Equine Ulcers and Omeprazole

The most commonly embraced western medicine treatment for equine ulcer syndrome is the administration of Omeprazole.  This form of treatment can actually be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of a horse long term.

Many horse owners have been taught by veterinarians that they need to treat their horses for 30-60 days with omeprazole followed by a preventative dose daily.  This long term use of Omeprazole is often continued for the rest of the horse’s performance career, if not their entire life. Although generic Omeprazole therapy is usually the best option

How did my horse get worms?

Parasites are an inescapable presence in modern horses. Historically horses free grazed on open pasture, rarely returning to the same location within a year or grazing in close proximity to manure. Today’s horse leads a considerably more confined existence, eating in the same locations and in close proximity to manure.

What to do if your horse has ulcers

If you watched Dr. DePaolo’s video on palpating for horses and you suspect your horse in fact does have ulcers there are a few treatment options…

1. STOP feeding your horse

How to detect equine ulcers

A horse can go from having no gastric irritation to having ulcers in as little as 5 days. Dr. DePaolo’s easy do-it-yourself method of palpating acupuncture points can be a great indication of the presence of painful and debilitating ulcers.  Gastro-intestinal erosions are the single most preventable syndrome that plagues domesticated horses today.

Ulcers are the most common cause of:

Lysine and EHV-1 prevention

Lysine is the single most limiting amino acid in the horses diet, it is tremendously important for many normal functions related to the everyday functioning of the horse.

Lysine has many functions:

1. Treats herpes virus outbreaks
2. Prevents herpes infections and EHV-1
3.  Stabilizes the effects of cortisol in the blood stream
4. Standard cellular maintenance

How does it work?

The Basics Of Carrot Stretches

I teach owners ‘carrot stretches’ to help horses maintain their neck, back and rib adjustments.  When the owner incorporates these maneuvers into their routine, the horse will hold a chiropractic adjustment much longer than if they are not stretched on a semi-regular basis.

Carrot stretches are very easy to train your horse to do because they involve the feeding of treats.  Your horse will not realize that they are actually working for their goodies.

I prefer using carrots for two reasons:

Equine Rhino Prevention

Did you know that the Rhino Vaccine CAN NOT prevent your horse from getting Rhino?  The only thing for horse owners to do is to control the subsequent outbreaks by preventing the horse from experiencing any un-necessary stress to the immune system.

Introduction to Equine Rhino

• Rhino= Nose
• Pneumo= Lungs, and
• It is= Inflammation of

What the name doesn’t tell us is what causes this disease.  Rhino is caused by a Herpes Virus.  The first time a horse gets a respiratory tract infection, no matter what the cause, be it viral or bacterial, the horse is also exposed to Rhino.  Most young horses will experience their first sinus, pharyngeal or lung infection as a weanling, but if not,

Equine Performance Acupuncture

Performance horses are prone to developing minor injuries that often go unnoticed.  Eventually these intensify and cause the horse to compensate by altering its way of moving and this makes it susceptible to more serious injury.

Upon examination, acupuncture is often used after an equine veterinary chiropractic treatment to eliminate these injuries at an early stage. By restoring normal blood supply and function to the muscles, they heal quickly and competition schedules are uninterrupted.

Equine Performance Acupuncture helps performance horses

Therapeutic Equine Acupuncture

Therapeutic Equine Acupuncture is a valid modality for treating horses. Acupuncture is a great choice for treating founder, EPM and inflammation as well as allergies and hormone imbalances in horses.  Upon examination, acupuncture is often used after an equine veterinary chiropractic treatment to eliminate these injuries at an early stage. By restoring normal blood supply and function to the muscles,