Black Bear Equine Therapy

28/03/2025

12/03/2025

Before and After of Captain!
“How Captain gained 100lbs in an hour” (just kidding! But it looks like it 😉)

Before is the top and after is the bottom.
This guy had a lot going on. Not to mention he had thrown a shoe earlier that day so he had quite a bit of compensation through his right side to mediate that left front.
His diaphragm was stuck in an inhalation on the right side, his right ilieum in a ventral outflare, withers in a right extension, to name a few. His sacrum was unable to move in a depression which was causing quite a lot of compensation through the rest of the body.
Captain also had quite a bit of immobility through his cranial/spinal and sacral structures on his right side which was corrected with cranio sacral therapy.

After the treatment he was able to carry himself with much more ease, holding himself properly and being able to breathe.

Sublime Stables

09/03/2025

Spent international women’s day with one of my favourite gals chasing cows 🥰

Happy International women’s day to every woman! You’re all so incredible, strong and capable.

01/03/2025

Very great explanation of how everything is connected!! Neural pathways can be confusing but this is a great example of how restoring mobility can have such an impacting effect 🥰🥰

25/02/2025

Hello spring!!

I’m sooo excited for the warmer weather!

With that my schedule for March is already starting to fill up so here is my availability for March. Evening availbility has not filled up and I have room for 4-5 horses each evening depending on location.

I can’t wait for the 2025 season! Yay🥳 looking forward to working with you all 🥰❤️

28/01/2025

Had a great weekend in Bonnyville!!
These horses were so great and my clients are even better 🥰 always love making the trip up there

23/01/2025

I am very sad to hear about the passing of a vital member of our equine community. There are no words. Dr. Conrad will be forever missed and my heart goes out to his family and friends. May he rest in peace. ❤️

It is with heavy hearts we share the news of Conrad’s passing on January 20, 2025.

Conrad was the heart of Momentum, and this practice would not be what it is today without his vision, hard work and leadership.

Above all else, he was an exceptional dad and husband, and our support continues to be with the Wilgenbusch family during this difficult time.

Thank you for your support and patience as we navigate this season.

Service details to follow.

01/01/2025

Happy New Year everyone 🥰🥳 I can’t wait to see what 2025 has in store🥰

Also Happy Birthday to lots of our 4-legged friends 🤪

26/12/2024

A day late but Merry Christmas from mine to yours!!! ❤️❤️❤️ (Rocky and Chara did not want to be pictured 😂)

04/12/2024

Hope everyone is keeping warm this winter 🥶 although it’s warm today I still haven’t come to terms I live in such a cold climate (I’ve lived here all my life) 😭

Just a little winter update: There are some exciting things happening at Sublime Stables ! I have put together strengthening programs for the race horses and they are doing phenomenal. Those athletes will be ready for racing season 2025 💪🏻

If you are interested in a personalized strengthening and feed program for you and your horse, book an appointment and I can work with you toward your goals!!

09/10/2024

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05/10/2024

Now that Rocky has spent a few months with me, and is now posted for sale, please take a look at his before and after photos! Top picture is when I initially got him mid-June and bottom picture was taken last week. It’s incredible what proper exercise and proper nutrition can achieve.

Initially, Rocky had increased neural activity at the level of his kidneys, so I did a kidney cleanse on him with a specific blend of herbs. After that, he was switched to my standard maintenance diet which includes things like magnesium oxide, liquid vitamin E, h**p oil, and many other things! I have a whole list 🤪

I’m so proud of how far he has come both bodywise, and under saddle!! Whoever gets to own this guy is a pretty lucky individual. I’ve come to love this guy over the course of the past 3 1/2 months, and I would love to be able to keep him, but he loves to work more than I have a time for with two other horses.

If you think your horse is struggling nutrition wise, and would like to explore the options of a nutrition plan, please reach out! Blackbear Equine Therapy can help you 🥰🥰

22/09/2024

Fellow redheads have to stick together!!! Was so nice meeting this big guy 🥰 boy do I love Drafts 😍🥰❤️

17/09/2024

Since last Tuesday I have worked on… 44 horses!!! 🐴🥰 
I think this might be a record for the amount of horses I have worked on in a week, a close second being the second time I ever made a trip to Fort McMurray way back in 2020.
Boy oh boy am I ever tired but do I love my job!!! 
I am fully booked for September, but please reach out if you would like to book for October! I absolutely love working with all of you and look forward to continue helping you and your horse(s) 🥰🥰

07/09/2024

**EDIT September 12th is now fully booked

A look at my schedule for September!!

**NOTEWORTHY DATES WITH OPEN SPOTS

•DRAYTON VALLEY: 11th
•BONNYVILLE: 21st
•CALGARY/CENTURY DOWNS: 22nd to 25th/26th
•*Tentatively on numbers* SALMON ARM 27th to 30th

Otherwise spots are limited for September! Please text/message/call to book!! ☺️

15/08/2024

A look at my availability for the rest of August!
If you’d like to book before finals, now’s your chance!!
Green days are partial availability so please inquire for times🥰🐴❤️

14/08/2024

**Sappy post incoming**

The other day I got asked “In a perfect world, what would you do for work?”, and I didn’t have to hesitate at all in saying that in a perfect world, I would be doing what I am doing right now.
Since then, I’ve been reflecting on how lucky I am to have found something that truly brings me joy and that I wouldn’t change for the world. Some days are tiring, sure, but most days work doesn’t feel like work at all. I thank the universe everyday for this opportunity to be able to help horses.
I also took a second to reflect on how much my life and situation has changed in the year, how my career has grown and evolved and how lucky I am to have made a few clients into some wonderful friends, who have become some of my biggest supporters.
I absolutely love being able to provide my services, working on horses. I can’t wait to see what the rest of the year brings.

07/08/2024

Let’s talk about the Sacrum.

Being able to work with a very wide variety of horses this season, especially racehorses, it is really interesting to see how the sacrum affects the longevity of the whole horse, and how it affects performance.
Often when working on horses, most of my clients have heard me say that the sacrum isn’t moving properly. Let’s go over the importance of the proper movement of the sacrum.
Let’s start with the anatomy. The sacrum is a large triangular bone made up of the the five sacral vertebrae, which are fused together. This spinal segment plays a huge role in the locomotion of the ENTIRE horse, propelling motion to the front end. The sacrum is not only anatomically important in the role of locomotion, but it also houses the sacral nerves which provide parasympathetic autonomic innervation to the reproductive organs, as well as innervates the muscles of the hind end (such as glutes, femoral biceps, semi-tend, semi-memb, adductors of the hind end, just to name a few of the big ones).
Improper motion of the sacrum can affect the hind end not just in physical restriction, but in proper neural function as well.
Now let’s take a second to think about just HOW important the sacrum is. Every time your horse wants to even think about carrying their hind end properly, pushing off the hind end over a jump, or starting out of a gate, they cannot do so effectively without the proper motion of the sacrum.
Food for thought for racehorses & any horses expected to maintain speed over distances (endurance, eventing, barrel racing); how is a horse expected to be able to effectively maintain speed and stride without proper movement of their sacrum? Short answer: if the sacrum isn’t moving properly, they will not be able to.
However, the sacrum is not the only structure in the hind end. Improper movement of the pelvis, lumbar vertebrae, coxxes, Tuber coxae (hip), stifle, hock, fetlock, and even how the foot is balanced, can affect the motion of the sacrum. Not to the mention that compensation for the front end, proper organ function, saddle fit, and many other factors will play into the motion of the sacrum. Something as simple as getting your horse’s teeth done or at least checked, every year, can ensure proper motion of the TMJ, which will also affect the sacrum.
Taking all of this into consideration, it is important to look at the overall health of your horse, especially at a performance level. Every single aspect factors into the performance of your horse, as well as the movement of the sacrum, down to the one extra scoop of the latest supplement you add into your horses feed.
If you would like to ensure that your horse’s sacrum is moving properly, and how keep it that way, send Black Bear Equine Therapy a message or give us call and we can help you increase the longevity of your horse, while also improving performance, health, happiness and overall well-being!