Supplements and Equine Remedies:
What Should You Use?

from Horses Incorporated Magazine, July 2009

 Editor's Pick: Herbsmith Acute Trauma:

This is a combination of pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory herbs that deliver fast, effective pain relief. From occasional soreness and discomfort to a severe trauma, this blend will help ease pain, reducing swelling and jump start the healing process. These herbs are all natural, making this supplement gentle on the horse's GI tract. Horses who are unable to tolerate bute can handle Herbsmith Acute Trauma without any negative side effects.

Chris Bessent, DVM, has used these herbs in her practice for over 18 years, after creating and perfecting Herbsmith Chinese herbs. "I wanted to help more animals than I could see in a day, that's why I started offering Chinese Herbs to the public," Dr. Bessent told Horses Inc. There are now 7 herbal blends and 84 prescription blends of these herbs, all made with Chinese theories in mind to restore your horse to a balanced state.

What we learned from Dr. Bessent: Horses with the beginning stages of arthritis can become nervous and spooky due to pain and, over time, become slow and sad. That's why there are three different Herbsmith Impulsion Blends: Calming, Regular and Vitality.

This article originally appeared in the July 2009 issue of Horses Incorporated Magazine.
To see the article as it appeared in the magazine, click here (pdf).

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