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 Shelter Dog Lover
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| Daughter used a different saddle on him and he almost reared up on his right turn. Took him to my vet, he found a big knot down deep in his shoulder muscle from the saddle pinching him. He got out some honking big needles and started working on him, placed them above his hocks, on the front forward part on top of his rump, and on his shoulders. My horse was dropping his head and licking and chewing like he does when he gets adjusted. This morning when I brought them in to eat, he was stretching like a cat. I have owned him 6 years and this is the first time I have ever seen him stretch on his own. I think acupuncture is going to become part of our regular routine. |
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  Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | Im firmly believe in it.. |
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 Fact Checker
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Location: Displaced Iowegian | I am a firm believer in the use of accupuncture. I used Dr. Ralph Johnson (Interlaken Clinic in MN) in the 80's. He was the pioneer of using accupuncture in equines at that time. He kept my old horse running well for over eight years.  |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Oh I believe in it too, I have my big gelding done with acupuncture befor he gets ajusted, I always see a big big difference in him after he gets worked on. |
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 Balance Beam and more...
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Location: 31 lengths farms | When my mare fractured her patella 3 years ago I had the vet come out and do acupuncture on her...immediately afterwards I thought maybe I had done the wrong thing. She was more sore than she had been and looked lethargic on top of it. I kept on eye on her the rest of the day and then the next day it became very apparent how much good the treatment had done her, it was like all the sore muscles from carrying herself on 3 legs basically finally released and her healing really took off. She went from being able to trot a 8 on the scale of 10 lame to maybe a 3 and then decided on her own that she could add loping back into her list of acceptable gaits. I remember standing on the hill over looking her pasture and yelling at Dave "look, look!! CC's loping!! She's loping!!!...OMG, dont' lope, no loping!!!CC QUIT!!!!" We went from "was this a good idea?" about even giving her the shot to survive to "She may be pasture sound some day!!!" with one treatment. Little did I know with a few more treatments and about 8 months of handwalking she would carry me across the grass at Pendleton, not once but twice and hopefully some day again.
Wish the vet still lived here in CA, I'd be asking about acupuncture for kidneys!!!! |
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 Whack and Roll
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Location: NE Texas | run n rate - 2014-07-09 4:10 PM When my mare fractured her patella 3 years ago I had the vet come out and do acupuncture on her...immediately afterwards I thought maybe I had done the wrong thing. She was more sore than she had been and looked lethargic on top of it. I kept on eye on her the rest of the day and then the next day it became very apparent how much good the treatment had done her, it was like all the sore muscles from carrying herself on 3 legs basically finally released and her healing really took off. She went from being able to trot a 8 on the scale of 10 lame to maybe a 3 and then decided on her own that she could add loping back into her list of acceptable gaits. I remember standing on the hill over looking her pasture and yelling at Dave "look, look!! CC's loping!! She's loping!!!...OMG, dont' lope, no loping!!!CC QUIT!!!!" We went from "was this a good idea?" about even giving her the shot to survive to "She may be pasture sound some day!!!" with one treatment. Little did I know with a few more treatments and about 8 months of handwalking she would carry me across the grass at Pendleton, not once but twice and hopefully some day again. Wish the vet still lived here in CA, I'd be asking about acupuncture for kidneys!!!! This just gave me chills, run n rate! Thank you for sharing. Going to have accupuncture tomorrow on my gelding based on the suggestion of one of our BB's, and he and I are both accupuncture virgins. I can't wait to see what kind of relief he gets!
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Balance Beam and more...
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Location: 31 lengths farms | I'm so glad Sassy&Tessa hooked me up with her vet, I truly believe if we hadnt' done that appointment I probably would have ended up giving up and having her put down. She was 2 and a half months into the injury and had absolutely plateaued as far as healing, the only thing that made me keep looking for other options was the look in her eye. She wanted to run and buck and play, she wanted to get better, everything about her attitude even 3 legged screamed it. Best money I've ever spent. |
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Shelter Dog Lover
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| run n rate - 2014-07-09 4:54 PM I'm so glad Sassy&Tessa hooked me up with her vet, I truly believe if we hadnt' done that appointment I probably would have ended up giving up and having her put down. She was 2 and a half months into the injury and had absolutely plateaued as far as healing, the only thing that made me keep looking for other options was the look in her eye. She wanted to run and buck and play, she wanted to get better, everything about her attitude even 3 legged screamed it. Best money I've ever spent.
 Amazing therapy, isn't it, I am fascinated by it. |
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 I Chore in Chucks
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Location: MD | I have never walked away from an acupuncture appointment and wondered if it was worth the money. Seeing my horse go from kind of high strung anticipating what was going to happen to "woozy" and yawning even getting back on the trailer. It makes me want to go get needles stuck in me too!! |
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 Angel in a Sorrel Coat
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Location: In a happy place | No experience on my horses but I have had it done to myself and I am absolutely sold on it. |
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Location: The South | Awesome! I wish there was someone around here that did acupuncture on horses, I'd try it in a heartbeat. I tried it for myself last fall after my TBI because I was desperate to get better, and I honestly believe it's what helped me get back to normal (or my version of normal LOL). And the needles don't hurt at all! |
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