Our Services

Rehab, Recovery, or Retirement
your horses’ wellness and happiness is our priority.

  • Agile programs centered in movement, nutrition, and mindful horse centered care with measurable milestones.

    • Track system, trails, diverse footing, cross training, customized exercise plans, therapies, daily stretches/pt to maintain flexibility and muscle tone.

  • Positive reinforcement and cooperative care.

  • Patient introduction into daily activities and spaces.

  • Training and enrichment to encourage trust, cooperation, and confidence.

Whole Horse REHABILITATION

Veterinarian driven rehabilitation. We work directly with your horses’ vet to ensure an effective and agile rehab program for your equine athlete. Together we look at the whole horse; body condition, hooves, movement, balance, compensations, nutrition, behavior to not only rehabilitate but also prevent reoccurring injuries. All bodies heal faster with the absence of stress and tension. For horses, this requires trust and safety in their surroundings. At Headwaters your horse feels safe in their surroundings and experience cooperative care with staff who are trained to listen to their needs.

Movement: Motion is lotion. Daily movement analysis in hand and/or undersaddle, provides movement analysis to guide your horses physical therapy to ensure we address body compensations and compensatory issues.
Nutrition: Bodies heal from the inside out. With data from your veterinarian and support from our knowledgable staff we ensure our horses is receiving the minerals and nutrition in their feed plan that will fuel their recovery. We address mineral imbalances, digestive issues, inflammation, fat/protein ratios, and carry that forward to creating no stress feedings. We monitor your horses hydration and manure and make adjustments as needed to ensure we are giving their system to tools to recover.
Therapy Tools: We incorporate daily therapies to support your horses recovery throughout their rehab program. Daily we have options to utilize PEMF, massage, heat, cold laser, as well as curate a team of care professionals who specialize in bodywork, acupuncture, and chiropractic.

WELLNESS RETIREMENT

Is it time to consider your horses’ retirement but they don’t quite fit the school master or pasture ornament profile? Have you tried to “retire” your partner only to struggle with declining body condition, new behaviors, injuries, fence repairs, boredom, or depression? We are here to help!

Wellness Retirement at Headwaters starts with understanding your horses unique needs, your retirement goals for them, and together we create a program to support their transition. Our programs address nutrition, exercise, enrichment, cooperative care, groundwork, independence, herd companionship, confidence in turnout and out on the trails etc.

Transitioning into an unfamiliar new life takes training and support, especially for equine athletes. Just as we trained them in their various diciplines, we need to train them to be safe, confident, and thrive in their new chapter. Whether thats transition support and/or retirement care we are here to support you and your equine partner.

ACTIVE RECOVERY

Equine Athletes, at all levels, greatly benefit from recovery support whether that’s spaced throughout the season, vacation time, or off -season. Just as we train to compete, we also have to train our horses to relax and recover. For some this is a very unfamiliar activity, so we have created opportunities take the stress out of this for you and your horse.

Active Recovery at Headwaters includes daily movement, grazing, turnout, therapies, and PT to release stress, muscle tension, maintain healthy body condition and allow horses to decompress. All programs are customized to each horse, to ensure optimal recovery while maintaining healthy body condition and suppleness. First timers have an easy paced introductory period to become comfortable and confident with the daily program. Subsequent stays are typically welcomed with whinnies from the herd, eager trailer exists, and immediate decompression into their vacation program.

Our attention to detail is pivitol to your horses overall wellness and rehabilitation, also providing you a peace of mind. We ensure horses can still be horses safely throughout their rehabilitation. Daily, our horses are outside and can rely on the consistency in their day. Our specialized facility allows even the most restricted rehab horse to safely be out amoungst the herd, graze, and maintain their normal day to day without the fear and stress of confinement and withdrawl.