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04/07/2026

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04/01/2026

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03/19/2026

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02/21/2026

I often recommend ground poles to my clients. Raising one and higher than the other has even more therapeutic value overtime 

02/19/2026

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12/27/2025

🐎 Understanding an Ilium Flare in Horses

About 90% of horses have what we call an ilium flare. An ilium flare occurs when one side of the pelvis (the ilium) rotates slightly forward and pulls towards the middle line or the hip is being pulled back and outward, disrupting normal pelvic alignment. While it may sound subtle, this imbalance can significantly affect your horse’s movement, comfort, and performance.

🔍 Common Signs & Symptoms

• Difficulty picking up or holding a correct lead
• Shortened stride behind or uneven hind-end engagement
• One hip appearing higher or more prominent
• Resistance to bending or lateral work
• Soreness through the back, Abdominal area, stifle or hamstrings
• Tail swishing, irritability, or behavioral changes under saddle
• Trouble standing square or resting the same hind leg
• Dragging toes

⚠️ Why It Matters

Pelvic misalignment affects the sacroiliac joint, lumbar spine, and hind-limb biomechanics. Over time, compensation patterns can lead to muscle spasms, chronic tension, uneven hoof wear, and increased injury risk.

🛠️ Treatment & Management

✔️ Bodywork therapies such as myofascial release and craniosacral therapy to reduce restriction and restore mobility
✔️ Targeted muscle release for the gluteals, psoas, quadratus lumborum, and hamstrings
✔️ Corrective exercise programs to rebuild symmetry and stability
✔️ Saddle fit evaluation, as ill-fitting tack can contribute to pelvic imbalance
✔️ Veterinary or chiropractic collaboration when indicated
✔️ Consistent conditioning and balanced training routines

🌱 Early Intervention Is Key

Addressing an ilium flare early helps prevent long-term compensation patterns and keeps your horse moving comfortably and confidently.

✨ Your horse’s movement tells a story — listening early makes all the difference.

DM me to set up an appointment to help correct the Ilium Flare.

12/17/2025

𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗲

A great in-hand exercise, walking over a raised pole requires greater flexion in your horse's joints than trotting.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗶𝗺
✅ To lift and flex the back, hip, shoulder, elbow, stifle and hock.
✅ Strengthen the muscles and structures involved in engagement, hip flexion and pelvic stability.
✅ Improve suppleness and flexibility through the shoulder, elbow, hip, stifle and hock.

For maximum benefits do this on a daily basis. You can easily incoporate this exercise into your daily routine, place the raised pole, or small log in a place where you can regularly walk your horse over it - for example to and from the field.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘁
🐴 Start by walking your horse over a pole on the floor.
🐴 Gradually raise it until it's around knee height.
🐴 Encourage your horse to lower his head as he walks over the pole.

12/08/2025

Did you know that massage benefits both your horses muscular system and skeletal system??

It benefits the muscular system by relieving muscle tension, reducing soreness and fatigue, manually separating the muscle fibers, and if he improves performance and range of motion.

Benefits to the skeletal system include increasing mineral retention and I can speed up the healing of fractures.

Having the muscles relaxed and healthy helps to keep the skeleton aligned, sarge goes hand-in-hand with chiropractic work!

Call, text or message me to set up your appointment today! Located in New Boston, serving Carleton, Bellevile, Romulus and surrounding areas.

Your equine friend deserves it!

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