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Equine Thermal Imaging an affordable and accurate diagnostic service to support owners, trainers, osteopaths, physiotherapists, farriers and vets
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Veterinary Thermographer for 6yrs and proud to offer an affordable service accurately identifying the source of equine pain.
It seems a little crazy to me that with all the technological advancements, when our horses or ponies appear lame the first thing we do is trot them up and down on a hard surface to see if we can figure out where the lameness is coming from. If we can’t figure it out we trot them round in circles until it looks a bit worse. If we still can’t work it out we trot them around for other people’s subjective opinions.
This seems very old fashioned, perhaps a bit cruel or maybe a welfare issue. But what’s the alternative? The simple answer is science, infrared technology and thermal symmetry.
Using an infrared camera a series of thermal images can safely be taken in the comfort of your horse’s stable and a professional report compiled within a matter of hours which will identify any areas of thermal asymmetry. The images will clearly and accurately identify limbs, joint, hooves, tendons or sections of the horse that appear “thermally” abnormal.
To put it simply, a veterinary thermographer is looking for hot areas that shouldn’t be hot (inflammation) or areas that are cooler than normal (reduced circulation). Using veterinary grade software a highly trained thermographer will create an easy to understand report using a series of images to identify which part of the horse or pony is causing the pain. Please be clear, a veterinary thermographer CANNOT diagnose your horse, but when carried out correctly a thermal imaging report will pin-point the location of the problem so that the area can be investigated by your Vet, farrier, osteopath or physiotherapist.
