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The Horse

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The 3 T's

Feet 1

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Examination

Physiology

 
Spinal Manipulation
 The treatment is performed entirely by hand. It is relatively gentle but effective.
As a "conventionally" trained medical practitioner I continue to be surprised by the results one can achieve. Rapid, accurate thrusts are applied to bony points and not only encourage the bones to resume a more normal position relative to their neighbours, but also cause a reflex contraction and relaxation of local muscle groups.
The intention is to break the vicious cycle of pain — muscle spasm — jammed facet joints — more pain and allow the horse's own powerful natural healing to resume.

And afterwards..

I will recommend a routine for you and your horse that will encourage healing, and might include some other exercises for you to use.
Your horse should be back in normal work after about a week. Generally speaking I find that three or four treatments will sort out a lot of problems. It is sensible to give your horse an "MOT" every four to six months.
Prevention is better than cure!

To sum up..

  • If you feel there is a problem, you're probably right.
  • A lot of what ends up in the back starts somewhere else.
  • No single practitioner is going to sort all your problems. A joint approach between vet, farrier, back man, saddler and others is frequently the best way.

Jantin the stallion

If your horse feels good he'll look good too!

My grateful thanks to Dieter Krohnert, German Olympic farrier, for teaching me such a lot about feet, and allowing me to use some of his photographs.

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