22/10/2025
Many of the horses I treat have pain, tightness and stiffness around the low back area especially behind the saddle as well as issues in the pelvis. I treat around 50-60 horses a month and around 95% have joint dysfunction in this low back pelvis area 😳 it’s a lot. Great news is that so many get better with the treatment and right corrections of other factors such as the saddle.
It’s so important to check that your saddle is fitting to the horse it needs to fit on the horse without the pads and extra things under it. If you the rider is stiff or uneven then you will be putting stress on one side more that the other. Sometimes it takes such small changes in our own posture to make changes in the horses response to our position. Stiffness and pain in this area can cause many other problems such as hard to change gait, hard to gallop, kicking out the back leg, going backwards, hard to turn, shorter stride, lameness in the back leg - lots of issues. Needles are such a great complement to my chiropractic treatment ….so many happy horses today. I am so grateful that I get to help these beautiful kind caring and tolerant animals 🐴💕