Equine Veterinary Holistics

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Equine Veterinary Holistics

Erica Ancier, DVM, CVA, CCRP
Offering equine acupuncture and holistic therapies

07/06/2024

Senior horse 💕
Acupuncture is a gentle yet powerful modality that can help your aging equine feel more energized and comfortable in their bodies.

This sweet mare came to be for a holistic consult to address some chronic health issues and fine tune her nutrition. We incorporated acupuncture combat her fatigue and stiffness. After one treatment she started calling to her mom, trotting over, and double barrel bucking at her pasture mates again. Something she has not done in quite some time.

I love treating our equine senior citizens. Reach out if your old pal could use some TLC!
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10/15/2023

Let’s talk about electroacupuncture ⚡️

This involved attaching a wires connected to an electric current between two acupuncture points.
This allows us to stimulate large muscle groups or nerve lines, without having to needle every single point. It has also been researched and proven to produce a stronger, longer lasting effect, as well as, release more endorphins and serotonin.

09/28/2023

Point spotlight: BL-23
This is bladder meridian back shu point that is associated with the kidney. All of the back shu points on the horse are located about a handprint away from the spine. This one is between the 2nd and 3rd lumbar vertebrae which is where the innervation to the kidneys comes off of.
In Chinese medicine, the kidney is associated with bone and spine so this is a commonly used point to support horses with arthritis, spinal pain, as well as kidney issues.

05/26/2023

Point highlight: Liver 3
This point is extremely good for moving stagnation or pain and helping hind end weakness.
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It is a very strong point and while commonly used it is not tolerated by all horses. Often time it is a point that you needle and the horse may shake out before removing due to its intensity but it still gets stimulated and has powerful effects on the body. One of my mentors at the Chi Institute said every performance horse needs liver-3. I have to agree.

To feel liver 3 on yourself, put pressure between your 1st and 2nd metatarsal on top of your foot! ➡️ to see a photo of location in humans

04/21/2023

The Shen series (Shen Peng, Shen Shu, and Shen Jiao) are the equine classical points used to tonify Kidney and for coxofemoral weakness and pain.

The kidney meridian is responsible for bone (arthritis and spine) support and is the source of Qi in Chinese medicine.

Couldn’t we all use a little support in our Shen series?

04/13/2023

Eclipse getting her first acupuncture treatment like a pro! Sweetest girl seemed to really enjoy her treatment. Happy healing 🙏🏼

11/17/2022

Check out my new podcast episode for Dog Cancer Answers on PEMF therapy. While this podcast centers on dogs with cancer, there is also lots of information on the general uses of this therapy for arthritis, pain, and inflammation which applies to horses as well. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dog-cancer-answers/id498211240?i=1000586095274

08/03/2022

Feeling relaxed from PEMF but in true mare style … must add a sassy face 💁🏽‍♀️

07/06/2022

Baby’s first acupuncture. My little filly is having a strong reaction to some of her core vaccines and didn’t want to move or turn her head today. She was such a brave girl for her acupuncture session and licked some Chinese herbs out of my hand. Feel better soon Sandy! 💜

01/21/2022

Handsome Mr. Henry getting acupuncture

07/24/2021

Combining PEMF and electroacupuncture to give this athletic mare some R&R and smooth her tight muscles 😴💕🐴

07/20/2021

Update: Chrome Heart ate all of her hay last night for the first time in about a week since her dental procedure 👏🏼😁🦄

06/23/2021

Twisting needles as they go in or periodically helps further stimulate the acupoint to get the most out of a treatment 😊

05/01/2021

That electric feel ⚡️😃🐴

03/14/2021

While some horses take immediately to acupuncture, others can be reactive and anxious when trying something new. The first treatment I did on Pippa took quite a dance to get just 5 needles in. Still she got a lot of benefits from her treatment that her mom and fellow caretakers appreciated a notable difference in her movement and mood. Today was her third treatment and every time she gets more accepting of the needles. She even let me run some electroacupuncture and was taking deep breaths the whole time. It’s beautiful thing when animals realize you are helping them and begin to trust you 💗

03/09/2021

Greyson 🤍 getting a nice release in his hind end with some electroacupuncture to ease his tight muscles. I love being able to help people like keep their beloved horses moving and feeling their best 👌🏼

03/05/2021

This older gentleman has some hoof soreness. Placing acupuncture needles close to his front hooves brings some fresh blood to the area to help with pain and inflammation allowing him to romp around his paddock with ease.

03/03/2021

🥰someone’s loving their acupuncture

02/28/2021

A sequence in relaxation.. this beautiful mare starting off a little tense for her acupuncture and was slowly lulled to yawning and snoozing and releasing all those tight muscles along her spine 😴 🤗 👌🏼

02/20/2021

💗treating our equine seniors! Horses acquire aches and pains as they age just like us and especially those who were premier athletes in their hay day. This sweet fellow has been moving so much better and is full of energy since we started his weekly acupuncture treatments.

02/05/2021

Check out this article to be published in Today's Veterinary Practice featuring Dr. Ancier and colleague Dr. Richter on the use of alternative therapies for wound healing.

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+18587359315

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http://www.equineveterinaryholistics.com/

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Greyson 🤍 getting a nice release in his hind end with some electroacupuncture to ease his tight muscles. I love being able to help people like @equestrian_laura_alexander keep their beloved horses moving and feeling their best 👌🏼#equineacupuncture #holistichorse #equineveterinaryholistics