Tess
Tess sustained some severe trauma to her
pelvis end of April 2007, that affected the spinal column as well,
particularly the lumbar area, possibly causing neurological problems to
the hind end, as she had a very hard time controlling her hind legs and
balancing herself. She reminded me someone with a severe
case of scoliosis, as I have seen in humans, but never in horses.
I have since worked on her twice - each session a week apart.
Considerable improvements could already be seen after the first session
on 6/4/2007 - her spine straightened out and she started to stand more
squarely. The owner continued to work on her in the meantime, doing
simple and gentle walking exercises to loosen up the pelvic area more ,
plus adding belly lifts and pelvic extensions, to create more joint
space between the lumbar vertebrae and the S/I joints.
When I heard from the owner, that the mare had been seen trotting since
the first session, my hopes went up for us to possibly trim her feet as
well, especially since the front toes were getting long, making her trip
more than she should in her condition. So I asked the owner to contact
my trimmer to be there after I had finished the second session on 6/8
and try to get at least the front feet done.
She was able to trim ALL FOUR FEET!! Note how relaxed the mare is
standing during the procedure. The trimmer mentioned that she was very
soft all the way around. The mare never tensed up or showed signs of
balance problems. She never gave us even one worried look. This mare had
trouble walking and could not stand on 3 feet any length of time before
the first bodywork session.
The mare also clearly walks straighter now, as can bee seen in the
before and after videos. Before she would walk like leg yielding to
the left with the haunches in. The video footage clearly shows the
improvement after only two sessions.
Below are some of the before and after pictures - this mare feels so
much better now and we are hopeful that she may actually make a full
recovery. A chiropractor will work on her next as well. This whole case
has been so rewarding and she's such a sweet mare. Fortunately her
owners are also very compassionate people who deeply love her. They are
so grateful that she's doing so much better so quickly.
