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On Point Veterinary Services On Point Veterinary Acupuncture is part of Dr. Huggler's, On Point Veterinary Services, PLLC. She o For Equine acupuncture services, please call (585)420-8386.

Dr. Kate Huggler is a veterinarian providing veterinary acupuncture and pain management services in the Greater Rochester and Finger Lakes regions. Dr. Huggler received acupuncture training through the Chi Institute in Reddick Florida (www.tcvm.com), and is offering acupuncture services in horses and companion animals. For companion animal services, Dr. Huggler treats patients at the Animal Hospit

al of Rochester, and appointments can be made by calling (585)730-7704. Acupuncture Services:
Dry Needling
Electroacupuncture
Laser Acupuncture
Acupressure
Aquapuncture
Moxibustion
Herbology
Cold Laser therapy

10/24/2023

Fall is officially in full swing! Now is the time to crack down on housing, nutrition, and preventative health strategies suitable for the arrival of winter.

The graphic below lists some essential items on the horse owner's fall to-do checklist, but there is much more that needs to be done—like having your horse rugs repaired and waterproofed; securing and storing hay properly; assessing your shelters for safety and soundness; etc.)

Your equine veterinarian is one of your greatest allies this season: be sure to give them a call soon to discuss vaccination and deworming protocols appropriate for your horse’s situation; use this opportunity to chat about recommended changes in nutrition and exercise program as well!

Justin was overdue for a saddle-fitting. He’s 5, has done a lot of growing in the last 6 months and is getting much mor...
10/06/2023

Justin was overdue for a saddle-fitting.

He’s 5, has done a lot of growing in the last 6 months and is getting much more fit.

Some of his other clues that a fitting was in order:

For the last few months I was noticing him leaning on my left leg. It didn’t change after massage or adjustments, but he did respond if I used another aid so I assumed it was my weak left leg.

While getting back into work over the last few weeks, he’s displayed resistant behaviors like head-twisting, acting spooky when he’s not a spooky horse (Always the same areas of the arena), dragging me into corners, and sucking back when being asked to transition to trot. Basically a pony in a thoroughbred body.

He’s tricky because after having time off (he had almost 4 weeks off with a sensitive popped splint) it takes a good 1.5 - 2 weeks of consistent work to get his brain back into his head and to convince him he’s a riding horse again. He doesn’t have a naturally strong work ethic.

He felt great after the fitting yesterday and our ride today was awesome. No head twisting, no spooking, he was willing to transition, and he was following my seat and easily moving off of my leg when asked. I could feel an even motion in his back under both seat-bones, whereas previously he felt locked-up under my left seat-bone. Riding him today was weirdly easy. He was my dream horse.

This wouldn’t be the first time his behavior changed after a saddle fitting, which is a huge reminder to me that I probably need him checked every few months while he’s still growing so much.

Granted; it’s hot out and he’s much better behaved in hot weather. I’ll keep you posted if he still feels awesome once it cools off again.

Also, his body shape has changed so much that he’ll need a completely different saddle in short order 🤦‍♀️. At least I knew this would likely happen when buying such a young horse. The Bates Artiste has been a great first saddle for us with all of the adjustability, but we’ve moved into the realm of getting creative with a shimmable half-pad, so a better fitting saddle would be ideal.

I’ll work on getting some before and after video for his next fitting to try and demonstrate differences in his movement.

09/26/2023

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Dr. Kate Huggler is a veterinarian and certified veterinary acupuncturist (CVA) and certified in animal chiropractic providing veterinary acupuncture, chiropractic, and pain management services in the Greater Rochester and Finger Lakes regions. Dr. Huggler received acupuncture training through the Chi Institute in Reddick Florida (www.tcvm.com), and is offering acupuncture services in horses and companion animals. She also received chiropractic training through the Options for Animals College of Animal Chiropractic and is certified through the International Veterinary Chiropractic Association and offers chiropractic services in horses and companion animals.

For more information or to schedule an appointment please call (585) 420-8386.

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