Most people don’t call because something is obviously wrong. They call because something feels off. The horse is still sound. Still eating. Still doing the job. But the ride doesn’t feel the same. One lead is harder. Transitions take more effort. The horse...
Most people notice bunny hopping the same way. It’s not during a quiet walk. It’s not during a calm moment. It’s when the dog is excited, running hard, or coming down the stairs a little too fast. Both back legs move together. Hop. Hop. It looks...
If you work enough agility weekends, you start to notice patterns. Not just in how dogs run. Not just in courses or conditions. In people. Sunday afternoon, late in the day, someone always walks up and says the same thing. “He ran great yesterday, but today he just...
Let me start with something I hear almost every week. “My vet says it’s just arthritis.” That sentence usually comes with a shrug, a sigh, and a feeling of helplessness. Like this is simply how things go now. Like once arthritis shows up, the story is already written....
Movement Tells the Truth That Imaging Cannot If you want to know what is happening inside your dog’s body, you can take an X-ray or run a scan. These tools are useful, but they only capture a single moment in time. They cannot show how your dog compensates, how they...
The Horse Who Noticed the Stress Before His Rider Did There is a gelding we will call Ranger. A big, smart, athletic horse who always had opinions, but in a charming way. He was the kind of horse who knew his job, liked his job, and took pride in doing it well. His...
