The equestrian facility at CSU Spur offers full-service veterinary and rehabilitation services with state-of-the-art technology.
The CSU Equine Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Center at CSU Spur focuses not just on injury, but on global rehabilitation (full body rehabilitation), with programs designed specifically for each individual horse. The Center is run by veterinarians who specialize in sports medicine and rehabilitation.
The Center will provide rehabilitation for equine athletes through services such as:
- Acupuncture
- In-ground and above-ground underwater treadmills
- A standing cold saltwater spa
- Solarium
- Whole-body vibration plate
- Chiropractic
- Solarium (ultraviolet and heat therapy)
- Pulsed electromagnetic therapy
- Laser therapy
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
- Shockwave therapy
- Therapeutic exercises
- Kinesiotaping
- Proprioceptive /neuromuscular rehabilitation
- Mesotherapy
- Myofascial release therapy
- Percussion massage therapy
- Therapeutic ultrasound
- Conditioning programs
- Digital radiography
- Digital ultrasound
- Regenerative therapies (IRAP, PRP, ProStride, and bone marrow-derived stem cells)
A veterinarian and veterinary technician team will be on-site working with horses and connecting with visitors regularly.
As a visitor, check out the equine sports medicine and rehabilitation center viewing area on the 2nd floor (follow signs to the north side of the Vida building), and watch horse walking on underwater treadmills and working with veterinarians (check the CSU Spur events calendar for timing). Visitors can explore additional exhibits about horses and live video in the viewing area.
Equine veterinarians serving horse show clients at throughout the year will have access to the sports medicine facility, including exam rooms, lameness asphalt runways, and arenas.
Want to book a service? Email vth_esm@mail.colostate.edu.
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BIDTAH BECKER
Associate Attorney, Navajo Tribal Utility Authority
Ms. Becker has dedicated her career to the Navajo Nation and its natural resources. She is currently serving as an Associate Attorney for the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority. Prior to this position, she had the honor of serving as the Director of the Navajo Nation Division of Natural Resources from May 2013 to January 2019, as an appointee of President Begaye and Vice-President Nez, after serving eleven (11) years as an attorney for the Navajo Nation focusing on water rights and natural resources issues. Continuing her deep interest and passion for water, she serves on the Leadership Team for the Water and Tribes Initiative in the Colorado River Basin, as a Commissioner on the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, as an appointee of Governor Lujan Grisham, and on the Navajo Nation Water Rights Commission, as an appointee of Speaker Damon. Ms. Becker is equally passionate about supporting artists and serves as a Trustee for the Institute of American Indian Arts and Culture (IAIA), as an appointee of President Obama. Ms. Becker is a member of the Nation and lives on the Navajo Nation in Fort Defiance with her husband and two school age children.
