| Founder is a horse disease of the feet. Normally only | | | | personal symptoms. In many cases, your best option is |
| the front feet are affected. The problem occurs for | | | | to call a professional homeopath who works with |
| some horses, generally those who have a tendency to | | | | animals. |
| be overweight such as ponies, when they eat too | | | | If you don't have access to one, then you may find |
| much rich, green grass, especially the new grass of | | | | that the following homeopathic remedy gives your |
| the season. | | | | horse total relief. |
| Some sturdy horses, and most ponies, have evolved | | | | However, the following symptoms must be present: |
| to live on little, scavenging on scare vegetation in | | | | - if your horse is standing in the typical founder gait, |
| various regions of the world. These equines are not | | | | with the front legs pushed out in front, balancing more |
| dissimilar to mountain goats. They tend to be sure | | | | weight on the rear legs |
| footed and don't need lush grass to survive. | | | | - if the front feet are very warm, almost hot |
| This is at the heart of founder in horses. So you need | | | | - if your horse has difficulty moving about |
| to know what sort of equine you have. And then feed | | | | - if your horse has been grazing on rich or new grass |
| them accordingly, or limit their access to rich new | | | | - if it has recently occurred |
| grass. | | | | Then the homeopathic medicine Belladonna 30c, given |
| However, sometimes it's too late and your horse has | | | | every hour for about 8 hours, or until relief is seen may |
| already foundered. Normal veterinary treatment can | | | | solve the problem. However, there are several |
| take many weeks to work and then is often | | | | qualifying points to consider. |
| dissatisfactory, with future bouts becoming more | | | | If the founder occurs regularly, then a deeper acting |
| common. | | | | remedy may be needed. If the horse is foundering for |
| One of the best alternative treatments for founder in | | | | other reasons, then this remedy may not provide relief. |
| horses is homeopathy. And there are several different | | | | If the front feet are not very warm, then your horse |
| medicines for this, based on your horse's unique and | | | | will not benefit from this remedy. |