| Treating strains to the fetlock in horses can be rapid | | | | Their mouths can be injured by even the lightest hands, |
| and uncomplicated when using homeopathy. | | | | their back can be injured from a rigid-tree saddle, their |
| Horses, by their very nature of being a flighty, prey | | | | abdomens can sustain pain from the lack of |
| animal, can suffer from injuries, sprains and strains. Add | | | | consideration of the use of spurs. The list can seem |
| to that the burden of work humans put them through | | | | endless. |
| and it's little wonder they suffer from frequent injuries. | | | | However, with the regular use of Arnica, much of the |
| A strain is an injury from overexerting the muscle or | | | | pain inflicted, even unwittingly, on horses can be |
| twisting it. Horses can easily over exert themselves | | | | resolved. |
| and often twist a muscle from unsympathetic riding, | | | | The fetlock and/or pastern and coffin joints is an area |
| where the horse and rider try to go in opposite | | | | which can be more troublesome. It can be more easily |
| directions. | | | | strained, more easily twisted or over exerted. And |
| The homeopathic medicine Arnica is the first medicine | | | | Arnica doesn't always complete the healing. |
| of choice for all and every injury. The internal use of | | | | The homeopathic medicine Ledum is normally used for |
| this medicine cannot be over-rated especially for | | | | bites, but it's also a great medicine for strains, too. The |
| horses. Racing, show jumping, dressage, eventing, | | | | symptoms of Ledum strains are a swelling which is |
| even relatively quiet riding school work can all take | | | | cold to the touch. The odd thing here is you would |
| their toll on horses. Frequently horses are worked after | | | | expect that applied heat would improve the symptoms. |
| sustaining an injury, compounding the effects. | | | | But it doesn't, it's resented. Applied cold, such a running |
| Horses try their hardest to do as we ask of them, so | | | | a cold hose over the strain gives much better relief. |
| we tend to ask more and more, often to the horse's | | | | If this is the case, you can expect the strain to rapidly |
| detriment. | | | | improve after a few doses of Ledum. |