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| The Well Adjusted Horse: Equine Chiropractic Methods You Can Do | 
 enlarge | Author: Daniel R. Kamen
Publisher: Brookline Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 190316
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 226
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 157129063X
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.108971
EAN: 9781571290632
ASIN: 157129063X
Publication Date: November 1, 1998
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Product Description
Horse riders, horse lovers, equestrians everywhere will enjoy this new book from our favorite colorful chiropractor, Dr. Daniel Kamen. Here in his latest animal chiropractic book Dr. Dan explains how any horse owner or stable keeper can take proper care of their animal. These animals are the equine version of a highly trained athlete, he says, and like any athlete they are susceptible to injury. Whether the patient is human or animal, the basic chiropractic techniquemanipulating the spine to return misaligned bonesis the same. Kamen says, "If it has a spine, I can work on it." With the aid of a step ladder for height, and a few easy to follow techniques you can learn how to give your animal the proper care he needs to keep him on track. Dr. Kamen has treated racehorses he says, for what he terms, "a nagging backache." With his trademark humor, highly entertaining stories about his adventures as an animal chiropractor, Dr. Kamen has again delivered a book that will be delight to equestrians. A wonderful giftbook for horse-lovers. So ... Happy trails!
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 The Well Adjusted Horse November 21, 2008
The Well Adjusted Horse: Equine Chiropractic Methods You Can Do
Very disappointed; dont buy it. It is only 5" x 7" so the pages are very small and you have to flip lots of them to get any thing read. The first 170 are general stuff and there is only 100 pages of instrution. While this sounds like a lot the pages are so small they only contain one paragraph. Diagrams are poor and not clear what is intended. If you want a book that provides basic adjustments for your horse DONT BUY THIS ONE.
 Great book & subject, but with cautionary note October 22, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As background to this book review, I have recently taken a class in equine chiropractic from one of Dr. Kamen's friends, Dr. Bill Hampton (see www.EquineSpine.com) who is a retired human chiropractor and previously taught at Palmer College of Chiropractic (www.Palmer.edu). Dr. H. does all the work on Pat Parelli's animals (www.Parelli.com) as well as many other 6-figure horses. (Unfortunately Dr. Kamen no longer teaches these classes on a regular basis.) Dr. Hampton's two day class applies the Gonstead technique & philosophy (www.Gonstead.com) to horses and that course material is paralleled almost exactly in this book. The class comes with two other lab books by Dr. K. (neither are as good as "The Well Adjusted Horse") as well as DVD videos showing the chiropractic techniques and equine anatomy, plus a Parelli DVD. This book does NOT come with the class.
While I disagree with the reviewer who was aghast at this book (mainly the idea of adjusting your own horse) and rated it a 1 (I bet they haven't bought it & read it!), I would agree with them in that you should not just skim over this book and go try it. It is well worth every penny of the $450 for the class, performing each technique on your own horse under an expert's tutelage. I read this book before taking the class and practiced some of the set-ups, but I did not actually adjust a horse until the class. Equine chiropractors in my area tend to use the long-lever technique which can be quite brutal. I had the atlas (C1) of two horses adjusted by a local vet, and he first doped the horse, twitched the lip, used the twitch to leverage the chin over the withers, and impulsed using the twitched lip! It cost $100 per horse for a licensed vet to bloody the lips of my animals like that (although it did fix the subluxation). Beside the fact that this class will pay for itself in a week, this book and that class teach a much gentler, humane and drug-free method of restoring skeletal and neuro-muscular balance to a horse.
This review really is about this excellent book, not the parallel class, but I don't believe it's wise to practice what's in the book without the class. Anyone simply interested in learning about equine chiropractic, from human chiropractor to veterinarian to equine masseur/acupuncturist to horse owner, should buy this book and read it! (And yes, Dr. K has corny humor as one reviewer complained - most of it actually is at least marginally funny, but I'll let you read about the pregnant dog yourself). If you want to learn the skills of equine chiropractic, definitely buy this book, but also definitely take the course from Dr. Hampton (www.EquineSpine.com).
 Pocket Sized Treasure! December 29, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great little book, packed with info and diagrams that all work towards solving problems before they become major issues. VERY easy to read and refer to. Highly recommended diagnosis book!
This is a must have for all horse owners and alternative healers. December 27, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an absolutely must have for all horse owners! As an equine massage therapist, I found it extremely beneficial for understanding how massage and chiropractics can help and influence each other. As a horse owner, it helped me to understand when to call the "other" alternative healer for advice and help. It is written in a witty, easy to understand, comprehensive manner. I strongly recommend this book.
 OK book for basic info but don't expect too much September 20, 2007
OK but don't expect to be able to SAFELY adjust your horse or pony after reading this book only.
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