These acupoints, combined with a healthy lifestyle and a clean environment, can keep your horse’s skin strong and his spirits high. This acupoint has the added attributes of relieving itching and eliminating damp heat. Bladder - Lung Transporting Point, directly connected to the energy of the Lung which is responsible for the health of skin in general.Stomach - Leg Three Mile, known for its ability to enhance the flow of Chi throughout the horse’s body.Large Intestine - Crook in the Pond, commonly used to maintain the health of the skin while also boosting the immune system.By placing the tip of your thumb on the acupressure points (also called “acupoints”) and being sure to do this on both sides of the horse’s body, you will enhance the flow of Chi, life-promoting energy, throughout his body. Specific acupressure points can support the horse’s immune system and defend the body from skin issues. When fungal and bacterial skin issues do arise, they are considered “toxic damp heat.” When a horse has a healthy, balanced immune system, his body can defend itself from skin disorders.īy adding a short acupressure session to a grooming regimen, horse guardians can boost the horse’s immune system needed to ward off dreaded fungal or bacterial skin issues. It is a challenge to eliminate them from one horse, let alone the entire barn or stable.įrom the Traditional Chinese Medicine perspective, the first line of defense for skin disorders is prevention. Horse guardians dread seeing any skin disorder, especially fungal and bacterial conditions like ringworm, girth itch, and rain rot.
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