By Rhonda Stewart

Has your horse ever just quit working for you? Maybe started refusing the arena, bucking, doing things out of character, resistance to bending one way or another? If only they could talk to us (some things we might not want to hear!)

Recently my mare, Sugar Baby, an 11 year old quarter horse, started refusing the arena and not “wrapping” her first barrel, which happens to be a left turn for her. She turns her second and third barrels (right-hand turns) just fine. So we made her an appointment with Dr. Justin Campbell, AVCA certified Doctor of Chiropractic. On his examination of Sugar Baby, he found her left hip was locked and she had numerous problems in her neck, from her withers up to her poll. She has a problem with pulling back when tied, so she had really messed up her neck over the years.

I asked Dr. Campbell about the most interesting animal that he has ever treated. It was a guinea pig (a family pet) who had been accidentally dropped and hurt its pelvis. After the adjustment, she got better and within 3 days was walking normal again. more on chiropractors

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