Chiropractic care for horses:

Your horse is not only your partner in the sport that you participate in but he or she is also your pet and a big part of your life. So you’ll want to ensure that they are in the best possible condition that they can be, not only for competition but for their overall health and wellbeing.

 Is your horse suffering from…

• Tight muscles in the upper neck or shoulders

• Pain in the withers or the hind limbs

• Twisting during tight cornering or falling

• Limited range of motion

If the answer to any of the above is yes, chiropractic care can help your horse achieve optimum health.

What are the benefits of using chiropractic on my horse?

Using animal chiropractic, one of the safest forms of treatment available, we help your horse achieve optimal health through:

• Restoring natural movement and function

• Reducing pain, muscle spasm

• Enabling the animal to perform at their optimum potential

…and all of this is done using a drug free and non invasive approach- giving you quicker results and faster recuperation time.

What we do during an initial equestrian chiropractic treatment

During our initial equestrian chiropractic treatment, we…

• Assess complete range of motion in all joints

• Pinpoint which joints are at the root of the horses problem.

• Chiropractic adjustments …invaluable in restoring physiological and psychological health.

For more detailed information download our brochure

Ongoing treatments

Several factors determine the number and frequency of adjustments required to correct a problem:

• The horses’ age and physical condition are important.
  Young healthy horses will generally require fewer adjustments than older horses or those with serious health problems.

• The severity of the problem is another major factor if permanent damage has occurred, a return to full flexibility may not be possible and multiple adjustments may be necessary to achieve the most flexibility possible.

• The length of time that the problem has been present is also a factor.
  Longstanding or chronic problems frequently require more adjustments to correct than do acute problems.

For other questions that you may have regarding chiropractic care for your pony or horse refer to FAQ’s.

It should be stressed that chiropractic, in no way, should be thought of as a replacement for conventional veterinary medicine, but rather as a valid, concurrent, complimentary treatment procedure for many back and lameness problems.  And as with any health related problems or conditions that your horse may experience, it is important that your veterinarian be contacted initially so that he or she can assess your horse for any underlying medical condition that could be causing similar symptoms.