Healing Horses Through the Eye of the Observer

By Danielle Graham
Photos by Paulina Amador
The first time I accompanied Equine Veterinarian Louie Enos to a client’s estate and to watch him work was the summer of 2006. When we arrived at the stable, the client was just finishing her mare’s grooming. Louie first asked the owner to walk her horse around the expansive barn hallway so that he could observe how the horse moved. Once he had assessed the mare, he then asked the owner to hold the lead rope and stand still along side her horse.

With the owner still holding the lead, Louie, completely present and focused with the mare, positioned his hands about five inches away

An Interview with Dr. Louie Enos, DVM

By Christina Zohs
Recently I had the opportunity to accompany Louie Enos on a day trip to Enumclaw where he treated two horses. To say that I was truly impressed and in awe with what he did that day is putting it mildly. The two horses that he treated were in poor condition, but at the end of their treatments they were both obviously on the road to recovery. The horse who couldn’t eat properly and was limping and in a lot of discomfort, after the treatment he was chowing