There are an assortment of natural home remedies or treatments you can use for your senior horse companion if he is having a lot of pain and inflammation with his arthritis. They even be done at the same time. Occasionally some remedies used may well not work for your horse so take some considerations before using any treatment regimen. Always treat your horses appropriately. Further information is accessible through BusinessInfusionsDotCom.

If his joints are really swollen and painful and the Vet has suggested he be confined for a 24 hour or longer period, either have a box stall with lots of cushy hay or a small turn out pen with a lot of soft grass underfoot. Some horses are herd sour and wishes their buddy all the time so make sure you place his buddy at a near distance. The last thing you want is your aching horse to be fretting and pacing more searching for his friend.

You can try making use of a flexible ice pack maybe a bag of frozen peas tucked in a towel on the swollen joint for 5 minutes. Repeat 3 times in a row with 15 minutes gap soon after every application. Wrap the joint using a standing bandage to relieve the swelling. We suggest trying Neo-Ice Equine bandages or an ice gel over the affected region.

Since he’ll just get as inflexible as all get out if left standing in a stall, take him out twice daily and hand walk him. Take out his bandage first then stroll for about 15 minutes to get limber. When you take him back to his stall or pen, rewrap the bandage. Exercises have to be gradually enhanced each day. As he moves on, physical exercises can then be done 4 times a day.

We recommend that you perform controlled exercises for your horse. Top examples are hand-walking, slow trot and ponying at a walk. Use in discretion as this may highly count on what condition your horse is in. Take a time off if the puffiness is back and slow down on the exercises.

Slowly increased his exercises to his standard routines if there is no inflammation an hour after each exercise. However, if there are signs of swelling and inflammation, we urge caution by calling your vet immediately for reevaluation.

Malcolm Mancini is a veterinarian in Canada. Also, he writes about veterinary practice management software along with other equine publications. He is an expert in veterinary computer programs.