November 11, 2021

When Your Horse Colics, Here's What To Do While You Wait For The Vet

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Colic is a major concern for any horse owner. Usually, it is a few HOURS before the vet can get to you, so what can you do to help your horse while waiting?

Recently, I worked on some horses that were distressed with colic symptoms while I was at their farm. The first gelding, we got out of the colic by the time the vet arrived 2 hours later. In this picture above we are combining my horse yoga moves, the butt tuck, and belly lift, which can move the blockage around to let the gas pass. (Watch this)

In my horse emergency kit, I have DoTERRA DigestZen. It's an essential oil, it tastes like black licorice. I let them smell it and then I put the bottle in their mouth to let it come out. I then put it on my hand and I rub it all over their belly, especially on the belly button area. It's amazing for helping to relieve the pain from blockage causing bloating and gas.

As we walked the horse around, we did the Horse Yoga every 5-10 min and gave more of the DigestZen.

By the way, DigestZen also works great for people that have gas and bloating!!

When colic strikes, the horse wants to drop and roll because its stomach is bloated and hurting so much. There's some kind of blockage going in on in there. Unfortu

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