Regular exercise, or a lack of it, is a factor in the animal's health. When those normal everyday stresses are supplemented with the extra pressure of a rigorous training and show schedule, it can have a negative effect on the horse's health. Horses need relief from the problem as well as from the symptoms of painful conditions. Chiropractors are called upon to fix these horses. While chiropractic care has existed for more than 2,700 years, it is still a relatively new form of alternative health care for horses.
Caution is advised when seeking a chiropractor for a horse.
A growing number of people are calling themselves horse chiropractors but have no medical training or license. I trained college football and basketball teams at Orange Coast College. Then I met a chiropractor who said I should become a chiropractor because finances were being cut at schools. I wanted to stay in medicine but not do surgery with all the blood and stuff. So I went back to school as a pre-med student for four years and then on to chiropractor school for three years.