06/09/2025
Good explanation of equine chiropractic care!
๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ?
A single chiropractic adjustment has helped some horses go from 3D to 1D โ and yes, weโve seen it happen firsthand.
Hereโs why ๐
๐ฅ ๐ช๐๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐จ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ ๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐
๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป = ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ + ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ต-๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ
Barrel horses rely on full mobility through their spine, pelvis, and hips.
Misalignments can cause:
โ Hesitation in the turn
โ Blown barrels
โ Shortened stride
โ Pain-related resistance
๐ ๐ด๐ฑ% ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ก๐๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐
Top-level horses are typically adjusted every 2โ4 weeks during peak hauling season.
Why? Because 1/10 of a second matters at that level.
๐งฌ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ง๐ฆ = ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ง๐ฆ
Weโve worked on horses that went from:
โข Hitting barrels to clean runs
โข 3D to 1D times
โข Back sore to striding freely
โฆall after one adjustment.
Every horse is different โ but when somethingโs out of place, they canโt give you 100%.
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๐๐ข๐ช ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐จ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐?
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Every 4โ6 weeks for maintenance
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Every 2โ3 weeks while hauling or competing
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After injury, dental work, or sudden performance drops
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Anytime your horse โjust feels offโ
๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ + ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐น๐๐?
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