The perfect complement

COMPLEMENTARY therapies offer additional possibilities for providing a more holistic approach to equine care. This feels intuitively like a good thing and there are many accounts of positive outcomes. But how can complementary therapies help horses and what evidence is there of their efficacy? And are there any caveats for their use? Remember that without a proper diagnosis from your vet, a treatment could do more harm than good.

LIQUID THERAPY

WATER has long been known to have a healing effect. Ginger McCain reportedly took Red Rum to work in the sea on Southport Beach to alleviate his pedal osteitis, and hydrotherapy has been used through the ages for human ailments. Today, the benefits of water-based therapy for both fitness and rehabilitation