Hi Guys, Have you ever heard of the herbal supplement Chaste Tree berry? This is a short testimonial on it. I have a 25yr old OTTB that has been diagnosed with Cushings and pergolide recommended. However, before I shelled out $100/month I happened across a website that mentioned treating horses with Cushings with two teaspoons 2 x day of ground up chastree berries. 3 weeks on and 1 week off. I found it for about 8 dollars for a pound and used my coffee grinder to grind up the berries into a powder. I thought, well, what have I got to lose? It worked for these equine rescue folks and might work for my guy. I must say, in the 3 weeks Ive had him on it, he has shed out much of his extremely long wavy coat and is beginning to show signs of a top line again and less of the pendulous abdomen. He isnt really ride-able due to an old suspensory injury except to walk on the trails which gives him a change of scenery but he seems much more alert and certainly much shinier than before. Obviously it is not going to be as effective as pergolide but something in those chastetree berries IS making a difference for some horses including mine for whatever reason, so I wanted to pass along my experience in case it might help others This is a very interesting article sent to me by a Vet friend. Maybe it can help others as well. I am at present trialing it on a warm-blood mare who is in first stages of Cushings, but l am also using some new organic minerals that are rich in selenium. I will post updates from time to time as well as photos. -Ashley Jankowski
Posted on: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 04:57:43 +0000
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