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| BGI is a gentle approach used to access the same areas of a horse using applications of light force. This type of adjustment looks more like a light touch than an actual thrust. Anything from a small twitch of the hand to very light touch is used to open the huge momentum of energy that horses possess. As many of us know horses are very sensitive animals and pick up often times on the subtlest of changes we make with them. That is exactly why this approach is so powerful when used by itself or in conjunction with traditional Chiropractic. Chiropractic care is not a substitute for veterinary medicine although when used in combination can provide your animal with the best possible health. While traditional veterinary medicine treats injuries, symptomatology, and lameness, chiropractic seeks out to correct biomechanical errors, subluxation, and neurologic energetic loads. Animal chiropractic differs from traditional allopathic philosophy promoting treatment of symptoms often times separating and isolating those symptoms from the entire health paradigm of the animal. Chiropractic looks at the whole of the animal and promotes proper biomechanics and neurologic function to restore the innate healing potential of the animal. Chiropractic is an integral part of the holistic trend in animal health care. A holistic philosophy stresses the integration of all the external and internal influences on the organism in the study of health and disease. Holistic therapies are designed to intervene at the appropriate level and to work with, not against, the inborn homeostasis of the organism. Chiropractic offers tremendous potential in animal health care. It belongs in the health care spectrum along with medicine, surgery, acupuncture, homeopathy and other such modalities. Chiropractic care does not pretend to encompass the entire study of health and disease, but it does offer alternative explanations for disease and provides complementary therapy. |
The foundations of chiropractic philosophy are based on the intimate relationship of the spinal column to the nervous system, as well as the role of the spinal column in biomechanics and movement. To find out more about animal chiropractic visit Options for Animals. How to Recognize Issues with Your Horse Qualified chiropractors are trained to recognize and address subluxations. However, riders, horse trainers and owners can monitor whether or not their horses have spinal problems. Inspecting the spine before purchasing is just as important as inspecting the legs. Your own observations in your horse Consider your horse’s recent performance and demeanor: • Has your horse’s behavior or performance changed recently? • Does unusual or fluctuating lameness exist? • Does the rider have difficulty sitting straight on the horse? • Has the rider or trainer noticed changes in the various gaits? • Does the horse drag its feet or are the shoes worn down on one side? Examining mobility in your horse The horse should be able to move freely in all directions without tension, with or without a rider. • Using a treat if necessary, ask the horse to turn its head and neck to the side so that it touches its flank with its nostrils. Less mobility one side compared to the other could indicate a problem in the cervical vertebrae. • Butt Tucks – Test the overall rear movement of the horse by scratching with thumb and forefinger on the posterior flank of the horse 45o between the root of the tail and the point of the hip. Inability to do this may be the cause of a structural impingement or decreased neurological function. < go back |