El Colorado Equine Rehab Services LLC

El Colorado Equine Rehab Services LLC I am Dr. Maria Maine and I offer bodywork and rehabilitation services for horses in the Ocala area.

01/15/2026

Thank you Dr. for your amazing and very informative drawings and tutorial videos! 🐎💪🏼

Merry Christmas 🎄 and Happy New Year ✨ Thank you to our clients for trusting us and being part of our year, we look forw...
12/24/2025

Merry Christmas 🎄 and Happy New Year ✨ Thank you to our clients for trusting us and being part of our year, we look forward to more memories this 2026! Peace and love to everyone ❤️🐎

Releasing tension in the gluteal area 🐎
10/22/2025

Releasing tension in the gluteal area 🐎

Kinesiotape to promote healing in a SDFT injury 🧡🐎
10/17/2025

Kinesiotape to promote healing in a SDFT injury 🧡🐎

Sweet lazy morning 🐎🫶
09/08/2025

Sweet lazy morning 🐎🫶

A dream come true, we made it to Kentucky colorado!! 🐎🌹Un sueño hecho realidad, Colorado llegamos a Kentucky!! 🐎🌹
06/20/2025

A dream come true, we made it to Kentucky colorado!! 🐎🌹

Un sueño hecho realidad, Colorado llegamos a Kentucky!! 🐎🌹

Trick or treat 👻🐎🐶🎃 HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
10/31/2024

Trick or treat 👻🐎🐶🎃 HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Magnawave and IASTM therapy ❤️🐎🥰
10/03/2024

Magnawave and IASTM therapy ❤️🐎🥰

09/05/2024

No ranch, no horse!?

Domestication has physiological implications on equine health. Fact. But where do we draw the line? Some dogma suggests that unless you have wild living conditions and a herd, you shouldn’t have horses.

“A barefoot programme isn’t just about trimming, it is a total management program (ideally 24/7 turnout in a herd). An owner has a responsibility to provide conditions of management that are not harmful to the health of the horse. Unless such conditions are met, they should not own a horse.” Dr Cook.

But we live in the real world, this ethos would suggest 90% of the horse owning population shouldn’t have horses! And I would argue that would be devastating to the horse as a species!!
And guess what, this means some horses need shoes, for conformation reasons or human need.

But! What we do have as owners of domestic horses is a responsibility to understand the implications of domestication and provide the best we can! Ignorance is not an excuse when there is now so much research.

We have done a whole ethological series on the implications of domestication!

https://equineeducationhub.thinkific.com/bundles/how-can-the-equine-industry-maintain-its-social-licence-to-operate

And in this series Dr Gellman and I delved into the specific subject of the implications of domestication on equine posture and its relevance to hoof care..

https://equineeducationhub.thinkific.com/courses/domestication-posture

I have also written an article on the subject…

https://www.theequinedocumentalist.com/post/physiological-implications-of-domestication-on-the-horse

These only scratches the surface on the implications of domestication on our horses and also the psychological implications and its effect on physiology!

The reality is that farriers, physios, chiros and vets alike are for the most part dealing with and managing the realities of horses not living in their natural habitat.

While in no way am I suggesting we no longer keep horses, that would not be in their best interests. But keeping them does come with a certain obligation. To acknowledge the unintended consequences and to continue to research and do our best to employ changes to how we manage them.

The image below shows major proprioception centres affected by domestication that we as humans have huge influence over!

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