Peak Performance Veterinary Services

12/18/2024

This really nice coming 2 year old prospect, an own son of the late Peptoboonsmal sells via Solo Select December 24th‼️
He has the phenomenal athletic ability needed to be successful in either cutting or cowhorse💥
Don’t let this one pass you by‼️

12/17/2024

This is why we vaccinate domestic animals for rabies. 15 years ago, public health considered having a bat in the house as a potential exposure.

bit.ly/3BGX7jo A friend of Leah Seneng, the California middle school teacher who died weeks after being bitten by a bat in her classroom, recalls visiting her in the hospital shortly before her death. Read more in our bio link. | 📷: Laura Splotch

12/17/2024

wins for Best Booth at with *the* best stress relief game, “Whack-A-Threat” 🙌🏽 10/10 recommend this go on repeat. Zoetis Equine American Association of Equine Practitioners

12/15/2024

I think I’d have to give “Best Vendor Booth” award to Zoetis. Although Sound brought a strong 2nd for the stuffed dog — which won over my youngest. Finally, if you’re looking for a hay net solution run, don’t walk, go GG Equine for their slow feeder bags. Excellent design concept.

12/15/2024

2024 AAEP national convention in Orlando changed my mind. Of course, ISELP wet lab is always the best CE, but this years’ group of colleagues and friends left me in awe of the giants who have come before me.

11/27/2024

Go purchase ’s album, if at least for this epic ode to a good horse.

11/11/2024

For my clients who are looking to improve their young horse development programs, consider adding some of these “classical” gymnastics maneuvers.

To develop the horse symmetrically in body and limbs you can use gymnastic exercises.

*** CORNERSTONES ***

The core of the gymnastic exercises consists of the circle, shoulder-in and haunches-in. All the other exercises are derived from these cornerstones.

🐴 The circle is used to develop the Lateral bending of the body and spine, the Forward down tendency of the head and neck and the Stepping under the center of mass of the inside hind leg (LFS).

🐴 Once the inside hind leg can step under, this hind leg can also start to take weight. To do so we use the shoulder-in and counter-shoulder-in. These exercises are designed to school the hind leg in function of the inside hind leg. As a result of taking the weight, the horse will bend the inside hind leg more and free the outside shoulder.

🐴 Once the horse can bend the hind leg as an inside hind leg, we can also start to school the hind leg as an outside hind leg. To do so we use first the haunches-in (travers) and later on the renvers. In the renvers the horse can lean less against the wall/fence with his shoulder, so it's a bit more difficult than the travers, but as a result he really supports himself with his hind legs.

*** ALL EXERCISES ARE RELATED ***

All exercises relate to one another and differ slightly:

🐎 The only difference between shoulder-in and counter-shoulder in is the position of the fence/wall. The same applies to the haunches-in (travers) and the renvers, also there the only difference is the position of the wall.

🐎 The difference between shoulder-in and renvers is the bending in the spine, which is the opposite. In these exercises the same hind leg has the opposite function ('inside' in shoulder-in, 'outside' in renvers). The same applies to counter shoulder-in and the haunches in.

🐎 The half pass is 'just' a haunches-in over the diagonal, and the pirouette is 'just' a haunches-in on a small circle. Both half-pass and pirouette require support of both the inside as the outside hind leg. Therefore in both exercises the shoulders must lead to be able to keep the center of mass in front of the direction of the hind legs, only then both hind legs can support the weight. So both the half pass and pirouette also relate to the shoulder-in.

*** NUMBER OF TRACKS AND DEGREE OF BENDING ***

Now all exercises can be done on 3 or 4 tracks, or 2,5 tracks or 3,75 or 3,99 ;) and your horse can have more or less bend in his spine. Now there is no 'perfect' number and the exact degree doesn't matter. What matters in ST is that you choose the number of tracks and degree of bending where your horse can support his body and center of mass best with both hind legs. And that depends on the conformation of your horse: if he has a long back or a shorter one, if he has long legs, or shorter ones, if he has a long neck or a short one. So choose the degree of bending and number of tracks where your horse can move in optimal balance and with most quality.

*** HOW TO DEVELOP THESE EXERCISES? ***

First start the circle, then after a few training sessions add the shoulder-in, and the moment the the horse can do this exercise for 66,6% of quality, add the haunches-in. From there you can start practising the variations.

**** HOW TO DEVELOP THE HORSE EQUALLY? ***

To develop a horse equally in body and limbs all exercises need to be done to the right and to the left (or as they say in English: on the right rein and on the left rein).

When doing these exercises there will always be an 'easy' side and a difficult side. To develop the horse equally, do the 'difficult' side a bit more often and it's also an idea to start with the 'difficult' side and to end with the 'difficult side'.

The moment the horse starts to feel more equal, switch to train the exercises 50-50.

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Click here for more information:

Circle:
www.straightnesstraining.com/straightness-training-exercises/circle

Shoulder-in:
www.straightnesstraining.com/straightness-training-exercises/shoulder-in

Haunches-in:
www.straightnesstraining.com/straightness-training-exercises/haunches-in

Renvers:
www.straightnesstraining.com/straightness-training-exercises/renvers

Half pass:
www.straightnesstraining.com/straightness-training-exercises/half-pass

Pirouette:
www.straightnesstraining.com/straightness-training-exercises/pirouette

Lateral movements:
www.straightnesstraining.com/straightness-training-exercises/lateral-movements

Ladder of exercises:
www.straightnesstraining.com/straightness-training-exercises/a-logical-system-of-ever-increasing-exercises

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11/11/2024

Stay gritty.

10/02/2024

In search of a ride for a long yearling QH stud c**t; Pueblo CO to Whitesboro TX. Can depart next week of 10/7/24. Thank you in advance!

09/29/2024

09/26/2024

It may be hard to see in the picture; this 5 yr old mare has “snubbed off” her LH toe and dorsal hoof wall. She also has palpable stifle distension and laxity compared to contralateral side, and significant scar tissue thickening under the old wound across dorsal aspect of her hock. Dynamic exam in motion revealed some subtle gait deficits, namely that she has reduction of stifle flexion with a concurrent flinging/dragging of leg forward, and slightly reduced cranial phase of stride. From behind, her pelvis is remarkably symmetrical.

My top differential diagnoses are chronic injury or fibrosis of peroneus tertius or cranial tibialis tendons causing mechanical gait defect. Unilateral intermittent upward fixating patella is also possible but far less likely based on history and clinical exam.

Unfortunately I did not have the opportunity to ultrasound the limb.

09/23/2024

I got back in the saddle and took my first working equitation clinic. Thank you Full moon equestrian llc for your generous and kind hospitality this past weekend. It would not have been possible without your help and accountability! I’ve never had so much fun discovering all the holes in my riding…and a few in my horse. 🧡 It was a much needed rejuvenation. I can’t wait for next time.

“There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of man.”

09/23/2024

I have a confession. Aside from being an unrecovered horse addict, I’m also a bibliophile. Here’s a very small sample of one bookshelf, with a few pictures of a text printed in 1850 A.D. on Diseases of the Horse. The table of contents alone is fascinating for its similarities to modern day topics.

09/20/2024

Coloradans; please vote NO on Prop 129. It is NOT the solution we are being told it is!!

Colorado, we must fight to protect the quality of animal care in our state. Proposition 129 allows minimally trained individuals, called Veterinary Professional Associates, to perform surgeries after a mostly online program and one-semester internship. Don’t put your pets at risk. Vote NO on 129.

09/20/2024

Today, after a sweat wrap and cold hosing.

09/20/2024

Celebrating progress on this c**t’s wound tonight! I am
grateful for the collective wisdom my colleagues so generously shared with me on this case. Sometimes when it’s our own horse we are too close to “see the forest through the trees”. And sometimes we need to stop overthinking our gut instinct. Cheers y’all.

09/19/2024

Here’s everyone’s favorite game;
How old do the teeth say this horse is? Estimate in a range.