Chiropractor Success!

Chiropractic work= success! It's so interesting to see how the chiropractor worked with Cody to realign his body. The vet showed me where Cody's weakest point was and where the he was the most sore. He realigned his hips because the left side was tilted downward. He also focused on his left side, bending and stretching his neck and spine. Before we started, the vet took two metal rods and pointed them at Cody and they quickly pointed in the direction of the sore and unbalanced areas of Cody's body. After the treatment, he did the same thing with the rods and they went vertical to his body, with meant the balance was even and there were not any sore areas. I could not believe how much of a difference from when we began and finished. Afterwards, he gave me several exercises to use to keep Cody going between appointments (carrot stretches, tail pulls, ankle stretches, ect.). It's really gotten me interested in looking into studying equine chiropractic care for college. I talked to the vet about it and he gave me some good colleges with an equine program, too. 

The vet told me that he had never seems 24 year old horse do so well. When I rode Cody for him, he was surprised that, for his age, he was such a good dressage horse compared to the many that he had seen. Which makes me feel so ecstatic that Cody is so healthy and the vet noticed it! I'm a happy mama! 

Even though I was excited, Cody, however, wasn't so sure of the whole experience at first, but he got used to it and started enjoying it. You could see him relax more and more after every pop and stretch. When we finished, I hand walked him around the arena and he was so fluent and reaching for each stride. I had to jog to keep up with him! I can't wait to see how he feels tomorrow when I ride, just walking him was a world of a difference. We will continue every 6 weeks, which will be great for the upcoming show season. 

Speaking of show season, I am happy to say that I will be competing for the first time this season on April 12 and 13. I'm super nervous because I haven't shown in several months, but we have made a big improvement. Compared to last season, I feel like a totally different rider.  I've also set some goals for this show and I really hope I can achieve them. I can't wait to back in the show ring, but, on the flip side, I'm super nervous. Hopefully Cody and I can pull it all together.