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YOUR HORSE'S CARE KEEPING HIM COMFY | ACUPUNCTURE

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JO WILKINSON HAS no doubt that acupuncture saved the life of George, her 10-year-old coloured cob, who suffered from headshaking.

“When he was six, George's headshaking was so bad that he was even doing it in the field when he was at rest and I was at a loss as to what to do,” says Jo, an independent domestic violence advisor who lives in East Sussex. “He couldn't be ridden and I had tried everything — I'd spoken to the vet, had his teeth, saddle and bridle checked, changed his diet and spent a fortune on vitamins, but nothing was working. I thought I may have to have him put to sleep as he was in so

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