Equine Services

Veterinary Western Herbal Medicine (VWHM) provides us with increased options for patient therapy in addition to traditional veterinary therapies. By integrating VWHM into our clinic we have expanded our toolkit for patient care, increasing the quality of care for our patients and expanding options of treatments for our clients.

 We have access to a vast array of medicinal herbal plants with which we can formulate remedies. The beauty of using whole plants in our treatments is the fact that these plants provide medicinal benefits of hundreds of compounds found in these plants.

​When treating illness & patterns of disease, chronic conditions, pain management, and palliative conditions, we consider imbalances within the whole animal body, the animals' environment, routine care, nutrition, and most importantly, the human-animal bond.

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 Prescriptions may be composed of liquid TONICS, HERBAL LEAF OR HERBAL POWDERS.

​For example, a horse with a chronic cough will have a prescription for the respiratory condition (mucolytics, antitussive); the immune system (boost immunity to fight infection), the gastrointestinal system (ensure digestion of nutrition) & excretion of toxins from the body (liver & kidneys).

As the horse is a herbivore they are ideal patients where we use herbal leaves and powders. We can use herbs whose components have actions to address all the above - actions that have been well established, through scientifically proof, research, clinical & traditional use.