Testimonials
"Highly recommend!
I was hesitant to ask for Barbara’s help because our 30 year old OTTB has many health issues and we are just grateful he’s with us, I didn’t want to expect anything over the top or push him.
However, after following Barbara’s many posts, I figured I would regret not at least talking to her. She quickly responded, listened to his crazy medical history, and had some suggestions right away. She came out to the farm and worked with us, which was super helpful and she answered all of our questions thoughtfully.
After doing the exercises for ~4 weeks, our primary goal - standing for the farrier and picking hooves- was met. Our farrier and vet noticed a difference and were super pleased with his improvement!
The exercises and modifications took about five minutes about five times a week, making them easy to do on a routine basis. Barbara’s followed along with his progress and has continued to answer our questions.
We couldn’t ask for more!"
— Byrd N.
“Barbara was a huge help to my horse, Winslow. Prior to calling Barbara, we had seen the vet; Winslow had injections, treatment for ulcers and EPM. While those things helped, Winslow was still struggling. Barbara's series of exercises made a huge difference to Winslow and he's back to feeling good and showing!”
-HOLLY M.
Barbara was critical in the diagnosis and recovery of our QH gelding who was acting strange and was weak in his back and hindquarters. She took him in for physical therapy and worked her magic on him. She strongly sensed that he had an ulcer and he did! He has recovered from both conditions and is now back to being a happy riding horse with a great attitude. I can’t thank Barbara enough for her professional help and guidance. She’s also one of the most kind and caring people I know!
— VALORIE B.
I came to know and work with Barbara Parks unfortunately as a last resort. I tried and did all the things vets were recommending to me and despite my hardest efforts and thousands upon thousands of dollars spent, nothing was working. I knew there had to be more out there availble than what I was being offered, and there was!
Barbara began working with me and my horse after he was diagnosed and surgically treated for both Kissing Spine, and multiple lateral left stifle tears including a torn meniscus. I was at a point where medically we had done everything we could do plus the time off given and I was not seeing the improvement(s) that I had hoped for.
In one visit she proved to me that my horse could go sound, we just needed to rewire his way of carrying himself that he had become accustomed to from years of pain compensation.
I am a professional in my discipline and have been considered such for nearly 20 years. Working with Barbara and her approach to therapy in motion has been completely life changing for me. My understanding of the horse has been completely changed and actually even simplified; not only from a phyical standpoint, but an emotional one as well.
It's one of those, "once you see it, you can't unsee it" type of experiences.
The horse that we worked together on went back to full competition, even competing at the highest level, where he was only given a "fair" prognosis from his surgeon.
I use her methods now on every single horse that I work with because I believe that it truly helps them all to be their best. I am so thankful for our time together, my only regret is not knowing about this earlier in life!