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Question

I am an equine veterinarian and I am bewildered by your claims that you can make diagnosis and future lameness predictions based on a hair sample.  Are you not aware that this is impossible?  The only information that can be gathered by analysis of hair is some chronic dermatologic conditions, genetic conditions, and previous exposure to toxic metals and pharmaceuticals.

Answer
Dear Mr. Y,We are very much aware of the fact that the traditional western medicine does not recognize that a hair analysis can provide any other information than those mentioned in your e-mail.
However, there are large groups of medicinal practitioners that claim otherwise, groups which I believe have much more knowledge of the hair analysis and its possibilities than most veterinarians. Now, maybe you do have the knowledge that gives you the right to dismiss the millions of people all over the world that seeks alternative and complementary ways for keeping themselves and their animals healthy. I certainly hope so since this is what you are doing in your letter.
We are, with our hair analysis method, able to achieve very accurate and precise results that is working out very well for our purposes, namely to help the horse in the best way we can.We do not, and have never, claimed that our services in any way will replace veterinarians or veterinary treatments. In fact, almost all of the horse owners we get in contact with have already sought that help. They have had their horses examined and medicated numerous times and at great cost. The reason as to why they then have turned to us for assistance is that the treatments their horses have been undergoing have not been successful.
The hair analysis is a method that will help us understand why the horses’ in question do not respond well to these treatments, but since you already have such a strong opinion of the hair analysis method I will not even start to try to tell you why it is such a powerful tool.
As for your claim that it is impossible to get specific information from a hair analysis; I am afraid that we aren’t aware of that fact! Our clients, and we have had many during the 30 odd years of performing hair analyses, haven’t noticed it either, on the contrary, we have repeatedly been told that the outcome of the analyses have been very accurate in addressing the horses’ problems and symptoms.