Neurological damage

A young horse had flipped over and landed on her back, her symptoms did not appear overnight, but it shortly became evident that there was serious neurological damage. She dragged her back feet and was not able to move her tail. She was under veterinary supervision. I was called out 4 months after the accident, and the week following my visit, she was due to have a milligram. The prognosis was a years box rest or PTS.

The young horse selected wintergreen essential oil and St. John's Wort (nerve pain) which were licked off the hand. She licked 2ml of undiluted Wintergreen, which,  provided the greatest interest. I also offered it for topical application to C5 on the neck, as it was being applied her eyes softened and she stayed with us for several minutes before walking away. Immediately after its application she stopped dragging her hind legs and there was movement in her tail, which she was able to move slowly back to position when put to the side (previously it would have stayed where it was placed).

Several days after my visit she was taken to her pre scheduled appointment at the veterinary hospital.  The vet noted that it was obvious that her condition had been severe since her toes were squared off and x rays confirmed that C5 was a problem. He then went on to say that the myelogram should be cancelled since he would not want to put a horse through unnecessary procedures when her condition had improved so significantly. He requested for the horse to come back in 6 months for assessment. In the weeks to follow the young horse no longer wanted to ingest the wintergreen but still wanted a small amount applied to C5, she also took dandelion root, large quantities of rosehip shells, some comfrey and seaweed extract.  10 days after my visit, I was told that the horse had been galloping around the field feeling good.