Turning Point Integrative Veterinary Care

10/30/2025

🎃🐴 Galloping for Treats! 🐴🎃

This Halloween, our horses prance,
Collecting goodies with a spooky dance!
What’s your horse’s favorite treat or candy?
Share below, let’s make it sweet and dandy! 🍬✨

Happy Trick or Treating!

10/27/2025

Be sure to wish Desiree a Happy Birthday today!! We hope your day is spend with lovable horses smelling your hair and barn cats that are actually helpful!

10/20/2025

𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸: Harmony⁣
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Meet Harmony! This lovely lady started seeing us for chiropractic visits due to some jaw issues. Since her visits, she is now able to chew more comfortably and is more comfortable overall! 💙

10/13/2025

𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸: Crash 💥 ⁣
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Meet Crash! Don’t let his name fool you, this handsome guy is as sweet as they come! His only flaw is enjoying his sessions TOO much! With the help of his adjustments, we are keeping him comfortable both in and out of the show ring! ⁣

10/07/2025

𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸: Oliver 💙⁣
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Meet Oliver! This handsome guy is a newer patient for chiropractic and acupuncture. Oliver was struggling with ataxia and a drifting hind end when he was walking. With a diligent owner, care team, and some TLC - he is gaining back his strength. His owner recently shared with us that he is being feisty in the pasture and is increasing the time he wants to stay outside! He also really likes to watch us from his stall when we refill the cookie jar (he knows Desiree will sneak him some cookies!) 🫶🏻

10/03/2025

Fun Fact Friday!
Acupuncture needles are small needles inserted in specific areas of the skin to produce a neurological response. The ones like in this video are silicone coated so the slide in easily and come out easily. But did you know the fascia (connective web structure) under the skin grabs the needles and increases the neural conductivity. In addition, in areas where there is less movement and more tension there can be more fascia laid down.
When we put the needles in the fascia can wrap around it and get stuck. In a small number of horses, the needles can get sucked further in the skin. For this reason, you should always use a licensed veterinarian for your acupuncture treatment, as they have the tools and ability to remove needles in the rare event they get stuck.
This horse below has some neck soreness with added fascial restrictions in the neck area. Most horses have loose skin around their neck that allows needles to slide in and out easily.

09/30/2025

Tuesday Tip: Take a Lesson!
Lessons are not just for kids! While it is easy to get caught up in fixing all your horses’ imperfections, don’t forget to check in on yourself every once and a while. We don’t mean just pick apart every tiny thing you could be doing wrong but spend some time thinking about your own personal injuries and imbalances. Do you have one shoulder higher? Do you have previous ankle injury that makes it harder to sink into that side? Do you have knee or back pain that makes you sit to one side?
We already know that rider balance is essential to horse’s back health and improving their athletic ability, so how are you contributing to this balance. It can be hard to know your own faults and asymmetries, so take a lesson to focus on you as rider!
If you are aware of some of your own issues, are there exercises you can do outside of riding to help strengthen and balance yourself? We all know riding is a mental game, but every rider is an athlete and needs to give themselves the same attention as their horse. You are a team and influence each other. So take some time to work on yourself!

09/30/2025

The cat is out of the bag! Desiree has officially completed her certification course with Stride-Right Specialty Bodywork for equine massage! Be on the lookout for when we will start to offer this service to our clients! 💙

Congratulations to our newest class of Certified Providers!!
It’s not an easy week, but these ladies worked hard and got it done!
Go work magic!

09/25/2025

Exciting news coming soon! 💙

09/19/2025

TGIF:
The warmer weather return with the flies! Sox hates the flies more than most but at almost 30 years old he has earned the right to be pampered. We want to see your horses turnout look! Is it completely covered or ‘au naturel’? Fly boots on all 4 or just the front?

09/16/2025

💡 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐢𝐩: 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬e

When you’re prepping for a clinic or show, it’s easy to think every ride needs to push forward. But here’s the truth - progress isn’t made by going hard every day.

Just like us, horses can get delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) a day or two after tough workouts. That soreness is actually a sign their muscles are repairing and getting stronger. If we keep pushing while those muscles are still fatigued, we risk strain and injury instead of building lasting strength.

✨ The Power of Rest:

💙Rotate intensity - don’t do back-to-back hard days.

💙Give 1–2 full rest days each week (pasture time and hand-walks still count!).

💙Light days after heavy workouts help prevent soreness and injuries.

Think of rest days as part of the training program - not a step back. They’re what allow your horse to come back stronger, more comfortable, and ready to shine in the arena.

➡️ Share this with your equestrian friends who sometimes forget that downtime is just as important as training time!

09/15/2025

𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸: Casino

Meet Casino! This handsome Saddlebred is proving that age is just a number! In May 2024, Casino had a 6.5lb enterolith removed. Enteroliths are mineral accumulations around a foreign object that can cause an obstruction within the GI tract resulting in colic. For Casino, his enterolith was caused by a shoeing nail! Turning Point Vet has been with Casino since he came home from surgery. We are so proud of how far he has come in his recovery journey! Oh, and we forgot to mention, Casino is 29 years young! 💙