Alternative Treatment

Acupuncture Can Help Variety of Ailments in Horses, Dogs

- TORY MOORE

ACUPUNCTURE IS WIDELY KNOWN but not fully accepted as a form of “go-to” treatment for humans or animals. But whether it be helping a mare overcome unexplained infertility, get a stallion in the right mindset for breeding or bring comfort to an arthritic tortoise, acupuncture can often be part of the answer.

At the University of Florida Equine Acupuncture Center in Reddick, the facility’s clinical director Huisheng Xie works with horses, dogs, and other species to treat a variety of ailments with acupuncture.