Since Maya is an only child, we try our best to give her what she wants for as long as it will develop her character and help her learn new things. At the age of 8, she already showed fascination in horses and would really want to have a pet horse. Since the price of a pony is beyond our budget, we had to wait for several years before buying her a horse. Besides, we had to make sure that owning such a pet is not just a passing fancy. When we gave her Black Beauty, she jumped for joy and was so excited. Eventually, she learned how to ride a horse and was more eager to teach her new pet some tricks such as jumping and galloping.

Black Beauty is not really a young horse. We were only able to afford the horse because the owner was facing foreclosure of his farm so he wanted to convert his prized animals into cash and save his farm and home. Thus, we really did not know that Black Beauty was already 15 years old when we bought her. Shortly after a year, the horse started to display disobedience to Maya and also, it began to exhibit signs of aging.

The lackluster performance of the horse has also affected our Maya's disposition. She became depressed because she thought it was her poor leadership skills that caused Black Beauty to act indifferently. It has not occurred to our Maya that the problem lies with horse arthritis, which can cause extreme animal joint pains. I wanted to do something about the situation so I searched the Internet for answers and looked for clinics that specialize in animal joint pains. Fortunately, I came across Animal Fitness Center, an animal chiropractic clinic.

We took Black Beauty to the Animal Fitness Center so that Dr Ava Frick can determine her health problems. She immediately told us about animal joint pains and explained to us that chiropractic sessions, as well as Alpha-Stim 100 (a medical device that emits microcurrents to relieve pain and tension), will help ease the arthritic pain suffered by Maya's pet. Further, Dr Frick designed a pain management therapy that focuses on Black Beauty's nutrition and well-being.

We were impressed by the fast recovery and the notable improvement even after a few weeks of therapy. Maya also realized that it was the animal joint pains that was to blame for her pet's sufferings. Now, she is back to her old happy self, Black Beauty is better now.