Dr. Lori Elliott, DC
Equine Chiropractic
Dr. Elliott utilizes the Veterinary Orthopedic Medicine (VOM) Technique to adjust animals. This is a gentle technique that cannot harm the animal at any time. Dr. Elliott's true passion is providing chiropractic care for all animals, to be able to increase the longevity of movement, and improve the quality of the lives they live. Dr. Elliott takes the time to educate and help owners achieve a better understanding of the over-all wellness of their animal.
*Chiropractic Adjustments
*Soft Tissue Work
*Cattle
Chiropractic care helps to keep your horse's nervous system functioning smoothly - and that's important for all aspects of his well-being and ability to perform.
The nervous system is the communication network of the body. It relays messages to coordinate movements and physiological processes throughout your horse's body. Any interference to the spinal function can impede the nervous system from functioning at its best.
*Restoring Mobility
When one area of your horse's body can't move, he must make compensations in other areas. This abnormal motion leads to altered function of the limb. If left uncorrected, this altered motion can lead to tendon and ligament injuries and chronic joint changes. Evidence-based medicine shows that chiropractic care helps restore a more normal movement in the horse, which may help prevent career-ending problems.
Dr. Denneal Stauffer, DC
Equine Holistic Supplementation & Organ System Balancing
Dr. Denneal utilizes an energy and muscle testing method to observe and examine an animal's health and nutritional status. Dr. Denneal's professional training supports her technique in identifying nutritional insufficiencies. Through the use of holistic supplementation, Dr. Denneal can help bring optimal functioning back into the animal's nervous system and create a happier, calmer, and healthier life for them. Dr. Denneal's ability to identify and help animals in distress or suffering from nutritional insufficiencies is a focus. She understands the value in creating a trusting relationship and bond with each animal she meets.
*Herbal Supplementation & Organ System Balancing
Utilizing natural supplementation that the body is calling for to support optimal organ function and restore communication throughout the body.
Dr. Tessa Tramp, DC
Chiropractic & Holistic Supplementation
Equine Chiropractic & Holistic Supplementation
Dr. Tessa utilizes the VOM technique for adjust animals, as well as the use of essential oils in combination with myofascial release of the soft tissues (aka muscles, ligaments, viscera, and tendons) of an animal's body. Dr. Tessa's goal is to help your animal reach its optimal health status and performance by providing chiropractic care and soft tissue modalities. Her knowledge of soft tissue therapies will bring improvement to their focus and quality of life.
*Chiropractic Adjustments
*Soft Tissue Therapies
Manipulating the soft tissues of the body alongside of the hard tissues help to reconstruct a healthier and better signaling nervous system. By scraping, muscle stripping, trigger points, and more soft tissue techniques, you can help muscles react to holding an adjustment better, while keeping the body's communication system in check.
*Holistic Supplementation
Dr. Tessa utilizes natural supplementation alongside specific brands and potencies of essential oils to help maintain structure of muscles and ligaments, to help aid in organ function within the body, and to help calm the mental status of anxious animals.
Stay tuned: Dr. Tessa is in the process of finishing up her equine cupping certification.
Karla Maddux-Leffingwell, B.S.Ed., M.Ed., Reiki Master
A belief that compassion is a gift to be shared with everyone and everything.
*Equine Behavioral Solutions: A Focused Approach to Training
The Equine Behavioral Solutions: Focused Approach to Training program is designed for horse trainers, owners, and enthusiasts that would like to develop a deeper understanding of equine behavior. The goal is to improve the management of horses in your care, enhance their welfare, and produce a stronger human-equine bond. Karla's focus is to address behavioral problems and help the equine owner develop an intervention plan, then to successfully execute the plan created. Karla's soft approach to training colts also provides the horse and owner with the tools to develop a successful foundation in their training program early on and to communicate and develop a level of trust. The EBS Program focus is on weanling foals and yearlings.
Karla's experience as:
- A Corporate Trainer for a Fortune 500 Company,
- College Instructor in Behavioral Techniques, English, Business, and Communication
- ESU Director
- Corporate Curriculum Design In Adult Learning Theories and Motivational Set Training
- An Individual Growing Up On a Ranch and Part of a Rodeo Family Legacy
... allows her to draw from experience and resources that will help horse owners to develop their own successful program when it comes to understanding equine behavior. In or out of the arena, understanding behavioral styles and techniques can help to develop trust and an effective partnership.
*Create and implement training plans to teach horses new behaviors and to extinguish or reduce unwanted behaviors
*Utilize sign language and words to improve human-equine communication
*Develop a firm understanding of equine social and behavioral styles
*Develop a detailed understanding of equine proprioception and how horses process information
Vernon Jahn: AFA
Certified Journeyman Farrier (CFJ)
Vernon Jahn has been a farrier for over 30 years. His knowledge of equine hoof care is supported by his numerous success stories of horses that continue to perform and remain sound for his clients. Vernon takes an analytical approach to shoeing. He addresses the overall hoof care and balance of the horse. He understands that how a horse lands on the foot/hoof determines future injuries or soundness of the horse.
*Farrier and Hoof Care Specialist
Vernon is a specialist in equine hoof-care. This includes the trimming and balancing of horses' hooves and the placing of shoes on their hooves, if necessary. Vernon combines some blacksmith's skills (fabricating, adapting, and adjusting metal shoes) with some veterinarian's skills (knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the lower limb) to care for the horses' feet.
Vernon works closely with veterinarians to provide clients with the best results when addressing a horse with a challenging hoof situation. The majority of breakdown and lameness concerns in the performance horse with musculoskeletal disorders can be directly traced to hoof imbalances. This is due to the abnormal and unequal forces transmitted up the horse's limbs, placing undue stress and concussion on joints, tendons and other supportive structures.
A highly skilled equine hoof-care professional not only shapes and fits horse's shoes, but also can clean, trim, and shape horse's hooves. Vernon's areas of expertise include:
*A straight hoof pattern angle
*Easy break over
*Horse shoeing & trims
*Designs specialty shoes & pads
*Adequate heel support
*Medial-lateral balance