Holistic care explores the physical, mental, and emotional health, well-being, and maintenance of horses from a complementary and alternative perspective. Holistic care veterinarians will help maintain equine health, prevent and treat equine illness, and alleviate pain. Using these techniques in conjunction with veterinary care can promote continued wellness in a healthy horse, give comfort to an elderly horse, speed healing in a horse recuperating from injury or illness, and help a horse with a chronic or acute condition.