78 SIDELINES AUGUST 2014
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
and passion to help heal as many horses as she can on her 77-
acre facility, which boasts a quiet country feel, plenty of turnout
and pasture and 24/7 care.
While working with clients’ personal veterinarian, two
veterinarians on staff and onsite caretakers, Eagles Wing offers a
wide array of rehab services. Services range fromEqui-pulse (pulse
electromagnetic therapy), shockwave, microcurrent treatments,
laser therapy, cold compression treatments and treadmill work
to acupuncture and chiropractic treatments performed by
veterinarians. They offer post-surgical care including 24-hour
monitoring, wound treatment, orthopedic injury rehabilitation, soft-
tissue injury rehabilitation and under-saddle reconditioning.
At the end of the day, Kristi and her crew will do anything they
can to enable horses to have a full recovery from whatever their
ailment is.
Kristi says the key is paying attention to the small things and
having an effective team. “It’s important to pay attention to the
little signs a horse gives,” she said. “There are subtle things that if
you’re paying attention, you’ll see and catch.
“It’s also super important to have team work,” she added.
“We’ve had great success with the treating veterinarians that
A horse receives laser therapy on his front leg.
Photo by Kristi Wysocki
Using micro-current therapy to treat a
suspensory injury
Horse being exercised on
HORSE-GYM treadmill
we’ve worked with, the farrier that we have on staff and the people
that work at our facility. My manager, Javier Zapata, is one of
the best horsemen I know. His knowledge has been such a great
addition to our program.”
Of course, patience is also essential. Kristi explains that when
you cut corners, you diminish your horse’s chance at a full
recovery, and spending time out of the saddle is a difficult thing
for many owners to deal with.
But despite its challenges, Kristi is living her dream by enhancing
the lives of horses and continuing to ride, train and judge dressage.
She’s also serving on the United States Dressage Federation
Faculty for the Dressage Sport Horse Breeding Seminars, as the
chair of the USDF Sport Horse Committee, member of the United
States Equestrian Dressage Committee and Para Dressage
Technical Committee. And, she maintains a USEF ‘S’ Dressage
Judge’s license, ‘R’ Dressage Sport Horse Judge’s license and an
FEI 4* Para Dressage Judge License.
She may be far from the oil field where she thought her career
would take her, but she’s perfectly happy with life on the farm.
Photos Courtesy of Kathleen Bryan, unless otherwise noted
