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| My chiro normally tells me depending on the adjustment. Like, no work for 12 or 24 hours or light riding only today. I would think regardless, if you have your horse adjusted, a day off is common sense. |
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | Mine always says to give 2-3 days off. I used a body balancer two times that told me to ride immediately, something about it helps the muscle to hold the bones in place? I don't know really, I never felt that my horses looked, felt, or acted any better afterwards. So I'm sticking with the chiropractor. |
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Location: texas | Yep 2-3 days off....
Now mine did require a week off after being laid down and put to sleep 4 days n a row to chiro her w no resistance...
She a tuff cookie..... like to out up a fight even under sedation
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Location: Texas | Yes, two days off minimum. More depending on what needed adjustment. |
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Location: Northwest | Usually 1-2 days however it does vary somewhat on the type of adjustment that was done. Recently after an adjustment my chiro (who is well known/I trust him deeply) told me I needed to ride one of mine within a few hours. Again, just depends what is done. |
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Location: WI | I do whatever the chiropractor advises. It really depends how much they have to do. |
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | Nope none....m |
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| RedHead84 - 2017-05-17 12:56 PM My chiro normally tells me depending on the adjustment. Like, no work for 12 or 24 hours or light riding only today. I would think regardless, if you have your horse adjusted, a day off is common sense. Absolutely. I was inquiring as to how many.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Yes I do at least 2 days.. Sometimes I get sore myself after a chiro adjustment on myself. |
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Location: Oklahoma | teamthompson - 2017-05-17 1:28 PM
Yep 2-3 days off....
Now mine did require a week off after being laid down and put to sleep 4 days n a row to chiro her w no resistance...
She a tuff cookie..... like to out up a fight even under sedation
I have never heard of this. This would be scary to me! bc I have been with a vet putting one to sleep and it is not easy on the horses body! They go down hard no matter how much you try to help them to go easy. and sometimes when horse come out of it they thrash around and usually need adjustment from being put under. unless Im not understanding correctly. |
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Location: North Dakota | I won't ride immediately after the adjustment, but I will ride before and back to work the next day. |
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Location: Texas | Turnburnsis - 2017-05-18 2:52 AM
teamthompson - 2017-05-17 1:28 PM
Yep 2-3 days off....
Now mine did require a week off after being laid down and put to sleep 4 days n a row to chiro her w no resistance...
She a tuff cookie..... like to out up a fight even under sedation
I have never heard of this. This would be scary to me! bc I have been with a vet putting one to sleep and it is not easy on the horses body! They go down hard no matter how much you try to help them to go easy. and sometimes when horse come out of it they thrash around and usually need adjustment from being put under. unless Im not understanding correctly.
I've had Dr. Wolfe do several of mine. He lays them down in a sandy area. Never had any problems when they got up. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Turnburnsis - 2017-05-18 2:52 AM teamthompson - 2017-05-17 1:28 PM Yep 2-3 days off.... Now mine did require a week off after being laid down and put to sleep 4 days n a row to chiro her w no resistance... She a tuff cookie..... like to out up a fight even under sedation I have never heard of this. This would be scary to me! bc I have been with a vet putting one to sleep and it is not easy on the horses body! They go down hard no matter how much you try to help them to go easy. and sometimes when horse come out of it they thrash around and usually need adjustment from being put under. unless Im not understanding correctly.
Was thinking the same thing, putting a horse under takes some special skills, did the Chiro put your horse under? Its when they start coming out of that sedation is when they scare me..being put to sleep 4 days in a roll, wow...that sounds really risky.. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | workerbee - 2017-05-18 9:45 AM Turnburnsis - 2017-05-18 2:52 AM teamthompson - 2017-05-17 1:28 PM Yep 2-3 days off.... Now mine did require a week off after being laid down and put to sleep 4 days n a row to chiro her w no resistance... She a tuff cookie..... like to out up a fight even under sedation I have never heard of this. This would be scary to me! bc I have been with a vet putting one to sleep and it is not easy on the horses body! They go down hard no matter how much you try to help them to go easy. and sometimes when horse come out of it they thrash around and usually need adjustment from being put under. unless Im not understanding correctly. I've had Dr. Wolfe do several of mine. He lays them down in a sandy area. Never had any problems when they got up.
Did he put them under/sleep to do this? |
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Location: East Tennessee | I normally just use this site as a go-to for research & reading, but I wanted to share an experience of mine.
This is a little off topic, but I have started getting my horses massaged in conjunction with having a chiropractor work on them. I know some people don't agree with having them massaged or think it is a trick. But it has greatly helped my horses!! You must have healthy muscles to hold an adjustment. While your horse was out of adjustment the muscles in their body memorize that pattern of shape & the pattern of compensation. If the muscles are stiff and not pliable, then your chiropractic adjustment will not be as effective.
I hear a lot of people that are skeptical about chiropractors horses & their complaints are normally: cost, not seeing a night/day difference in their horse and the amount of follow up visits that may be suggested. If you pay more attention to your horse's muscle health then you will be disputing all three of those complaints.
1. If you have healthy muscles, then your horse will be able to "keep" their adjustment longer resulting in less visits and less $$ spent.
2. If you have healthy muscles, then your horse probably wont be as sore afterwards so it might make it easier to see the differences that an adjustment can bring.
3. If you have healthy muscles, then your horse will "keep" the adjustment better and won't require as many follow-up visits and have to see the chiropractor as often.
This is just my experience, so take it with a grain of salt. There are also many different ways to better your horse's muscles healthy: supplements, herbs, massages, new/varied therapy techniques. Its all in what works best for you & your horse! I have just found that having my horses massaged was the easiest for me money-wise, plus my horses absolutely love it!! |
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Location: North Dakota | Interesting. My chiro comes to my place and I usually ride my horses after he is done. Of course, they also do not have any major problems.
Same with myself. I'll go exercise or work out even if I had a chiro adjustment that day.
I supposed it depends on your individual horse.
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Location: Pacific Northwest | If they had a lot wrong I will give the next day off and just groundwork or handwalk in the fields the next. Reason being that every time I have been adjusted after having something wrong (granted I like to wait until it's unbearable, so it probably makes things worse) I've always been really sore the next day. |
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Location: Smack Dab in the Middle | My chiro is a vet as well as a certified acupuncturist. She treats each individually. If we are addressing a specific problem, trying to correct something severe, it's definitely no riding for 3 days, if not for multiple treatments. IF it's one on my horses that I have adjusted regularly for preventative maintenance, it's back to work the next day. I will regularly adjust my horses at 3 day barrel races after each run. Horses that are regularly adjusted hold adjustments better.
I have a horse that is regularly adjusted. He got hurt. As part of his recovery, we began weekly acupuncture and chiro adjustments to resolve massive body soreness. I absolutely DID NOT ride him, and once he started getting more comfortable, after a couple of treatments, I only did straight line exercising on impressionable ground to help aid his adjustment holding., because we were specifically working on a pain issue.
It just all depends on what you're treating, and how the individual holds adjustments--tho there are things you can do to aid it, such as acupuncture or she also recommends PEM therapies to help not only hold adjustments but to make the adjustments themselves easier. |
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Location: Way up North | I went to Road To The Horse this year and Vicki Willson did a demo with a couple difficult horses (bucking, spooking, etc.) She showed what their issues were then went through and did some pretty crazy chiro work and it was incredible to see the difference in the horses. She did not give any time off and said you should see an immediate difference or it wasn't fixed. She did say the really bad ones will need it a few times in a row and to be convinced that it doesn't hurt which is why she goes right to work so you can start retraining the mind and body. |
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Location: Alberta | mruggles - 2017-05-17 1:22 PM Nope none....m
What she said..... |
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Do you give a few days off after chiro?