Underdog Performance Therapy

05/30/2026

Have to share these amazing pics from Flirty the Miniature Service Horse today! What a cutie, im in love!

05/30/2026

Happy, shiny horses are my favorite!

05/30/2026

If you are able to help please check this out!

Check out this little guy standing in his stall, today!!!

The good news is that Ruby is doing very well. She will probably be ready to come home tomorrow. The foal is also holding his own and is standing and moving around a bit, in between his naps. We got to see him stand up while we were visiting today!

Unfortunately, due to the traumatic birth and being separated from the baby for an extended period while he was stabilized, Ruby has rejected the baby. This means that he is currently being tube fed until he is strong enough to learn to drink from a bucket. He will require frequent feedings once he comes home, so this will definitely keep our trainers very busy!

After examination of the placenta, the vets have also discovered that were some abnormalities in it, which almost certainly is responsible for some of the foal’s struggles.

Baby is being given antibiotics and closely monitored to make sure that he is okay. He has a moderate case of Dummy Foal Syndrome, which is a neurological condition that can occur in traumatic births. This can range in severity, and includes issues like poor sucking reflexes, lack of coordination and trouble standing, listlessness, and more. The vets are doing everything in their power to help him pull through this, but he is not out of the woods yet.

If you would like to donate towards the cost of the hospital bill, you can do so through this post directly, or by using the links located in the comments. Edit: the estimate we have been provided is between $6k-10k for the little one and the cost of the birth.

Image description: a bay mini foal standing in the corner of a stall. He has an oxygen tube in one nostril, and his neck is wrapped in vetwrap to make sure his IV doesn’t get pulled out. He is super cute and fluffy looking.

05/30/2026

What an amazing opportunity! These minis were so cute!

05/27/2026

Next week openings
May 28th BOOKED
May 30th Belleville, MI
May 31st BOOKED
June 1st BOOKED
June 2nd BOOKED
June 3rd Monroe, MI
June 4th OPEN
Friday Belleville, MI
Saturday NBHA horse show (off work)
Sunday IBRA horse show (off work)

Gonna be staying local next week and openings are limited, the following week is much less busy feel free to PM and schedule

05/27/2026

I had a sudden opening come up in Midland or Bay City tommorow or anywhere around that area please PM to schedule! I have room for roughly 2 to 3 horses depending on work needed done in AM

05/27/2026

Rocket running a 22.6 on poles last weekend, and I can garuntee you he wouldnt be doing this without all care being consistently checked!

Massage and barefoot trim by me every 4 weeks
Magnawave by the amazing Makin' Waves PEMF Therapy every 4 weeks
Chiro every 6 weeks by Dr. Dave Sharp
Knee injections yearly by Dr. Deland
Nutrition from Cyndi Wolf DAC products and Standee as well as good forage and turn out daily
Consistent excersise and stretches
2x a year dental by Jim Callahan

And im sure more im forgetting, it takes a team of educated individuals to keep a performance horse (or non too for those with pasture puffs or trail horses, they need it too!)

If you would like to schedule with any of the above i highly reccomend them! And of course my books are open!

05/27/2026

Dallas is such a good boy!

Although I have started maternity leave early Dallas is still getting continued excellent care! Dallas is enjoying a hoof trim and massage on this beautiful Wednesday. Thank you Underdog Performance Therapy for continuing to be so patient with our older dude!

Interested in supporting our program and Dallas? Consider donating at our Horses for Mental Health campaign https://horsesformentalhealth.org/campaigns/always-in-my-heart-counseling-services-pllc/

05/27/2026

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/horses-can-smell-your-fear-bizarre-sweat-study-finds/
Thank you Alicia Anglin for finding this article, very good read! We now know they can sense emotion through smell, facial expressions, tone, and heart rate.
If you missed my post from a few months back about horse senses be sure to scroll back and find it! It is so interesting to see how horses navigate our world!

Fun fact from that post - horses have thousands of different neighs and 1 neigh can determine gender, herd rank, and even if it is a strange horse or a familiar one even at a full mile away

Horses that were presented with cotton pads soaked in a scared human’s sweat showed more signs of fear themselves

05/21/2026

These are average prices farriers are charging currently for the next time anyone wants to complain about pricing towards any farrier not just me! Blessed to be in an area with very affordable farriers, myself and my peers!

Do you wonder what drives the prices up from ypur farrier. Here is the updated prices by regions. New one to come out in July. Also we are told the cost of shoes will be going up 7 to 10 % next week. Please be kind to your farrier he or she is only doing what has to be done.