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IS THERE A CURE FOR STRINGHALT?
I have wrestled with Stringhalt over the years and there is not a simple answer as to whether the condition is caused by a plant or some sort of deficiency. I tend to believe it is actually due to a fungal infection, which is found on a variety of plants, and may in turn be due to something we put on our pastures.
While Magnesium is important to healthy nerves, and many of the herbs I use to treat the condition nowadays are naturally high in Magnesium, I am not at all sure that an inorganic magnesium supplement helps at all.
There are also some suggestions that the condition can be a result of super phosphate poisoning in susceptible horses.
My stringhalt program consists of:
Herbs:
Comfrey, Dandelion, Mugwort, Pine Bark, Sage, Saw Palmetto, Valerian (all 1:1 extracts except for Dandelion which is in 1:10 Tincture form.)
Homeopathic:
Magnesium Phosphate - tissue salt. And from the Bach Flower Range; Rescue Remedy, Heather, Vine, Elm and Vervain.
This course is given over a 12week period and a single dose each day of yogurt (acidophilus), about a couple of dessertspoons, is given as well.
This whole program is a little complex and crazy sounding, but over about 8 years of development I have now got a pretty reliable treatment working. I have probably struggled over stringhalt more than any other condition in either man or beast.
The mix is to be found on my website at the following link; http://herbal-treatments.com.au/horse_stringhalt_herbal_treatment.html You may order directly from the link above.
I look forward to helping your older horse to see if we can make a difference.
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