Equine Recline Blog

First off we’d like to send out a HUGE thank you to Happy Tails Travel. They have been an incredibly faithful sponsor to us and we so greatly appreciate their help and kindness.

I also wanted to post some information on some more programs. These are done by Front Range Equine Rescue. They also prodive a stallion to gelding support program in which they will partially reimburse the owner for the cost of the procedure. They also have a Euthanasia Program. This program provides up to 50% reimbursement for the euthanasia of a horse, and can also include up to 50% reimbursement for cost of disposal. http://www.frontrangeequinerescue.org/whatwedo.html

I wanted to let everyone know about a program called Stallion to Gelding Support. This program is to help provide funds to those needing to geld a stallion or colt but can’t afford to do so. For more information on this program check out: http://stalliontogeldingsupport.org/index.html If you know of anyone that has a stallion or colt that they need to geld and can’t afford to, make sure to pass the information along.

We are almost out of Maverick’s 2 Chinese herbal formulas and it will cost about $250 to buy another round of them. They are only last about 2 weeks as he is on an increased dosage in order to help him. Any amount is greatly appreciated, even $5 or $10.

This is late in coming, and my sincerest apologies. We’d like to send out thanks to Rachel C. for her donation. Thank you so much for your efforts to give these horses a second chance and/or a place to live their lives out in a safe place where they are loved. 

First off let me talk about Maverick. Maverick is doing good. We are not yet seeing any sort of improvement in his legs, though he is standing up for longer periods and getting up more often. On the other hand since he has been on the Nourish his appetite is increasing, and his mood has become much more vibrant. Once again he is nickering at us for food and begging for more.

Because Maverick is needing to be on the larger dosage of the herbs we are going through the mixes extremely fast. Each mix is lasting about 20 days. The Synovitis Formula costs $147 and the Nourish $125. Any help towards making sure Maverick is able to stay on these mixes at the dosage he needs is greatly appreciated.

So often being involved in rescue you’ll find yourself crying from frustration, stress, anger, sadness, etc. But sometimes a story comes a long that has you crying good tears. One such is a story of a horse named Hero that belongs to the Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch in Bend, OR. For a story of hope and courage make sure to check this out: Hero

So as the result of muscle testing Maverick we ordered the Nourish Digest Solution and Synovitis Solution from For Love of the Horse. We got them today and have started Maverick on them. It shall be interesting to see what happens.

Through the muscle testing it is appearing that the issue is no longer with Maverick’s tendons as everything to help his tendons tested out negative. The Synovitis Solution is supposed to help with joints. That is really where Maverick is having a lot of issues at the moment, especially in his right leg.

We are hoping and praying that we are maybe back on the right track with Maverick. We did see some positive results from the Nourish though. He’s been very picky about his food lately. Tonight he was diving into his food with a very hearty appetite. It was wonderful to see!

We haven’t yet gotten through the whole barn with muscle testing. Mostly we are muscle testing for the herbs and supplements on hand. Though with Maverick we made an exception because of his health issues, which none of the other horses are dealing with. Maverick’s results certainly surprised us and so have some of the others. Dreamsicle needs Apple Cider Vinegar in her water and supplemented with bee pollen. It shall be interesting to see what the other horses turn up as needing!

So we’ve decided to try an experiment and try muscle testing the horses to figure out their needs such as herbs and supplements. So far the results have been rather interesting. It does take a while since we have a large list of things to go through, but it is interesting what the results of the muscle testing have been. What will be even more interesting is to see if through the muscle testing and the selection of herbs and supplements to see what changes occur in the horses, if any.

Muscle testing, short for applied kinesiology muscle testing, uses muscle resistance to see whether something strengthens or weaknes the body. It is not infalliable, nor perfect; but it can give you a different picture of your horse and how to treat it.

While we’ve known about muscle testing for a while, we got a different look at it just last week when I was at an acupuncture appointment. During the appointment the acupuncturist muscle tested me to see how many needles my body would accept. This was a different from what I’ve seen or heard it being used for. I’ve usually used it when a horse seems to be having a negative reaction to a feed or supplement to see if that is in deed the culprit.

Some people just test a substance to see if it strengthens or weakens the body. But with what the acupuncturist did, was actually asking a question. Though she didn’t ask the question out loud. My response was a strengthening at 10 needles but a weaking at 12. So we thought, let’s try asking certain questions to see what responses we get of the horses. We tried it first on Maverick and got mixed responses. I e-mailed the acupuncturist for advice. Her advice was to ask “Does Maverick need _____ in order to heal?” We’d been asking if he needed something or if he had ______. We thought if we asked if he had a certain ailment it would confirm for treatment. That is where we got the really vague answers, sometimes yes, sometimes no on the same question. Using the question she proposed gave us much more defined answers. We’ve started using it on the other horses too with interesting results. Though with the ones that don’t necessarily need healing we are asking what do they need the most or what is the best for them.

We’ll post about results as or if they happen.