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Eliminate the Guesswork
When you need to know more about problems that are hard to find, but aren’t at the ‘call the vet’ stage, Equine Infrared Thermal Imaging is a very useful tool. Easy, quick, non-invasive and costeffective, the images show changes in the surface temperature of your horse’s body. The location or “WHERE” of these changes can often be detected before they can be felt or visually identified.
How does thermography work? The thermal imaging camera detects infrared (heat) waves on the horse’s surface that are invisible to the human eye. Once converted into images we can see, thermal images can depict areas of heat, inflammation, cold and reduced blood flow in the muscular, vascular, skeletal and nervous systems of the horse.
The thermal imaging cameras can detect temperature differences of less than 0.05 degrees Celsius making these cameras 40 times more sensitive to heat than the human hand!
A two year research study conducted by Dr. Tracy Turner, DVM on racehorses concluded that thermal imaging was a very helpful tool to aid in the diagnosis of lameness and could detect areas of injury up to approximately two weeks prior to the horse exhibiting clinical symptoms
Unlike Radiography (X-rays) and Scintigraphy (nuclear imaging), Infrared Thermographic Imaging does not involve radiation or radioactive materials and is therefore perfectly safe for the horse and the handler.
Bernardo Equine Therapy does not provide a diagnosis of the horse being imaged. By law, only a licensed veterinarian can provide a diagnosis. Images taken can be provided to your veterinarian
upon request.
I have been trained how to properly take Equine Thermal Images for veterinarian can interpretation. Not all veterinarians are trained to interpret thermal images. If your vet is not familiar with this technology, I can assist you in locating one that can interpret your horse’s images.
Whether your horse is a sport horse, trail horse extraordinaire, or a precious retiree, you want your friend to live their best life.
Serving Ventura, Los Angeles, and Orange Counties. Travel outside of this area by request.
