SPRINGHILL ARABIANS
I was put onto Jocelyn by my friend Laura who had very good success with Laser Therapy on her Quarter horse.
I had been sceptical as most are at first but I had a long standing problem with my purebred Arab filly Kahischa (kitty).
Kitty came into the world with a bump, she needed help to be born and she and I ended up on the ground together in a heap.
Kitty had a few escapades with Mum but nothing noteworthy. After weaning I put a cover on her- she had been handled everyday, she seemed fine in the stables and walking about, so I turned her loose – and she bolted.
Kitty crashed through a gate, & electric fence coming to a halt ½ an hour later. Every day she had her cover on, and everyday she bolted – sometimes into gates – or somersaulting over in one instance.
This went on for 5 months. I tried everything, so Jocelyn waved her heat seeking device over Kitty and found over 80 hot spots – Jocelyn said the only one worse than that was a horse that had been in a floating accident.
Kitty has now had 4 treatments and the difference is amazing – we think that she was so sore that when she moved with a cover on – even without leg straps it hurt her so she bolted. I dread to think what would have happened if I had waited until she was broken in.
Kitty now has her cover on and off in the paddock –on calm days without even a headcollar on – we had to retrain her to stop the bolting habit, but I was seriously considering putting her down. Now she will hopefully have a future as a competition horse.
Lyn Samuels