Hello new member...Anne in Conn. wanted to mention the pelvic
deformity will prob. be life-long; the knee lameness could be
reversed with Massaging and special balms used daily.

If you can find am Equine Chriopractor and have her spine aligned by
accu-pressure. If funds do not permit; search on line for Horse
Chriopractors and or Horse masseaues and study what they say.

Then slowly try to touch her and massage her. You can *Oil of
Peppermint* on a handkerchief to calm her. Once she learns you want
to massage her muslces and bones she will look forward to it eagerly.
--- In SilverLiningHerbalEquine@yahoogroups.com, "sosoninemih"
<sosoninemih@...> wrote:
>
> I recently adopted a rescue PMU mare from Alberta, Canada. She is
a
> registered Appoloosa, about 14.3, with a compact build. She just
> turned 11 years old and is barefoot. I call her Sosoni, they
called
> her #236. The mare's right front knee is significantly enlarged,
with
> intermitent lameness. Also, her pelvis has a "tucked under" look
to
> it. Supposedly, the rancher-owner in Canada reported her
ocassional
> lameness to the rescue group in June, 2005. Sosoni is very
defensive
> and wary, so I have not yet had a vet to see her. My farrier felt
her
> hooves looked good except for the right front, which is being worn
> unevenly from the dragging of the lameness. I give Sosoni Training
> Mix daily. I also gave Infection Fighter early on, plus Immune
> Builder for almost two months. She is on the Herbal Wormer for
> approximately 9 days every 30 days. Sosoni is fed orchard,
alfalfa,
> timothy, and meadow mix hays daily plus well water--no pasture.
She
> gets whole oats, a small amount of wheat bran, and also the
Missing
> Link Plus supplement. Sosoni does have more of a problem with
flies
> than my Thoroughbred, and she has not finished shedding out her
> winter coat unlike my Thoroughbred (my horses live in Southern
Calif.
> in Mountain Center at an elevation of 4500 feet).She is currently
in
> a 24x24 corral about to be moved to a 120x24 corral. Again, she
was
> described to me a half wild by the rescue people, and it has taked
a
> long while to gain some trust from her. Just this month, I finally
> got a halter on her................. I am about to start leading
> her.Sosoni is very wary of being touched. I am particularly
concerned
> about the situation with her enlarged right knee. Do you have any
> recommendations for other herbs or food combinations that could
help
> her system function more effectively? Help with chronic pain? How
> often should Immune Builder be used? Is the Herbal Wormer srong
> enough for her situation, or should I do a one time dose of
something
> stronger? Does garlic help repel flies, etc., and if so, in what
> form? She likes to eat, and right now the easist way to help her
is
> through food. Any feeding recommendations would be appreciated.
Thank
> you!
>