Beau had his McTimony today...and eek, aggressive horse!

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Well Beau had his McTimony this morning, he had 4 veterbrae out, his pelvis was rotated on one side, he had some rotation in the atlas area, and tense spots in the neck and over pelvis.

He was also stiff behind.

She has worked her magic and he is getting checked over on the 11th when she comes to give Lance his follow up treatment.


The ..eek! is Beau is terible with strangers! Anyone who knows Beau knows what an affectionate horse he is, very loving and loves attention, but he HATES strangers! He kept trying to bite her and was lashing out with his front legs.
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In fairness he didnt 'mean' any of it, ie if he wanted to actually make contact he could have, but he gets so worked up with strangers, gets himself into a right state.

Last time the vet was out , when Lance bit Beau's neck, he ended up not being able to get near him as Beau was rearing, kicking out etc, yet he has been nothing but an angel for me.

I hate seeing him like that because you can see he is worried but SO angry.
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when the vet first came out to look at his sarcoid he was really rough, and everytime he meets a stranger I expect he thnks they are going to do something bad to him.
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he had 4 veterbrae out, his pelvis was rotated on one side,

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Is this really possible??

I know that a lot of horses who have sore backs are said to have these sorts of problems - but how can they walk if they have??

Not having a go, just trying to understand......
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My boy's hip was rotated on one side, two sessions with a McTimony lady and he is right as rain again, i found it hard to understand how one side could be out and not the other but apparently it can
 
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My boy's hip was rotated on one side, two sessions with a McTimony lady and he is right as rain again, i found it hard to understand how one side could be out and not the other but apparently it can

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Yes thats what she said, its just one side.

I have no idea AmyMay, I was totally skeptical before I gave it a go on Lance last week, he is like a different horse, happier, and full of beans, obv had been in discomfort, he isnt lame anymore at all either
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I hope it helps Beau, he wasnt as bad as Lance, he was only noticable when I had his saddle fit checked.

She recommended I lunge Beau in a pessoa too.
 
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yep one of mine put his pelvis out bronking in the field !! had mctimony and she did a fantastic job he is better now than he was before cx

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Yes Beau and Lance play ROUGH, so I think this is what has caused it.

They fought a lot when Beau first came, but now they are best buds, always grazing together, but like to play by rearing and broncing
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How about a HHO gathering at your place, then we can show him strangers are loverlee peeps with a never ending supply of sweeties
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How about a HHO gathering at your place, then we can show him strangers are loverlee peeps with a never ending supply of sweeties
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He he sounds like a plan!

I hate seeing him like that though because he is such a sweetie with anyone he knows.

At least no one will be able to steal him!
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ah so pleased McTim has helped...let me explain...(i do McTim!) the vertebrae aren't out, like dislocated, they just become fixed their normal range of movement so misaligned from their correct positioning, the speed of the adjustment allows them to return to their normal (or towards) their correct alignment, it is the ligaments etc that are holding the vertebrae out of the correct alignment. But even this can affect the nerve function and cause discomfort.

Hope that helps explain, if anyone has any questions please ask me i honestly don't mind! p.s I am on 16,700 words of my MSc dissertation...any distraction is welcome!
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oooh, I have a question. I use a McTimoney practitioner and every time she sees my horse she says her pelvis is rotated - one side is about 2 inches lower than the other - which is true, you can see it.

Anyway, she always clunks it back into place, but it never seems to stay. however, it's never caused problems and she says some horses are just like this and its nothing to worry about. But she is and always has been quite stiff on one rein (the opposite side from the lowered side of the pelvis) do you think this could be soemthing to do with it?

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I'm sorry to hear that Beau was a bit iffy with the Mctimony lady, but as you say if that vet was rough with him he probably is v wary of strangers, sounds the session went well though.

So pleased that Lance is now sound - yeah!
 
I have a question?

I've just recently had a course of McTimoney for a trapped nerve in my shoulder.

The treatment was very painful at times including very deep muscle massaging - agony, and being kneaded and crunched, or so it felt!

I'm pleased to say the trapped nerve has gone, and so has the pain I've had for ever in a chink of my lower spine and I'm chuffed with the result.

How does an Equine McTim do their stuff, as I can't imagine any horse putting up with that sort of treatment?
 
I think mctimoney is really good! I only got my lady out to check on her sore back it turned ou she had 3 vertebre out and a out of line atlas and also a tilted pelvis!! And i got a free lesson on the horse structure! personally i found it really interessting
 
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