hypoxic-ischemic-based injuries, extracorporeal shock wave therapy, modern equine medicine

What exactly is regenerative medicine? It’s been a buzz phrase for a while now, yet it remains somewhat of a mystery to many horse owners as an application in the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries suffered by performance horses in particular.

Therapeutic Tools Top Riders Can’t Live Without

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November 22, 2017

therapeutic tools horse riders, Tania Millen, Hawley Bennett-Awad, Revitavet, Ceramic horse blankets, Wendy MacCoubrey, horse therapy

Therapeutic tools have been used to prevent and treat horse injuries for many years, but cutting edge therapies continue to be sought out by riders to improve their horse’s health and performance. Twenty years ago, the technology of the day for icing the legs of Olympic and World Championship level event horses was giant rubber boots filled with ice water attached to noisy pumps that burbled bubbles up through the boots

RevitaVet™ Therapeutic Systems

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October 27, 2017

RevitaVet Therapeutic Systems, RevitaVet Light Therapy Systems, RevitaVet IR2, canadian eventer Hawley Bennett-Awad, canadian eventing

RevitaVet Light Therapy Systems provides leading technology in non-invasive care for equine preventive maintenance and rehabilitation. Their website explains that in over 40 years of independent research, light therapy has been shown to deliver powerful therapeutic benefits to living tissues and organisms. The therapy has been used on horses for more than 20 years.

Help Your Horse with Acupuncture

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September 28, 2017

Steve Chiasson, horse acupuncture, horse care, horse acupuncture points, horse back pain, horse pelvic pai, equine aupuncture treatment

We are living in an exciting time for the world of equine medicine. With advances in the last few decades, horse owners have at their disposal a huge variety of both diagnostic and therapeutic options for the health care of their horses.