Its true all responsible horse owners will have a well stocked first aid cabinet, but do you have homeopathic remedies on hand as well?  …safe and rapidly effective.

This natural alternative stimulates the body to heal itself, you can begin to rectify and prevent worsening of an injury straight away.

  
by Roger Bourke © 2002

 

 The 4 ‘T’s of first aid are:

  To preserve life
  To minimize the effects of injury
  To relieve pain and distress
  To summon medical help as quickly as possible
   
Emergency measures require a blend of common sense and a basic understanding of biology. The beauty of homeopathic remedies is that they can aid to calm the mind of an anxious or shocked horse, relieve some of the pain and in all help the body to heal itself. Of course it goes without saying common sense has to prevail, priority be given to expert vet advice and only given after all threat to life has been removed.
   
   

Homeopathic first aid kit, suggestions:

  • Pure water – small bottle

  • Syringes 

  • Bach Rescue Remedy

  • Hypericum tincture & Calendula tincture - topical use, for cleansing and treating wounds

  • Arnica 30c - injury, shock

  • Aconite 30c - shock, onset of illness or colic, fear

  • Apis 30c - insect bites and stings

  • Ledum 30c - puncture wounds, blunt injury to eye

  • Hypericum 30c - painful injuries, prevent infection

  • Rhus tox 30c - inflammation, itching and burning

  • Euphrasia 30c - eye injuries

  • Nux vomica 30c - colic, constipation

  • Colocynthis 30c - spasmodic colic, muscle problems

  • Belladonna 30c - fever, rapid strong pulse

  • China 30c - dehydration, excessive bleeding

  • Cuprum metallicum 30c - muscle cramps

  • Carbo veg 30c - collapse, coldness, blueness, "corpse reviver"

   

In the case of minor injuries you can always administer Rescue Remedy first about ten drops just on to the horses tongue or if you can under the tongue. At this stage have some yourself, to keep you calm and thinking straight.

Then selected the appropriate Homeopathic remedy, without touching the little pills place up to 2 pills in the syringe, add a small amount of water and shake. You can now administrate to the horse.

The pills in the syringe don’t need to be completely dissolved. Any portion that begins to dissolve carries the energies, so don't wait for them to dissolve, any undissolved pills simply add some more water, shake and administrate again.

For wound treatment, use the Calendula and Hypericum tinctures diluted with water to cleanse, relieve pain, and help prevent infection. Calendula is soothing and promotes healing. Hypericum tincture, like the remedy, is for painful wounds and for minimizing infection.

The best idea is to make friends with your local Homeopathic practitioner for further advice and always consult with your vet for administration.

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Information in this section is not to be used in place of veterinary care. If your horse is unwell, then a vet should attend to the horse. Your vet can then  select and guide you in the use of herbs or any alternative therapies [under  their supervision] Any reference to products/usage, etc within, is for information purposes only - please see disclaimer in 'About Eques'