Cheyenne: 16 year old Mustang Grulla

Occupation: Companion

Veterinary Diagnosis: Degenerative Arthritis/joint disease left hock

Horse Name and Age: Cheynne, 17 yrs old

Owner and Location: Nancy of Carmel Valley, CA

Cheyenne After

Thinking back to when I bought Cheynne in 2004… it is truly amazing: At that time her left hip was about 2 inches lower than her right hip. Steinbeck Clinic, during the pre-purchase exam, nonetheless, still thought she would make a good trail horse for me. (They were right–Thanks to You!) 10 days after buying her, she colicked. The clinic had to send someone out to Fox Creek Ranch to treat her on an emergency basis.

During the fall and winter she had an oozy rash in her mane and on her tummy. It was thought to be “rain rot”, which we tried to treat with a medicated shampoo without much success. A year later her back had not improved despite treatments from a very good chiropractor. She moved poorly, compensating for her condition and had begun to try to nip me when I put on her saddle.

July 12, 2005 Steinbeck Clinic again examined her with radiographs and determined it was “Degenerative joint disease, left hock”. July 19th they injected her left hock, stating, “In about 10 days we should know how much improvement she will have.” She was also put on Cosequin, MSM and HylaMotion. There was little improvement. She was still compensating and could not be ridden normally.

Cheyenne after - Wanna ride?

August ’05 you began giving Cheyenne the LavenderSage treatments, removed her shoes and placed her on a special diet of herbs, vegetables, fruits and oils to heal her. She has never colicked again, her skin is clear and she gleams, she has not been given chemical worming medicine since going on your herbal diet (with no sign of worms), her feet are hard and perfect, she has full freedom of motion (kicks, bucks and rears when playing with the other horses), is full of enthusiasm, able to go anywhere and a delight to ride (even when she decides to be naughty, such as rearing up if I keep her standing around in one place too long – in her opinion!).

Yesterday she came to me to be saddled when I asked, “Wanna go out Cheyenne?” I love her and we have a great time–all thanks to your gifts! I am sending you copies of the Steinbeck Clinic veterinarian reports to highlight her amazing recovery under your care.

Thank you! –Nancy