Stress Relief for your Horse
Are your horses displaying
distressing
physical or emotional symptoms as a result of these
circumstances?
-
chronic arthritis pain
-
birthing trauma
-
medical procedures
-
relocation
-
breeding
-
transportation
-
long term illness
Some of these
symptoms of stress may be despondency, eating disorders,
cribbing, aggression, skin disorders,
and lack of energy.
B.M.E. Stress
Management for Horse
Facilities©
addresses your animal facility set- up and procedures to
determine stress factors that may be affecting your animals.
Stress relief
is achieved through the
use of situational stress assessments, environmental
recommendations and procedural changes and redevelopment.
B.M.E. Stress Assessment for Horse Facilities
©
and facility improvement plans
are done on location. They involve collecting
and analyzing information about physical conditions,
environmental factors and facility procedures that may be
contributing to your animals' current symptoms, illness or
behaviours.
Follow-up
appointments are scheduled to monitor and re-assess the
continued effectiveness of the facility improvement
plans and progress
of the horses.
After-care may
involve environmental changes, procedure and schedule changes as
well as behavioural supports.
Semi-Annual B.M.E.
Stress Management Reviews©
are available to ensure continued progress and update your
plan to include any changes in your facility's function.
Martha Hoey is a B.M.E.
Stress Management
Specialist. She works with
facility
owners and their
horses to help them
manage the stress caused
by their sensitivities to environmental challenges.
She also works with highly sensitive
people
and horses.
Martha Hoey, B. Ed., B.F.A.,
R.T.T.P.T.,
Equine Health and Disease Prevention, University of Guelph
