Most of us know about acupuncture. However many people are perhaps oblivious to the fact that acupuncture is also used on animals. Equine acupuncture is a method where this particular treatment is used to cure horses.

There appears to be some confusion over the origins of this unique method. Some people consider China to be the birthplace of equine acupuncture while others consider it to be Tibet. Note that this treatment was one that came about 3000 – 4000 years before ordered western medicine came into use.

Equine acupuncture gained global popularity during this time since the horse was a significant animal and was used for war and for transportation. However there are still those who think negatively of acupuncture considering it to be unproductive and somewhat primitive. This is indeed a misunderstanding. Acupuncture is now widely accepted in cases like arthritis and there have been many cases where the use of equine acupuncture has given positive results for horses suffering from respiratory, behavioral and neurological conditions.

Some people might be amazed to know that equine acupuncture is extensively used in the case of performance horses and veterinary acupuncturists have accompanied several Olympic teams during games. As well as treating clinical conditions the method is also used to bring horses to the optimal physical state before competitions. The fact that it’s unnecessary to use drugs in equine acupuncture makes it all the more attractive since horses that are given drugs could be barred from competitions.

What most might people wonder is whether acupuncture in general is painful This is not so in a majority of cases. At most people might feel ‘warm’ or numb. Even in the case of horses in equine acupuncture since the needles used are very thin, being only about 0.18 – 0.25 millimeters in width there is very little chance of it being painful.

Ensuring the capability of your veterinarian is important if you want to get equine acupuncture done on a horse that you own. Certification on this regard is issued by 2 bodies and you might be succeed in finding online the veterinarian working closest to your house who is qualified at equine acupuncture.

It must be kept in mind however that equine acupunture is a treatment that is likely to be somewhat expensive. The treatment is however both unique and effective though it may not be conventional.

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