Larocque's Equine Hoof Care and PEMF Therapy

03/07/2024

I'll be traveling through to Saint Antoine, NB tomorrow (Thursday, July 4th) I have some PEMF appts available. PM if you'd like to book!

09/06/2024

Maybe it's time for a new hoof pick 🤔

07/06/2024

Many people ask if PEMF is similar to a TENS machine. The short answer is no.

"While TENS and PEMF therapy may share some common treatment goals, it's important to differentiate between the two. In general, TENS provides faster, more localized treatment focused on short-term pain relief, whereas PEMF therapy takes a more holistic approach by stimulating the body's healing processes."

Jessi Cottrell, BSN, RN explains both therapies in the article linked below:
https://www.rehabmart.com/post/tens-vs-pemf #:~:text=While%20TENS%20more%20directly%20affects,heal%20from%20the%20inside%20out."

06/06/2024

What is PEMF?

According to sciencedirect.com: Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy can non-invasively treat a variety of pathologies by delivering electric and magnetic fields to tissues via inductive coils.

In layman's terms, it's a non-invasive way to reduce pain and inflammation and set the body up for faster healing. How can PEMF benefit you?

06/06/2024

I'm thrilled to let you all know that Larocque's Equine Hoof Care is now providing PEMF treatments! If you're wondering what PEMF is and how it can benefit you or your four-legged friends, please visit the link below. Feel free to contact me if you have any additional questions or would like to schedule an appointment!

Have a peruse of my new website while you're at it! 😁

www.equinehoofcareandpemf.com

03/06/2024

All in a day's work. Busy weekend working to stay on schedule after vehicle troubles. Lots of fresh new feet out there today!

29/05/2024

A few highlights from the past few years from Myra Hencher Photography, located just outside Truro, Nova Scotia. My job is to create a well planned and relax...

11/03/2024

I would like to give a shoutout to two creative and talented women I know, as I missed International Women's Day.

I had been struggling for years to create a logo that could represent both myself and my business. I found it overwhelming and kept delaying it until I decided to entrust it to a good friend. She understood my vision and, with the help of her daughter, managed to create something even better than what I had imagined for myself! I am excited to share the final product with you all!

12/11/2023

This is good 🤣

11/11/2023

11/11/2023

09/11/2023

A note to my clients regarding the recent EHV outbreak. I want to assure you that I have taken all necessary precautions to maintain a safe and healthy environment for our appointments. I am using rubber gloves, boot covers, a gown, and hand sanitizer with a change of gloves between appointments, as well as regularly sanitizing all tools. Your horse's health and safety are my top priority.

23/10/2023

It's great to have you back on my roster, Ralphie! Although, I'm not sure you'll remember, considering you slept through the whole trim! 😅

18/10/2023

My favorite way to start with babies... A good hang session long before the tools come out 🥰

17/10/2023

17/10/2023

A hoofcare provider's version of Christmas morning 😅🎄

10/09/2023

A little Hoof Armor to seal up a seedy toe crack (after it's been cleaned up) on the cutest little donkey hoof ❤️

26/08/2023

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25/08/2023

Nothing like a good belly scratch post trim!

16/08/2023

Do you ever feel like you're being watched? 🐶 👀

10/08/2023

Dreamy eyes 😍

04/08/2023

Finally, the hay gods blessed us with some good hay making weather!! 🙌😁

12/06/2023

The life of a hoof care provider. Some days are pretty straightforward and others you're pulling over, in a hurry, to help a very large snake off the road.

P.s- he didn't appear to appreciate the help but he's alive so... 🤷‍♀️

07/05/2023

Yes Mav, you can nuzzle me with that mustache any day! 💙

29/04/2023

A diagnosis of navicular disease can seem scary to many, but armed with more updated knowledge and approaches, it doesn't have to be. We now know that nearly all horses with any evidence of navicular bone remodeling on radiographs likely have surrounding soft tissue damage, and when we take the approach to rehab the soft tissue, many of us have found with our cases that the majority of these horses, even with awful bone damage, can become sound and stay sound for the long term.

I know I'm "preaching to the choir" for a lot of you - those of you who have followed my journey into hoofcare know of my obsession with navicular rehab. I "met" this week's podcast guest, Tayla Pierce-Hart, through my navicular rehab Facebook group I started in 2015. Tayla had an up-and-down journey with her gelding, Frankie, who was diagnosed with navicular with corresponding collateral ligament damage. He struggled to become sound even with a variety of shoeing approaches, injections, and medications, even to the point where his vets were suggesting euthanasia.... but now he is back in full work and sound without any maintenance. So you may be wondering - how did they do it?

Tayla and I chatted about her journey with Frankie, what worked and what didn't for his case, and finding the missing pieces to the "Frankie puzzle." Tune into this episode to hear all the details!

You can hear the entire conversation on any podcast app under "The Humble Hoof," or directly at this link:
https://thehumblehoof.libsyn.com/case-study-navicular-with-collateral-ligament-damage-sponsored-by-equithrive

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27/04/2023

Proper nutrition is essential for your horse's overall health, but how do you know if your feeding program is balanced? In this webinar, Scott and Elissa fro...

26/04/2023

Taking a little bit of each horse home with me. Gotta love spring!!

31/03/2023

Feeding a supplement or commercial balancer without knowing the nutrient and mineral profile of your hay may not be beneficial to your equine or your pocketbook! Hay testing is not as difficult as you might think. Learn how to test and choose hay that is appropriate for EMS and/or PPID equines in the 2021 NO Laminitis! Conference Proceedings from Dr. Kathleen Gustafson's presentations here: https://www.e-junkie.com/i/11b2s. Downloads are free.

22/03/2023

18/03/2023

"Perfect is too short." - James Welz
If you nitpick a hoof to death, or keep trying to make it look "picture perfect", you will most likely end up over-trimming. Be satisfied with leaving small irregularities. This is the real world, not fantasy hoof world. Even healthy wild horse hooves are asymmetrical. Your goal is to normalize the shape of that hoof as much as possible, each trim. This doesn't usually mean making radical changes; small consistent work towards that round, short-toed form will reap positive results in time.
Happy Hooves! - Yvonne Welz