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Wisps of smoke float from a burning Chinese herb on acupuncture needles used by veterinarian Rhonda Rathgeber to treat a mare for fertility troubles. The Chinese have been needling horses for several thousand years. Now Western vets are using such holistic remedies alongside traditional medicine or after it fails. Some believe the quick, painless pricks also boost the animal's athletic performance.
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- MELISSA FARLOW
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acupuncture, alternative medicine, animal care, animal rights issues and activities, animals, diseased and injured animals, domestic horses, equipment, hardware, horses, kentucky, lexington (kentucky), mammals, medical personnel, north america, people with animals, southern states, thoroughbred horses, united states, veterinarians
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- Kentucky Horse Country USA National Geographic MM7017
