Whether your pet is fuzzy, furry, feathery, or scaly chiropractic can benefit animals of all age and sizes. We want to help every pet achieve a life of optimal health and well-being. Many everyday issues can be helped by chiropractic care. The lists below show many indicators that your animal loved ones may be a perfect candidate for chiropractic treatments. Plus - meet some of our animal family!
Indications for Chiro Care for Horses and Large Animals
Whether your pet neighs, moos, or hee-haws, chiropractic can benefit them all! We want to help every pet achieve a life of optimal health and well-being. Many everyday issues can be helped by chiropractic care. The lists below show many indicators that your loved ones may be a perfect candidate for chiropractic treatments.
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Pain at poll
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Decreased flexion at poll
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Head not vertical in work
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Ear sensitivity
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Heavy on the bit
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Head shaking
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Gait abnormalities
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Difficulty in gait transitions
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Rough, choppy gait
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Foreleg “off-ness”/ Short Strided
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Wringing tail, carrying tail to one side, excessive tail movements
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Lead difficulties
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Wont pick up a lead
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Difficulty changing leads
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Feels like “in one lead behind and a different lead upfront”
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Uneven ride or uneven stride
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Short behind or short strided behind
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“Off in the backend”
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Horse throws the rider forward
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Saddle slips to one side
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Performance problems
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Will usually hold tail to one side
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Kicks out or tries to run off when asked for something specific
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Drags, squares off rear toe(s)
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Rear leg moves in inward or outward arc or looks like it “floats” when hitting the ground
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Standing with one legged cocked
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Lack of power behind
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Feels like pulling with front end
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Rope walking
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Difficulty straddling to urinate
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Goes wide leaving barrels
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Wont turn off or face up
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Won't get rear end in ground or under self
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Slides are uneven
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Won't “work rope”
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Drifts to one side or the other
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Hunters bump- antsy in box
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Times getting slower in timed events
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Refusing to jump or hitting jumps
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Rear leg stance not square
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Evading contact when grooming the back
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Pinning ears, biting, or side-stepping away from you being saddled
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Sinking, bucking or rearing when you get in the saddle
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Tail swishing or wringing the tail when under the saddle
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Restricting their rolling an laying down, only rolling halfway over, or rolling more violently than previously
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Regularly rearranging stall bedding so they can stand in a more comfortable position
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Becoming difficult to catch
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Resistance to backing up
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Resenting lateral work , often in one direction
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Acting stiff behind, seeming reluctant to fully engage hindquarters
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Becoming less responsive to rider aids as the riding session progresses
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Lack of healthy , pain free pendular ‘swing’ in the back and symmetry through all stride phases with movement when riding- holding the back rigid instead (like a 55 gallon drum with legs)
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Back rigidity or uneven movement
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Fidgety, tense and unable to concentrate
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Low heels and or long toes behind can alter the locomotion pattern over-stressing the back muscles
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Barrel horse may go wide to the barrel or go wide behind it not wanting to bend around it - squaring off the turn and not want to stay in the pattern
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A sore-backed jumper may produce less thrust, jump with a fixed hollow back, rush to or away from fences, or refuse to jump combinations.
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A roping horse may begin to stop too soon or too late to avoid sudden jarring of the saddle
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A reining horse may be reluctant to sit down in their slides due to pain when rounding the back