Complete Horse Movement Assessment
Complete Horse Movement Assessment
Full-body evaluation that identifies the root cause of performance issues, movement asymmetry, and behaviour changes - not just the symptoms showing up on the surface - before a single treatment is applied.
Diagnosis Before Treatment
Find the cause before treating the symptom.
The complete movement assessment is where every treatment plan at Inked Equine begins. Gait analysis, conformation evaluation, full-body palpation, joint assessment, and health check - a comprehensive picture of how your horse's body is actually functioning versus how it should be. No assumptions. No guesswork.
Because treating without assessing is just applying techniques and hoping something lands. Real results start with understanding what the body is actually doing and why.
IDENTIFYING ROOT CAUSES, BUILDING TREATMENT PLANS, AND STARTING WHERE THE PROBLEM IS.
WHAT Our Detailed ASSESSMENT EVALUATES
Gait & Movement Analysis
Watching how a horse moves reveals what static examination misses. Asymmetry, irregularity, and compensation patterns show up in motion before they show up anywhere else. Gait analysis identifies what's happening and points directly to where the body is struggling.
Full-Body Palpation
Systematic hands-on evaluation of muscle, fascia, and soft tissue from poll to hindquarters. Identifying areas of tension, restriction, heat, and sensitivity that indicate where the body is guarding, compensating, or breaking down under load.
Spinal & Joint Assessment
Evaluating range of motion, joint play, and vertebral alignment throughout the topline and limbs. Identifying restrictions that limit collection, lateral movement, and straightness - and distinguishing between soft tissue issues and structural problems that need different approaches.
Conformation & Postural Evaluation
How a horse is built affects how they move and where they break down. Postural evaluation identifies the structural factors influencing performance, helps predict where compensation is likely to develop, and informs a treatment plan built around the individual horse.
“Bailey spent more time actually assessing my horse than anyone ever has. By the time she started treatment she already knew exactly what she was looking for."
Kelsey R., Alberta
Most Start Treating.
Bailey Starts Listening.
We find the source
The assessment isn't a formality before treatment begins - it's the most important part of the session. Bailey's background in equine veterinary work and small animal orthopedics means she approaches every horse diagnostically, the way a clinician would, before deciding what the body actually needs.
That process changes outcomes. When you know what's causing the problem - not just where it's presenting - treatment becomes precise rather than general. Horses respond faster, results hold longer, and the same issues stop coming back.
For the horses that give everything.
If your horse has been "off" without a clear diagnosis, is showing new resistance under saddle, or you want to understand what's happening in their body before problems develop - the complete assessment is the right place to start. This treatment is for:
BARREL RACERS + RODEO ATHLETES
REINERS + COMPETITIVE PERFORMANCE HORSES
TRAIL HORSES + RECREATIONAL PARTNERS
POST-INJURY + REHABILITATION CASES
MAINTENANCE + WELLNESS PROGRAMS
Book today and see what tailored kinesiology
TAPING can do
Whether your horse has a specific issue or you simply want to understand what their body is telling you - a full assessment gives you answers before anything else begins. Let's start there.
assessment
horse movement
what A COMPLETE
and see
book your
assessment
can do.
