I think that if I had just spent $1000 bucks on
shockwave and the vet said, "stall rest and hand walking" that I would NOT go
ahead and turn the horse out anyway.
Some injuries and their treatments do require
that mobility be limited in order to be effective.
Kristen
From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dolores
Arste Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 1:29 PM To:
ridecamp Subject: Re: [RC] stall rest
"I'm afraid I'm not a big believer in stall
confinement as a healing tool. Nature is a great healer."
Perhaps our Dr Bruce will correct me but as I understand it
there is no equivalent for Stall Confinement
in human medicine. The rule is to get them up and moving as
soon as possible. And, as my
husband says aren't horses and humans both
mammals?
Warmly
Dolores Arste Zen Horsemanship Middle Grove, NY
12850
