After surgery, do you know this top indicator of horse healing? My friend Ruth’s horse had colic surgery a while back. He is 22 years old. Tough old guy. He had an impaction that he couldn’t clear. But everything went well during surgery. Fast forward two months. He’s just not right. He’s eating fine, but not as “interested.” His … Read More
Coughing during warmup?
Any horse can cough during warmup. Especially if it’s hot, dry, or dusty. But what if the horse always coughs during warmup, just at the beginning? Is that normal? Julie was telling me about her horse, “Cal”, as we walked down the aisleway. We could see Cal ahead, sticking his chestnut head over the door and nickering. “Cal is mostly … Read More
Before and After
Isn’t this foal gorgeous? I don’t get to work on foals that often anymore, so I was delighted to see this baby in Gina’s case report (Gina had just completed the Module II Skeletal Alignment seminar). These photos were taken approximately 45 minutes apart. Can you spot the differences? I realize the photo quality isn’t … Read More
Release the Tension
Lovely “before and after” treatment result photos, by TBT Master Practitioner Sharon Bridgeman of Australia. What I’d like to highlight with these photos is the amount of tension in the horse in the ‘before’ photo. You can see tension in every part of his body, though his eye appears peaceful enough. Many techniques focus on relieving this tension, including massage, … Read More
Karen Rohlf’s Podcast: An Interview with Dr. Tucker – Transcript
Subject Timestamps: 03:47 – Holistic vs traditional veterinarian 06:39 – Should horses wiggle? 10:51 – What exactly is TBT? 22:10 – Dr. Tucker’s Biggest pet peeve You can listen to the entire Podcast here: Karen Rohlf’s Podcast [00:00:00.115] – Karen Rohlf In this episode, I’ll speak with Dr. Renee Tucker. She is a doctor of … Read More
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