Follow Up

Yesterday morning, I met the chiropractor/vet at the barn for a recheck of his right hind/SI area. Amanda had suggested at our last lesson that perhaps he had a rib out still, since he did not really want to bend to the right. If you watch the video from Sunday, our turns to the right are much wider and not as straight as the ones in the other direction. I was also really worried about his right hip, although after our ride on Sunday, I was pretty sure it was better than it had been.

I told her about our almost fall on Weds, and she checked his right shoulder, which was a little out. That was a quick adjustment. Then she checked the base of his neck, which has been holding for six months or so. It was fine. There was a rib out - the last rib on the right side which is influenced by what she called the intercostal joints - and his SI joint was a little off. The rib was sore and Ashke actually kicked out when she finally got it adjusted. Not at her, but just in protest, almost like a reflex. She checked the hip joint and it was moving much better and closer to normal, so she left that alone. She adjusted the SI area, and then put needles in. Ashke was a bit unhappy about the needles at first, until the energy slowed down, and then he finally relaxed.

The visit wasn't helped by the fact that it was pretty cold in the barn and he was shaking. The vet's assistant ran to my box and grabbed his Rambo fleece (nice and thick) which we used to cover from his poll to just in front of the needles. His relief at being warm was palpable. When I walked him back to his stall, she said the right leg was moving even straighter and freer than the last time she was out. I'm hoping that, like all of the other things,

Over all, most of the adjustments were minimal, and she didn't feel that she needed to see him until her next visit to the barn. I gave him last night off and hope to ride tonight, depending on the jump lesson schedule at the barn.