Horse Chiropractic Care

Animal Chiropractic focuses on the restoration and preservation of heath by removing communication barriers and restoring normal function. Chiropractic care is not limited to an injured or sick pet. Healthy and athletic animals are ideal candidates for chiropractic examination and care. Maintaining proper structural alignment permits optimal function of the muscles, nerves and tissues supporting the joints, resulting in improved movement, stance and flexibility. This alignment promotes increased agility, endurance, and overall performance. Broader benefits include superior immune function, healthier metabolism and a vibrant nervous system, facilitating your animal’s natural ability to heal. Chiropractic can enhance the quality of your pet’s life, ensuring active and healthy years.

Horses that need chiropractic care

  • LOSS OR DECREASE IN PREFORMANCE
  • DIFFICULTY IN EXECUTING DESIRED MOVEMENT (BENDING, FLEXING AT THE POLL, UNABLE TO MOVE RIGHT OR LEFT)
  • MUSCLE IMBALANCE, ATROHY, SPASM
  • LOSS OF BREATHING CAPACITY
  • GAIT PROBLEMS, SHORT STRIDING
  • SENSITIVITY TO TOUCH (GROOMED, SADDLED, ETC)
  • CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR, TEMPERAMENT (BITE WHEN SADDLING, KICKING WHEN GROOMED, GI TRACT ISSUES, COLIC, ETC)
  • UNEVEN WEAR OF SHOES
  • FOOT FALL DOESN’T FIT HORSE CONFIRMATION
  • DIFFICULTY EXTENDING FRONT LIMBS, PLACING FOOT ON FOOT STAND
  • DIFFICULTY PICKING UP HIND FEET (KICKS OUT OR WILL NOT LIFT UP)
  • TOE DRAGGING (FRONT OR HIND)
  • CHRONIC DISEASE CONDITIONS, MULTIPLE REPETITIVE INFECTIONS, AND WEAK IMMUNE SYSTEM
  • DIAGNOSED MUSKULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS ARTHRITIS
  • INJURIES RESULTING FROM FALLS, TRAINING OR OTHER ACTIVITIES
  • SPORT AND ATHLETIC HORSES
  • YOUND AND OLD AGE, BREEDING AND PREGNANCY, AND BIRTH; WE RECOMMEND HAVING ANIMALS ADJUSTED STARTING 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO CONCEPTION, AND RIGHT AFTER BIRTH, AS BIRTH IS ONE OF THE MOST TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES ANIMALS EXPERIENCE.

Goals of chiropractic care

  • IMPROVE FUNCTION
  • REDUCE PAIN & MUSCLE SPASMS
  • OPTIMIZE PERFORMANCE
  • STIMULATE NEUROLOGICAL REFLEXES (IMPROVE SPEED, ACCURACY OF MOVEMENT)
  • RESTORING MOTION TO JOINTS MAY PREVENT OR DELAY PROCESS OF DEGENERATION
  • PROMOTE FULL HEALING
  • IMPROVE NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALING
  • IMPROVE NERVOUS SYSTEM’S ABILITY TO COORDINATE THE HEALING PROCESS
  • REDUCE THE LIKIHOOD AND FREQUENCY OF INJURY
  • IMPROVE HOOF GROWTH AND NORMAL FOOT FALL
  • IMPROVE SENSORY AND MOTOR FUNCTION
  • OPTIMIZE NEUROLOGICAL, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF GROWING FOALS