Farrier-Dawn Jenkins
Dawns approach is very holistic in nature..she has a great eye for movement and is a gifted engineer when it comes to hooves.
Horse Transporter-John Olk
John is a kind, gentle, very experienced horseman who loves his job. You will have a great conversation and your horse will enjoy his trip. John stays mellow when your horse is stressed. I have used him 7 or 8 times. Five Stars!
Equine Massage Therapist-Elizabeth Cinney
Elizabeth uses a mixture of massage and low level laser to bring your horse into perfect health skeleto-muscularly.In one session she was able to rotate the horse's pelvis under so that he could have greater hindquarter engagement. She is also a human massage therapist s well as a talented equestrian. She combines all of these skills to create harmony between horse and rider.
Jul 5, 2009
Jun 29, 2009
Colby: Veterinarian, Dr Stevens and Farrier Dawn Jenkins work together to improve Colby.
On Saturday I have the vet and the farrier come out at the same time so they could work together to find out what his tripping and feet dragging are due to. Dr Stevens did a flex test on both back legs without seeing any lameness (just gradually ruling out posibilities) then he did a neurological test by having the horse turn in small circles..while the horse was essentially doing a turn on the forehand..he was watching that Colby cross over the inside leg in order to make the turn. He passed all of these tests....Dr said he would have liked to see him walk down a hill...because apparently if a horse has neurological issues the horse will go sideways or sort of stumble down with the back legs...a normal horse would use each leg independently and with more precision.
There were 2 radiographs taken per hoof as well....Dawn has done a great very balanced job...but even the best farrier cannot see into the hoof.....so an x-ray can be very helpful to dial in the trimming and/or shoeing.
They decided that Colby has thick soles and could stand to have even more toe removed than he had three weeks ago. So Dawn reshod him on Sat. as per Dr. Steven's recommendations. He has had two days off and I will longe him over some poles tomorrow to see if there are notable improvemets.
There were 2 radiographs taken per hoof as well....Dawn has done a great very balanced job...but even the best farrier cannot see into the hoof.....so an x-ray can be very helpful to dial in the trimming and/or shoeing.
They decided that Colby has thick soles and could stand to have even more toe removed than he had three weeks ago. So Dawn reshod him on Sat. as per Dr. Steven's recommendations. He has had two days off and I will longe him over some poles tomorrow to see if there are notable improvemets.
Jun 24, 2009
Colby
I have been longing him over ground poles to help him strengthen his muscles without the weight and stress of a rider....he was tripping less over the poles after he got his feet done by Dawn. It is now several weeks later and he is still much much better about getting his front feet to clear the poles. The hind feet are still clumsy and hitting the poles in the trot and canter) which stresses him and makes him physically tense and nervous). I have suggested to his owner that we have the vet take front and side view digital x-rays of the hoof so that Dawn can very accurately shape the hoof for performance. From what I hear this horse had a stifle injury.....I believe it is because of how he both drags his hind feet and hits the poles. We will have body work done on his low back and hind end. ok
Jun 10, 2009
Tripping and clipping jumps with the front and back legs...
....I'll post a pic or video soon:)
Colby who is shown in the Farrier clip below is a young horse who has the habit of tripping during the trot on occasion and definitely tripping consistently in the canter. He also will hit the small x-rails set out for him in his lessons with his
owner.
My Assessment: He is very laterally and longitudinally stiff.... but more laterally....especially to the right which was also Gabe's stiff side.
High Anxiety,stiffness, teeth clacking, head shyness....Head shyness was mostly due to a chapped pink nose....straight Aloe did the trick.
yesterday I longed him in the round pen doing transitions;trot-canter-trot-canter...back and forth.....teaching him voice commands...teaching him what gait the words belong with.....each time followed by praise and confidence building....Letting him gain confidence by learning to balance on his own(without the worry of a rider to carry), he knocked down the pole I had set up 3 x but went over beautifully at least 20x.....he seemed relaxed, proud of himself, and physically content at the end of our session.
Remember we are after a Supple...relaxed....hard working....confident horse....so we have to make him that way. Fluidity as his teen age owner liked to say yesterday.....
Colby who is shown in the Farrier clip below is a young horse who has the habit of tripping during the trot on occasion and definitely tripping consistently in the canter. He also will hit the small x-rails set out for him in his lessons with his
owner.
My Assessment: He is very laterally and longitudinally stiff.... but more laterally....especially to the right which was also Gabe's stiff side.
High Anxiety,stiffness, teeth clacking, head shyness....Head shyness was mostly due to a chapped pink nose....straight Aloe did the trick.
yesterday I longed him in the round pen doing transitions;trot-canter-trot-canter...back and forth.....teaching him voice commands...teaching him what gait the words belong with.....each time followed by praise and confidence building....Letting him gain confidence by learning to balance on his own(without the worry of a rider to carry), he knocked down the pole I had set up 3 x but went over beautifully at least 20x.....he seemed relaxed, proud of himself, and physically content at the end of our session.
Remember we are after a Supple...relaxed....hard working....confident horse....so we have to make him that way. Fluidity as his teen age owner liked to say yesterday.....
Jun 8, 2009
Asher.....rescue..rehab project...Good Boy:)
This is Asher he is an 18 year old Running QH Gelding who was rescued 3 months ago by a client at Rancho Sea Air in Malibu, Ca. His story as far as I know is that he was raced,then had a successful career as a jumper, and last he was in some situation where he was starving and lost alot of weight. His new owner has brought his weight up and is still working on having him gain more....he has no topline to carry a rider right now....so I am going to utilize lunging with first an inside sidereign....and then move to both side reigns.....as well as begin to use the Pessoa Training Aid.
Jun 5, 2009
An example of a balanced canter!
Horses all start of with an imbalanced canter....because they are not carrying any weight...so they can canter how they please....through proper training the horse learns to carry his rider in a longitudinally and laterally balanced way as in the second beat of the canter stride above. This training helps with jumping as well...helping the horse to land on two feet instead of the leading foreleg of the canter stride. Happy Healthy Horse Riding!
Jun 4, 2009
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