Horse Acupuncture-Liam and Quinn the rescued Belgian Draft Horses get acupuncture with Dr. Hardy

Episode 69
Many of our subscribers reached out to us in the comments and said we needed to look into getting acupuncture for our horses. All the Belgian Draft Horses here on our farm are older horses with medical conditions and they are here for retirement after working their whole lives. Our horses were all rescued from almost shipping to slaughter.

Liam and Quinn were both rescued from Bowie Texas Livestock. When we picked Liam up from the livestock yard he could barely walk. We found out that he suffers from coffin and pastern joint arthritis. Quinn was rescued literally off a slaughter truck because the truck was overfull. We rescued Quinn but he came to us with cellulitis which is a condition that results in inflammation and sometimes infection of the subcutaneous tissues that lie beneath the skin. It commonly affects only one limb at a time and is most likely in the hind end. We took Quinn to the vet right away and he did not have an infection but he has a severely swollen left hind leg.

I started researching equine acupuncture and found Dr. Megan Hardy of Amarillo Equine a vet here in the Amarillo area that did acupuncture. She happened to be the same vet that treats our dogs! Small world! I contacted Dr. Hardy and discussed the horses conditions. She felt that acupuncture would definitely benefit Liam and Quinn along with some of the other horses. So we got an appointment scheduled with her as soon as we could and this video is our appointment here on the farm. She also gave us a few other suggestions on additional treatments for the horses that we will be implementing.

Acupuncture involves the insertion of a sterilized, stainless steel needles through the skin at predetermined sites (acupuncture points) for the treatment of musculoskeletal problems: muscle soreness, back pain, neck pain, osteoarthritis, degenerative joint disease, obscure lameness, laminitis and pain management.

We hope you enjoy this video as much as we did while filming it. This was a very educational experience on equine acupuncture and we can't thank Dr. Hardy enough for taking the time to explain everything that she was doing during the treatment and why it benefited the horses.

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Liam's videos
Episode 53, 54, 58 & 68
https://youtu.be/Vz5_5dl5LV8
https://youtu.be/qXtfJK_wiYE
https://youtu.be/SEAWC73v6A4
https://youtu.be/qDkuENT6Hww

Quinn's Videos
Episode 65 & 66
https://youtu.be/XGthO6TPfBY
https://youtu.be/KjEGPM9YrvI

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The one item WE always need is FEED!
If you would like to send a gift/donation of feed (Alfa Pro, hay, etc) to the horses you can send that through our local feed store, HF & C Amarillo. HF&C Amarillo has offered to help us with anyone wanting to send a gift/donation of Alfa-Pro to the horses. When you call, tell them you are sending a gift to Fletcher Farms Amarillo/Big Hoof Foundation and they will add the gifts to our account. Alfa-Pro is $17.45 per bag. They do offer a discount if you purchase per pallet (40 - 50 pound bags) $16.95 per bag by the pallet. WE go through about 3-1/2 bags per day to feed all 13 horses (175 pounds per day). We also purchase square bales of coastal hay from HF&C. We use 3 bales per day to feed all the horses. Square bales of hay are $16.75 each.

Thank you to everyone that has sent us gifts of Alfa Pro! The horses love Alfa Pro and we truly appreciate the bags/pallets you have sent to us!

HF&C Supply Amarillo
10410 I-27 Amarillo, TX, 79119
https://hfandc.com
Phone: (806) 622-9800
Mon – Fri: 8AM- 6PM (Central Time)
Saturday: 8AM – 3PM
Sunday: CLOSED

Thank you to HF&C Amarillo for your continued support in helping all of our animals! Thank you to all of our subscribers and followers for your support, kindness and generosity! We are grateful for everything and don't know what we would do without you!