March 11, 2010
I worked with Huey yesterday and saw many improvements- first , he let me clean out his back feet entirely without too much fuss- at one point he actually very definately tested me and swung his back leg out to hit me on my side- it was clear he was very controlled about it and was not malicious- I took it as a great sign that he felt comfortable enough with me and trusted that I would not abuse him if he did this- instead I did have to set the boundaries and give him a firm no! It is normal for any horse to test their boundaries, and in Hueys case he was comforted to know that what he suspected was true- I could handle him.
The other amazing progress was he let me for the first time pick up and clean out his right front foot- this means he felt well enough to put weight on his left front, more injured leg/foot.
Another progress point was the fact that it became clear that Huey is keenly aware of his chiropractic misalignment because of his feet/knee joints being damaged- on 3 occasions while holding his feet he strategically used my body weight to ensure a successful adjustment- he manipulated my weight expertly and I heard at least 3 different times a chiropractic 'pop' realignment. From this experience with him, I can imagine this horse soared over fences like a dream and with eagle eye , oylmpic precision.
TOM- I will be using a hand-held massager with magnets to work on Tom's leg- the idea is to break up any scar tissue from what seems like an old scar/old injury in his groin area- by breaking up the tissue and massaging the fluid up and out , hopefully we can restore that lymphatic system to its original strength and function.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
March 9,2010
Just a follow up on Huey's treatment to include the supplemental support I have been giving him. He currently gets a standard hoof supplement. I am ordering some herb from silverlining herbs for horses - they are: Feet and Bone Support and Laminae Support. He may also get a vascular/respiratory and immune support as time goes by and he gets in better shape to work more- I've noticed at this stage to just walk for 15 minutes is an exhausting event for him - with noticeable heavy breathing and slight sweating- poor guy is out of shape!
As for Tom-
he currently gets the following herbal support:
Immune - astragulus,garlic parsely, licorice,rose hips- to name a few in this mix, INF-X a mix that helps fight off bacteria, viruses and fungi-
Blood Clenz- for healhty circulation/cleaning of blood- and
Liver/Kidney and Lymphatic support
Bio-Sponge
Spirulina Tabs
Tom is getting alot of help with his liver and kidney to help them be strong and toned to do the job of filtering the lymphatic build up- the blood also needs to be cleaned to ensure total health and eradicate this lymphedema from his body once and for all. It is likely he got an original injury - in his upper left groin area- there is actually a scar there- about 3 inches long- where it looks like he may have had stitched there- if this is the case it is easy for infection to set in from that original injury and if it wasn't treated thoroughly - it lingered and stayed in his system- now it is stored as waste in his leg- he simply needs the internal systems to be strong enough to pump this out and herbal support to kill any remaining fungi/bacteria- I suspect his liver and kidneys are quite tired of constantly filtering old lymph waste/unclean blood and yet his overall health is phenomenal- this is why it is so exciting to me to see how the combination of this herbal regime will do with him-
I should mention that the bio-sponge is a natural clay product that gently pulls toxins out of the equine internally- so as gunk gets upheaved, it will be absorbed internally to help soften the blow- the spirulina tabs do the same thing - powerful 'pac-mans' chomping away at gunk internally. none of this will be very effective without a consistent daily exercise regime, which I mentioned in the last posting. The exercise will keep the fluid moving along and filtering out and his lymphatics will gain strength and a memory of how to work properly again. Basically we are going to ask all the toxins stored in his baack leg to wake up and pump through his revitalized liver/kidney and then excrete out of him once and for all- this will take tremendous strength- but if anyone has the strength- I think it would be this mischievous full grown male Belgian who has everything going for him right now at the Taj Mahal aka Blue Star.
Just a follow up on Huey's treatment to include the supplemental support I have been giving him. He currently gets a standard hoof supplement. I am ordering some herb from silverlining herbs for horses - they are: Feet and Bone Support and Laminae Support. He may also get a vascular/respiratory and immune support as time goes by and he gets in better shape to work more- I've noticed at this stage to just walk for 15 minutes is an exhausting event for him - with noticeable heavy breathing and slight sweating- poor guy is out of shape!
As for Tom-
he currently gets the following herbal support:
Immune - astragulus,garlic parsely, licorice,rose hips- to name a few in this mix, INF-X a mix that helps fight off bacteria, viruses and fungi-
Blood Clenz- for healhty circulation/cleaning of blood- and
Liver/Kidney and Lymphatic support
Bio-Sponge
Spirulina Tabs
Tom is getting alot of help with his liver and kidney to help them be strong and toned to do the job of filtering the lymphatic build up- the blood also needs to be cleaned to ensure total health and eradicate this lymphedema from his body once and for all. It is likely he got an original injury - in his upper left groin area- there is actually a scar there- about 3 inches long- where it looks like he may have had stitched there- if this is the case it is easy for infection to set in from that original injury and if it wasn't treated thoroughly - it lingered and stayed in his system- now it is stored as waste in his leg- he simply needs the internal systems to be strong enough to pump this out and herbal support to kill any remaining fungi/bacteria- I suspect his liver and kidneys are quite tired of constantly filtering old lymph waste/unclean blood and yet his overall health is phenomenal- this is why it is so exciting to me to see how the combination of this herbal regime will do with him-
I should mention that the bio-sponge is a natural clay product that gently pulls toxins out of the equine internally- so as gunk gets upheaved, it will be absorbed internally to help soften the blow- the spirulina tabs do the same thing - powerful 'pac-mans' chomping away at gunk internally. none of this will be very effective without a consistent daily exercise regime, which I mentioned in the last posting. The exercise will keep the fluid moving along and filtering out and his lymphatics will gain strength and a memory of how to work properly again. Basically we are going to ask all the toxins stored in his baack leg to wake up and pump through his revitalized liver/kidney and then excrete out of him once and for all- this will take tremendous strength- but if anyone has the strength- I think it would be this mischievous full grown male Belgian who has everything going for him right now at the Taj Mahal aka Blue Star.
Monday, March 8, 2010
March 8th, 2010
Huey-
I've been able to work with Huey about 2-3x/week now and he continues to improve with the handling of his feet- at first I could hardly pick up his front left foot and couldnt at all pick up his back feet- with some massageing and insistence to walk with me , he has quickly developed some trust and today I was able to fairly easily pick up his right front and both back feet long enough to put in a dose of 'dry cow' and thrush off treatment and finished by covering the mix with bag balm to help seal it in. The dry cow is a treatment used to treat cows that have an infection in their udder/teats, but it is also well-recommended by equine vets in the treatment of thrush. The thrush off is a great new product that is able to kill just the thrush and not harm the surrounding live healthy tissue of the frog. Bag balm is great to protect the feet from further moisture and also has an antiseptic in it. I am still not having much luck picking up his front right foot and this is b/c it is too painful to stand on his left foot to accomplish this- my only hope is to get him healthier in his other feet that it will not be so painful to allow me to pick out andtreat that right front- however will help from another person this can be done now.
He is eager to walk and it may seem very painful for him but it is the best thing for him to get the healing from increased circulation- this is why it would be great for any qualified volunteers to go ahead and throw a halter on him and lead rope and march him up and down the breezeway for 1/2 day. It is ok that his muscles may quiver a bit and they will- they have been locked up and stiffened from lack of use/flexibility. He gets a bit winded , but must be asked to push through it in order to get in shape- plenty of breaks are fine. After our exercise time today I noticed he quickly settled down in the mud for an exhausted nap.
My thoughts for his near future- continue the daily exercise and I can tend to picking his feet as that task is still a bit difficult and he may accidently kick out or step on a hand so I would caution against most people trying to do this with him now- also he may not be so trusting and I don't want to break the trust I ahve built with him so far by having him have a bad experience with someone trying to pcik his feet and something goes wrong, he gets a bit too strong to handle.
It will take Huey a full year to grow his new hoof wall at the correct angle- so for now we only need to nurture his muscles and tendons back into shape and get him compfortable with treating his feet often.
Tom- Tom's lymphedema to me has improved= this is why I think so- I can tell the swelling in his upper leg and lower ankle has definately gone down from when I first worked with him . The most encouraging thing is that the open wounds are beginning to completely scab over- which show me that he no longer needs the open wound to drain some of the lymphatic build up and his body is able to process it internally and excrete it through his urine. The herbs I am giving him are from Silver Lining and he gets the lymphatic support and some liver and kideney support as well as bio-sponge- an internal natural clay that absorbs toxins internally and gently. The idea is to support his liver/kidneys which needs to be strong to process all the excess fluid and excrete it thru urine-
He is currently out of shape and needs the exercise to build both strength and most importantly to circulate and pump all the fluid thru his body and excrete it. So the name of the game for Tom is EXERCISE, EXERCISE, EXERCISE. I will work on the supplements to build up his liver/kidneys and also a blood cleaner herbal supplement to finally rid his body of the toxic build up- but none of this will happen without some consistent exercise- even 1/2 walking up and donw the breezeway or - like I did today- just pushing him along in the paddock from behind tapping him on the bum with a lead line - he thinks its a game! I had to make sure to not rile up the herd and kept it at a walk. He also showed me all the places along the fence where there was no ribbon- so I moved the ribbons to the empty spot to emphasize even boundaries.
The wrap is a great idea and serves to automaticalyy massage him with every step- the goal is to get his lymphatics strong enough to do the work on his own- so a mixture of both approaches should do the job.
Huey-
I've been able to work with Huey about 2-3x/week now and he continues to improve with the handling of his feet- at first I could hardly pick up his front left foot and couldnt at all pick up his back feet- with some massageing and insistence to walk with me , he has quickly developed some trust and today I was able to fairly easily pick up his right front and both back feet long enough to put in a dose of 'dry cow' and thrush off treatment and finished by covering the mix with bag balm to help seal it in. The dry cow is a treatment used to treat cows that have an infection in their udder/teats, but it is also well-recommended by equine vets in the treatment of thrush. The thrush off is a great new product that is able to kill just the thrush and not harm the surrounding live healthy tissue of the frog. Bag balm is great to protect the feet from further moisture and also has an antiseptic in it. I am still not having much luck picking up his front right foot and this is b/c it is too painful to stand on his left foot to accomplish this- my only hope is to get him healthier in his other feet that it will not be so painful to allow me to pick out andtreat that right front- however will help from another person this can be done now.
He is eager to walk and it may seem very painful for him but it is the best thing for him to get the healing from increased circulation- this is why it would be great for any qualified volunteers to go ahead and throw a halter on him and lead rope and march him up and down the breezeway for 1/2 day. It is ok that his muscles may quiver a bit and they will- they have been locked up and stiffened from lack of use/flexibility. He gets a bit winded , but must be asked to push through it in order to get in shape- plenty of breaks are fine. After our exercise time today I noticed he quickly settled down in the mud for an exhausted nap.
My thoughts for his near future- continue the daily exercise and I can tend to picking his feet as that task is still a bit difficult and he may accidently kick out or step on a hand so I would caution against most people trying to do this with him now- also he may not be so trusting and I don't want to break the trust I ahve built with him so far by having him have a bad experience with someone trying to pcik his feet and something goes wrong, he gets a bit too strong to handle.
It will take Huey a full year to grow his new hoof wall at the correct angle- so for now we only need to nurture his muscles and tendons back into shape and get him compfortable with treating his feet often.
Tom- Tom's lymphedema to me has improved= this is why I think so- I can tell the swelling in his upper leg and lower ankle has definately gone down from when I first worked with him . The most encouraging thing is that the open wounds are beginning to completely scab over- which show me that he no longer needs the open wound to drain some of the lymphatic build up and his body is able to process it internally and excrete it through his urine. The herbs I am giving him are from Silver Lining and he gets the lymphatic support and some liver and kideney support as well as bio-sponge- an internal natural clay that absorbs toxins internally and gently. The idea is to support his liver/kidneys which needs to be strong to process all the excess fluid and excrete it thru urine-
He is currently out of shape and needs the exercise to build both strength and most importantly to circulate and pump all the fluid thru his body and excrete it. So the name of the game for Tom is EXERCISE, EXERCISE, EXERCISE. I will work on the supplements to build up his liver/kidneys and also a blood cleaner herbal supplement to finally rid his body of the toxic build up- but none of this will happen without some consistent exercise- even 1/2 walking up and donw the breezeway or - like I did today- just pushing him along in the paddock from behind tapping him on the bum with a lead line - he thinks its a game! I had to make sure to not rile up the herd and kept it at a walk. He also showed me all the places along the fence where there was no ribbon- so I moved the ribbons to the empty spot to emphasize even boundaries.
The wrap is a great idea and serves to automaticalyy massage him with every step- the goal is to get his lymphatics strong enough to do the work on his own- so a mixture of both approaches should do the job.
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