![]() There’s nothing inherently wrong with eating chocolate. But proud flesh is just normal granulation tissue gone wild. That’s right – it’s a product of the normal healing of Type 2 wounds. For all of the fear and trepidation, people seem not to understand that proud flesh is normal tissue. And, understanding this, I have one question: “Why?” The thought of your horse becoming a permanent fly magnet (more so than he already is) keeps you up at night. Makes your skin crawl just thinking about it, doesn’t it? The thought of a massive, non-healing, ulcerated, stinky, ugly mess that hangs from, and gets in the way of, your beloved horse is nightmarish. (Cue the Twilight Zone music before continuing). ![]() It is not disfigurement, or interference with normal function after healing. It is not infection, nor any consequences from bacteria setting up shop in the horse. It is not the scar that the wound might leave. When dealing with wounds, there is one thing that horse owners seem to fear about all others. Supplements An “alternative” industry that is worth billions of dollars to manufacturers – and worth about nothing to the horse.But they do not help tissues heal, and have not for hundreds of year. Homeopathy For more than 200 years, homeopathy has failed to demonstrate that it is anything more than water.Would you give unknown amounts of unknown substances to your horse? The problem – from a medicine point of view – is that they haven’t been very effective, for a variety of reasons. Herbal Medicine Herbs and plants have been used as medicine for centuries.Chiropractic First devised in the late 1800s by an ex-grocer, chiropractic still has not shown it is worth.Alternative Medicine Resources Good information which you can use to help separate fact from fiction.Acupuncture There is more misinformation about acupuncture than just about any other thing in the horse world.Wounds Proper attention to your horse’s wounds can help ensure a successful outcome.Surgery What to know if your horse needs surgery.Scientific Medicine Making sense out of medicine.Preventative Medicine An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.Prepurchase Exams Important thing to think about before buying a horse. ![]()
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