If an injury is left to heal as an open wound, hosing the wound for 20 minutes daily encourages further healing. This process can be repeated every day for weeks after the injury depending on the wound’s progress.

Bringing the advantages of hydrotherapy to your horse

Horse Health: It is soothing as well as therapeutic when dealing with wounds or injuries

One of the most valuable allies in the “doctor’s” kit of every horseman ought to be water — simple, soothing, inexpensive, and most often readily available. The application of water, a.k.a. hydrotherapy, to encourage healing brings plenty of advantages in many equine injuries. In spite of the many advancements in veterinary medicine, hydrotherapy remains a

Rope burns can be serious and difficult to treat

Ropes in their various guises are common in the horse world. Although they may differ in length, size and makeup, they all serve to connect people to horses or horses to stationary objects. As a result of this and due to their unforgiving nature, a good working knowledge of ropes is imperative to the safety


Warm-up exercises reduce injury

Sitting for long periods of time, then suddenly jumping off the equipment to lift something heavy or engage in a rough, repetitive task is a recipe for an injury. And those are so often the workplace ingredients and circumstances farmers cite when they come through the doors of the West Fit Physiotherapy and Sports Clinic

A sweet success: Healing with honey

It took four litres of honey, 120 days of TLC and 92 bandage
changes, but this little filly is back on track

Our tragic story started on May 19, 2012 when a miniature horse named Eastside Acres Unicorn, raised by Don and Barb Glover of Boissevain had an unfortunate accident. The three-year-old filly was sent to Barb Mennie of Kemnay for some driving lessons. A few days into the training the filly had the accident which tore


Bone fractures may be linked to dietary mineral levels

The incidence of hog carcass contamination and trimming related to spine fractures is increasing at Olymel’s Red Deer processing plant and possibly at other plants, according to Eduardo Beltranena, monogastrics research scientist with Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. While the incidence is not widespread, for some farms this problem is up to six times more