The Earth Horse – Health Challenges

Lesson 1, Topic 1
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The Earth Horse – Health Challenges

The out of balance Earth horse is subject to the following conditions:

  • Poor digestion and assimilation, possibly ulcers
  • Swelling of udder or sheath
  • Swelling of lower legs, stocking up
  • Prone to fungal infections, thrush, white line disease
  • Sensitivity to molds
  • Arthritis with more stiffness and swelling than pain
  • Muscle weakness or soreness
  • Laminitis due to obesity and nutritional deficiency rather than metabolic imbalance
  • Suppressed worry
  • Grumpiness
  • Lack of ambition
  • Increased appetite
  • Tendency to gain weight
  • Tendency to have parasites
  • Swollen lymph nodes
  • Initial stiffness that lessens with warm up
  • Cribbing

Humid weather or damp conditions in his environment will often exacerbate the Earth horse’s health conditions. They may also be worse in the Late Summer.