Simple, or complicated wounds are best treated with the internal use of the homeopathic medicine Arnica. This is capable of resolving both recent and distant damage to soft tissue.
There is nothing quite like Arnica and its incredible healing abilities for injury. So horses and Arnica go very well together, particularly as horses tend to be pushed a lot. Arnica brings great relief and comfort to those weary muscles of over achievers.
But what about injury to joints? Horses can suffer from this too, bearing in mind many horses are started in work before their bones, and so their joints, have properly matured.
Once a joint has suffered from an injury that has not been resolved at an energetic level, then equine arthritis can set in, in later years. This can be successfully treated with homeopathy. However, as this may be complicated, professional help from a qualified homeopath may be the best option.
The use of the home prescribing medicine Rhus tox may provide some temporary, or even permanent relief, if the arthritis matches its symptoms.
They include:
- the horse is stiff at the start of movement, but limbers up with continued movement
- the horse appears to be quite restless
- the horse is better in hot weather and for the application of hot packs (worse in winter)
- the cause may be a previous injury, but doesn’t necessarily have to be
