Bandera before

Bandera: 22 year old Paint

Diagnosis: Laminitis and arthritis

Location: Texas

Human Companion: Amber

July 11, 2009 Beginning Case Study/In Progress:

Bandera is 22 years old, and I have had her since she was born.

Bandera foundered on green grass about 3 years ago, and gets sensitive each spring and even late August. I even have to throw out the horse apples that fall on the ground because that triggers it also.

Bandera before

Her back legs have arthritis so that she can barely pick them up to be trimmed. Also she tends to sweat a lot, and she gets sudsy; looks like she went through a car wash.

As of July 11th, she was being fed crimped oats, beet pulp, and Cosequine with flax seed. She also was getting Foxedine for her laminitis.

July 13, 2009 Amber placed Bandera on Lisa’s Nutrition Therapy program and removed all medications and grains from her diet.

July 25, 2009 Bandera’s shoes were removed. She ran through field kicking up her heels with joy when the shoes came off. Big smiles!!

September, 2009: Bandera has been on grass and even ate the apples off the apple tree and did not get sick.. She is doing great!

December 21,2009: Thank you for being the Guardian Angel of my Horse.