Northern Lights Animal Chiropractic

06/22/2023

06/20/2023

I will work with a less talented individual everyday over a lazy, unmotivated talented person every day of the week.

You want to be great?!

[And there is no excuse to strive for anything less than being great! If you do accept less, that’s laziness, excuses, weakness.]

Then you’re going to have to work hard!

There is no if’s, and’s, or’s or but’s- there is the fact it’s going to take hard work!

Hard work beats talent every day of the week.

Talent without hard work is pathetic. It’s a waste of life, opportunity and purpose.

Work hard to be the greatest you can! Surround yourself with those who want to and can actually help you win because they’ve worked hard, earned experiences and have the drive and ability to help you succeed!

Make it a great week!

06/19/2023

Only a couple weeks away!

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06/13/2023

Get adjusted. Live life at max capacity and full vigor!

06/02/2023

05/28/2023

“Ohhh this horse just has a little arthritis in his left hock, it doesn’t seem to bother him too much.”

Horses are prey animals and therefore great compensators; they will create alternative locomotive patterns to continue movement.

So, say this little bit of osteoarthritis causes a reduced range of motion of the tarsal joint. In an attempt to maintain stride length and hide this dysfunction to potential predators (because you never know when a lion could be waiting around the corner... or a flapping plastic bag!) the tarsal (hock) joint is rotated medially (inwards) during the swing phase of the stride. This results in asymmetrical & medial weight bearing through the digit (hoof). This places additional stress through medial hamstring muscles, resulting in muscle tension and trigger points. And this is all something that is potentially going on in the affected hindlimb.

A hip hike/drop can occur at corresponding phases of the stride, placing the sacroiliac joint under stress, resulting in paraspinal and asymmetrical gluteal tone/pain.

Decreased impulsion from the left hindlimb leads to increased weight bearing through the right forelimb diagonal. This can create tension and hypertrophy to the right pectoral muscles and related fascial planes.

The spiral of compensation could continue on further, affecting cervical muscles that become hypertonic as a result of weight shifting, digit shape and size, TMJ pain, head tiling, hyoid dysfunction, asymmetric tail holding...

Check ligaments may strain on the overloaded limb, saddles may slip, mouths may open, head shaking may happen. And that doesn’t mean we have to put on a flash noseband, non-slip saddle pads and wear spurs to get more impulsion from the left hind that is through and through p a t h o l o g i c a l.

Often it can be the case where I see a horse that is a chronic stage of compensation and it can be difficult to find the true cause especially when the horse may appear just overall “stiff”.

I liken the rehabilitation of chronic cases to peeling the layers off an onion; one layer at a time and piece by piece to unravel and rewind the compensation spiral. 🐴

If this sparks a thought in anyone’s mind that actually, their horse may be suffering with this kind of pain presentation — follow your gut, trust that you know what is best for your horse and have your vet, physio, farrier, nutritionist, saddler, trainer all work with you and your horse to improve their comfort 🥰

05/23/2023

Let’s talk about wither straps for a second. Now, I see a lot of them out there with bling and fun sayings but why are people using them. To open up the shoulder and keep the breast collar off the shoulder right?

On so many saddles the d rings are too low so the breast collar falls in the wrong spot, inhibiting their shoulders. So instead we lift the breast collar up with a wither strap creating a new pressure point across the neck.

Ever worn a bikini or maybe an apron that ties behind the neck? How long until your neck gets sore or you get annoyed? Think about that weight being on your horses neck muscles.

Instead let’s lift that breast collar up this way and use the saddle to support it not the muscles of the horse.

Just some thoughts for the day.

05/16/2023

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05/14/2023

Happy Mother’s Day

05/13/2023

05/10/2023

Have a Great Week Y'all!!!

05/06/2023

Dr. Brian is excited to sponsor Palynn and her horse Redneck this year. We wish them the best of luck learning together.
Turn and burn !!!

05/06/2023

Get your horses adjusted today. Help them be the free moving athletes that they are designed to be.
And please, ride with proper fitting tack. 

05/02/2023

If you study on this method of tying a horse, you’ll see that it has a few useful applications in real life.

‘Tying off’ at a distance from the horse can work anywhere from a fence line, to a manger or hitching rail, to in and outside the trailer.

It’s the best method I know of when I’ve a horse who unties himself, or otherwise chews his rope. They don’t seem to fuss with a rope much, once the knot and trailing end are out of the way, as Lyric proves here.

As a safety feature, we can also tie securely without those endless loops of chain-linking the tail end through, to thwart a rope eater. This way, we can make our quick release knot and leave it as is, so that it actually IS a quick release knot, should the need arise.

With a really long lead rope, I can tie off at the next ring inside the horse trailer, even outside the slant divider, if I’m not sure if a horse will pull back with me up near his head. It’s also a safer method when we’re tying any sort of horse to a post, if we think he’ll maybe pull back. Just remember, that when tying to a rail fence, we want to tie to the post, itself, and never to a rail that can pull off and cause injury.

Thought some of you might like to see how this works. I use tying off to the side quite a bit, as it keeps the knot away from the horse’s teeth… and me away from those front feet, if they’re at all questionable.

Lyric would like to point out that she is not at all a risk; she just got suckered into the modelling job! Cheers for now, Lee.

04/30/2023

04/28/2023

Anyone needing any horses done in the Greenbay area in the next two weeks? Let me know! ☺️

04/26/2023

What wonderful end to a great day. Adjusting horses. Riding with my daughter Britt and granddaughter Ava. On our 3rd generation of home grown horses.
Big Thank you to CS performance.

04/24/2023

Natural light show!!

04/22/2023

Clinics Offered at Twin Oaks Performance Arenas 2023

Versatility Ranch Horse Series with Billy Yoder
January 28 Sat Ranch Riding (full)
February 25 Sat Reining (full)
March 25 and 26 Sat/Sun Trail (Sat full, spots open Sun)
May 13-14 Christy Steed Cowhorse
July 15-16 Jennifer Bull Cowhorse
August 12-13 Sandy Collier Cowhorse (full)
September 16-17 Billy Yoder/Matt Davidson Cowhorse

Clinics will be announced under events section on Twin Oaks Performance arena fb page 2 months in advance of each event. If a clinic is full I will have a wait list. Auditing is available for a fee.

04/21/2023

Be responsible get your animals adjusted today!!