Heart Equine

01/13/2026

Need CE? Postural Rehab has OVER 70 HOURS!!
RACE, AVCA, IVCA and NY State.

01/13/2026

Why I became a holistic vet and went on a 30 year hero’s journey to find the root cause of equine joint lameness. The hypocrisy of the conventional medicine being practiced was too hard to mentally manage after taking an oath to do no harm.
It amazes me the number of folks that never mention the complete lack of science behind many conventional medical treatments in horses !! Did you know that many veterinarians will not sign a form to refer an animal to a chiropractor?? ( non vet chiros need this in some states even if they have animal certifications ) but hey go ahead and inject those hocks again !
Full article in Equine Veterinary education

And in answer to that question ? Stop lining your pockets and grow some ⚽️🏀⚾️🏐🎱

01/09/2026

My educational dashboard these days ❤️❤️❤️

Times are changing, medicine is changing but the natural laws of the universe are still the same.

Think about how much medicine has changed in the USA in the last 100 years. Now think about a system of medicine that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.

Wow

When I really wrap my mind around that concept it almost seems criminal NOT to spend a large portion of your medical training studying Chinese Medicine.

Then there is also that whole natural law concept to think about

And dont forget

E=MC2

What a journey

www.tcmworld.org

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01/09/2026

Afternoon talks with Dr Karen Gellman from PosturPostural Rehabilitation for horses and dogsome of my favorites!! I have always been such a fan of how Karen explains the way complex systems interact with gravity and all the way we can influence this. Its so rare to find other equine professionals who are willing to dive deep into the WHY

Its truly a dream come true to have this information now available to everyone with the new self study Postural Rehabilitation for Horses course designed specifically for equestrians ! I look forward to the day when we all understand that the best way to prevent injury is to learn how to align yourself with gravity. SO much easier than you think if your willing to open your mind to different way of experiencing your body and your horses body !!

Interested ??
start here !!
https://heartequine.krtra.com/t/QyVDeSgus3lF

01/08/2026

So good !!!!

Do you believe Navicular Syndrome is because of conformation?

Common does not mean Normal!!! What is really common is Abnormal Compensatory Posture! When you look at this horse, standing with forelimbs behind the vertical, what you see is a leg with excessive tension in the deep digital flexor tendons. The navicular bone is the sesamoid for the DDFT, essentially a ball bearing to ease the slide. If the horse is standing for 20 hours a day with overloaded DDFTs, that pressure is impeding circulation of joint fluid and nutrients to the navicular bone, starving it of oxygen and causing it to demineralize. Bones remodel all the time. But the typical navicular changes are completely predictable based upon the posture. Hmmm.

Join us in PR Professional for a fresh look at things you *thought* were unavoidable! posturalrehab-dot-com

01/08/2026

In 2025, after 6 months of training I was accepted into the Dragons Way Qigong instructors program. To say it has been life changing is a vast understatement. I truly wasn’t aware of the true power of this modality. I am taking a short break from creating to do some cultivation but hope to be bringing you this program soon !! In the meantime check out the website, the offerings, and, if you want to get your feet a little wet, Master Lu had a week long seasonal program coming up to help keep you at your potential all winter long !

01/08/2026

Whenever I ‘disagree’ with other veterinary biomechanic experts, I find out they have not studied animal chiropractic medicine 🤔
bones matter !!!

01/08/2026

Yes to all of this !!
This is why releasing tissue without proper activation can be harmful - the horse has to obey the laws of gravity !! They are NOT balloons 🎈
Joint alignment needs to be the end goal 😊

Did you know? Horses don’t follow the laws of physics!?

Apparently, there’s an idea floating around that once you say the word biotensegrity, biomechanics and physics quietly leave the room. It keeps popping up as comments on my posts discussing biomechanics.

The universe obeys physics. Galaxies do. Stars do. Fluids, bones, tendons, bridges, trees and tectonic plates all do.
But horses? No, horses are apparently exempt. Because… biotensegrity.

Let’s clear this up.

Biotensegrity does not replace physics.
It does not invalidate biomechanics.
It does not allow a horse to ignore force, moment, leverage, or gravity.

Biotensegrity is how living structures cope with physics, not how they escape it.

Physics describes what forces exist.
Biomechanics applies those laws to biological structures. Joints, tendons, bones, motion.
Biotensegrity describes how living tissues distribute, store, redirect, and tolerate those forces over time using tension, elasticity, and redundancy.

That’s the hierarchy. Not three competing belief systems.

A tensegral structure still obeys Newton’s laws. It still has centres of rotation. It still experiences moments. It still fails when loads exceed capacity. Just often later, and more creatively, than rigid structures.

Yes, horses are non-linear systems.
Yes, forces are distributed.
Yes, tissues store and release energy.
Yes, compensation exists.

None of that means moments stop existing. None of it means equilibrium stops mattering. None of it means geometry, leverage, or load paths become irrelevant.

In fact, biotensegrity only works because biomechanics is obeyed. It is a buffering strategy. A way of surviving imperfect alignment, uneven terrain, fatigue, growth, and injury within the rules of physics.

And here’s the key point that keeps getting missed

Compensation is not a design goal.
It’s a survival mechanism.

A biotensegral system can tolerate imbalance, for a time. But persistent imbalance still loads the weakest link. Tendons still strain. Ligaments still fail. Structures still collapse when limits are exceeded. Otherwise horses wouldn’t get injured!!!

So when we talk about biomechanics, equilibrium, moments, and balance, we’re not denying biotensegrity. We’re describing the force environment that biotensegrity is responding to.

Horses are not magical beings that transcend nature.
They are extraordinarily well-adapted biological systems operating within it.

And understanding the physics doesn’t reduce that complexity, it explains why it exists.

01/07/2026

Dr Heather sharing what matters most ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Love this Dr. Heather the Vet!!

Awhile back I was asked to contribute to a short article on pet longevity.

The question: What ONE THING can people do to improve their dog's quality of life?

Does my answer surprise you?