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Horse Rehabilitation with a Devoted Alabama Equine Therapist

Double T Farm, LLC (205) 665-1357

Equine Therapy Techniques
Therapeutic Modalities

Equine Therapy is a growing field whereby therapeutic techniques, instrumentation (called modalities) and personal touch, are used to complement tissue repair and/or physical exercise. Today, equine athletes are assisted toward faster and fuller recoveries utilizing therapeutic ultrasound, electrical stimulation, cold therapy and heat therapy, range of motion exercises, acupressure, massage and/or controlled exercise. In the past equine rehabilitation from injury or surgery has been restricted to stall rest and/or gradual paddock turn-out. Today, equine therapists provide follow-up procedures that aid in the healing and pain management of sporthorse injuries. The intuitive equine therapist serves sporthorse recovery with sensitivity toward the patient's discomfort. When dealing with tissue repair, pain diminishes healing. Ideally, No Pain is Gain.

Modality Technical Tools plus lots of books

Horse Rehabilitation Planning Individualized Care

Given survival instincts, a horse compensates during times of disability by hiding signs of weakness. A successful therapeutic plan addresses the total horse, while avoiding looking at specific injury with Tunnel Vision.

Influencing factors for rehabilitation include:

Knowledge base in equine medicine
Therapeutic technique utilization
Controlled management environment
Hands-on Experience

Here we offer our time to make your horse's recovery plan a priority. Access to rehab equipment, trained expertise and facilities designed for recovery in a horse healthy environment are available at Double T Farm. Beth A. Taylor, a DVM and Certified Equine Rehabilitation Practitioner, wants to help your partners meet their potential. Therapeutic plans are coordinated in cooperation with owner, trainer, farrier, equine veterinarian and equine therapist.

Professional experience has shown that the earlier equine therapy is begun, the more favorable the outcome

Acupressure - Massage - Stretch - Range of Motion

The equine therapist helps to localize imbalances that may have occurred from overwork, poorly-fitted tack, unbalanced riding, incorrect foot balance, poor conformation, or other stressful and chronic conditions. Muscle trauma can occur in any horse at any time, similar to the human athlete. It is important to keep muscles and joints limber and pain free in order to rectify initial muscle trauma and to prevent further cumulative strain injuries from occurring. Regular massage and a disciplined warm-up routine will help to minimize wear and tear on the joints, tendons and ligaments, and this results in a longer, healthier work life for your horse.

Regular therapeutic sessions allow us to feel and detect cumulative muscle problems much sooner than they would be shown, otherwise. As stated earlier, horses may otherwise compensate or tend to hide their symptoms of pain. Horse therapeutic sessions can be used in the direct treatment of damaged muscles and for preventative purposes. Acupressure techniques and massage have been found to increase circulation and the supply of nutrients to the muscles, relax the nervous system from stress and help remove toxins, all of which helps during recovery from injuries.

Therapeutic Ultra-Sound

Whether from an acute injury or from long-term health issues, Therapeutic Ultra-sound can accelerate early bone healing and stimulate the repair of soft-tissue injuries. We use sound waves to assist the remodeling of boney- and soft tissues through acoustic streaming and micro-massage. The therapeutic ultrasound, using thermal and non-thermal energy, encourage healthy, stretchable soft tissue fiber alignment, assist in relaxation from muscle spasms and / or discourage the development of excess calcification. Therapeutic ultrasound also assists in pain relief.

Electrical Stimulation

Electrical Stimulation therapy (E-Stim) effects pain relief through natural body pathways, reducing the need for drugs. E-Stim promotes increased circulation and healing. With low-level usage of Electrical Stimulation, tissue fluid build-up (Edema) can be gently pulsed away from the injury - OR - With stronger dosed muscle contractions, muscles can be re-mobilized and nerves influenced after muscle atrophy. E-Stim has been used at acupuncture points and sites of inflammation for better healing. Electrodes are applied to deliver intermittent stimulation to surface nerves in order to block pain while helping to release endorphins which are naturally occurring pain killers. Both, non-invasive and non-addictive, medical research has shown that electrical stimulation is extremely beneficial to recovery, and there are no limiting side effects when properly applied.

Cold Therapy

A combination of cold therapy techniques are employed to help heal while providing pain relief. Cold therapy benefits the acutely damaged tissue through a decrease in metabolic activity, lower inflammatory reaction, slower bleeding, and provides pain relief.

Stretching and Flexing for Lateral Suppleness
Promoting Joint, Tendon & Ligament Flexibility

Equine Massage, Acupressure and Motion Exercises

Relaxation Massage
Retrain Neuro Pathways
Joint, Tendon, and Ligament Flexibility
Hot-spots versus Cold-spots
Combined with other Modalities
Equine Acupressure

Linking Coordination with Flexibility
Stretching Exercises for hindquarters.

E-Stim technique to relax sore back
Electrical Stimulation Treatment Equipment

E-Stim

Promotes Flexible Tendon Repair
Builds Muscle Tissue - Muscle Atrophy
Reduces Post-Exercise Soreness
Reduces Edema and Osteoarthritis
Reduce symptoms of Muscle Spasms
Pain Relief

Therapeutic Ultrasound

Relieves Muscle Tension
Stimulate repair of soft-tissue injuries
Scar Tissue and Joint Contracture
Treatment of bony lesions
Pain Relief

Ultrasound Treatment of Tendon Injury
Ultrasound treatment minimizes scar tissue

We have stalls inside the main barn for your horse's short to mid-term care, an indoor riding arena with comforts to allow rehabilitation and closely managed exercise programs, an outdoor arena and a round-pen for slowly getting back to work, and a few miles of well-designed, endurance recovery and training trails. Today, there is so much more you can be offering your equine athlete for optimum outcomes, increasing your partner's chances for full recovery. Call Double T Farm, LLC today to schedule an appointment to begin recovery from stress, trauma or injury.

Located between Birmingham and Montgomery in Montevallo, Alabama

Double T Farm, LLC Equestrian Center, Horse Rehabilitation Facilities, and Boarding Stables are conveniently located just 5 minutes from the University of Montevallo and less than an hour each from Birmingham, Montgomery and Tuscaloosa, in central Alabama. We are looking forward to helping you and your horse recover from any past trauma, sports or other equine injury. Here at our stables, you and your special partner will find a relaxed, comfortable atmosphere where you can rebuild strength and stamina with an after-care program specifically designed to promote endurance and performance. Pat and Beth Taylor proudly welcome you to our farm. Please, feel free to call us at (205) 665-1357 at your convenience, and we'll help you find solutions to questions and procedures for Horse Rehabilitation and Equine Therapy.

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