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Location: Oklahoma | Are there any exercises or massage that will keep a horse from needing a chiropracter very often? I understand sometimes there is nothing you can do short of an adjustment, but wondered if horse owners do anything preventive. |
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Location: Beggs, OK | Balanced feet and stretching them every day are the only things that I have done that seem to help. It's like horsey yoga, lol. Troy Brandenburg showed me some stretches that really helped Denali....but, then we had to change the way he was shod because he started reaching so much further under himself with his back legs, lol! |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Yes, you can massage and do stretching that will adjust them. There are some good books on this, but learning hands-on is best. Teaching them to carry themselves balanced and improving their strength helps too. |
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Jr. Detective
Location: Beggs, OK | By the way, you need to come see us! We are in Bixby now, so no excuses. We have the perfect little "pony arena" that the girls can ride in :-) ....and you can get the WTP snaffle from me. Are you running anywhere this weekend? |
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Location: North Dakota | Balanced riding and movement and a good equine massage once in a while can do a world of good. I have noticed once I started asking my horse to remain long and low and really lift their backs and have them massaged about once very other month I have not needed the chiro as much. They feel much better and their overall strength seems better. |
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Location: Wisconsin | I love the Equisport Massager. It is pricey (around $350) but for how much I have saved in going to the chiropractor, it is well worh it. |
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Location: Heart of Texas | I constantly stretch my horses. They love carrot stretches. And I even use a hand held messager over them. Like the cheap little 3 prong plastic thing. It's not made for horses obviously but they like it regardless. They start licking their lips and get real relaxed. My hubby gets jealous he he |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Oklahoma | rachellyn80 - 2014-10-01 11:43 AM By the way, you need to come see us! We are in Bixby now, so no excuses. We have the perfect little "pony arena" that the girls can ride in :-) ....and you can get the WTP snaffle from me. Are you running anywhere this weekend?
Yes I would love to come ride at your place!! We are out of town all weekend in Kansas with Nathan's family. Let me know when I can come next week though!! I'm running Sas at the breast cancer race so would love to get some good rides on her before that.
I've got her feet all under control with the way she is shod now. And chiro approved of my saddle fit. Will definitely try some stretches. That's a good idea. Any videos on this?
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Jr. Detective
Location: Beggs, OK | cowgirljdc - 2014-10-01 1:00 PM rachellyn80 - 2014-10-01 11:43 AM By the way, you need to come see us! We are in Bixby now, so no excuses. We have the perfect little "pony arena" that the girls can ride in :-) ....and you can get the WTP snaffle from me. Are you running anywhere this weekend? Yes I would love to come ride at your place!! We are out of town all weekend in Kansas with Nathan's family. Let me know when I can come next week though!! I'm running Sas at the breast cancer race so would love to get some good rides on her before that.
I've got her feet all under control with the way she is shod now. And chiro approved of my saddle fit. Will definitely try some stretches. That's a good idea. Any videos on this?
The girls ride every day after school. I'll check with Greg and see what next week looks like. Wednesdays are usually the best. I think that there were some videos on Youtube of Troy doing some stretches? |
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| Honestly, let your horse roll! I have had many a vet tell me that a lot of these chiropractic issues are horses being confined. If your horse has a soft place to roll, they will adjust themselves. WHat did horses do before we had all these machines and chiropractic? LOL |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: Oklahoma | FLITASTIC - 2014-10-01 3:37 PM Honestly, let your horse roll! I have had many a vet tell me that a lot of these chiropractic issues are horses being confined. If your horse has a soft place to roll, they will adjust themselves. WHat did horses do before we had all these machines and chiropractic? LOL
They are out all day in pasture, but up in stall/runs at night. Some lay down in their stalls. I have to keep my mare up if it's raining b/c her feet don't do well with moisture. |
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The Advice Guru
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| I find if I keep my horses vet sound (passes all flexion tests) my chiro doesn't find much out.
I also find if my horse keeps going out and is vet sound then I am out and am throwing my horses out. |
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