A Chiropractor for Bulls?

I know it sounds odd but bucking bulls (and race horses, barrel racing horses, etc) are athletes and even they can get their back and hips out of whack.  Enter Lewayne Hames, a chiropractor who works not just on people but on large animals especially bulls and horses.  When you start researching Chiropractors you will find that most chiropractors that work on large animals like horses and bucking bulls really started out on people and the bulk of their clients still walk with two legs, have opposing thumbs and speak. 

The definition of a chiropractors duties is this:  Chiropractors adjust spinal column and other articulations of the body to correct abnormalities of the human body believed to be caused by interference with the nervous system. Examine patient to determine nature and extent of disorder. Manipulate spine or other involved area. May utilize supplementary measures, such as exercise, rest, water, light, heat, and nutritional therapy.

 Well, guess what that is about the same thing Lewayne did to two of the bucking bulls at the ranch that day.  Talk about lucking into something completely different and unexpected! I think I peppered poor Lewayne with more questions, comments and 'can I take your picture' than I did anyone else on the ranch that week.  He was more than happy to answer any and all questions I had.  He also came with a unique set of tools to work on the bulls.

Unlike horses, smaller animals and people that you can manipulate with your hands, a bull is so much bigger and stronger that you need a little extra help.  See the mallets he uses? They are weighted so the white one is the lightest and thus it acts as the 'middleman' between the bulls hip, back or spine and the harder heavier mallet that applies the pressure.  What is amazing is as he is manipulating the bulls they have will have some of the same reactions people do.  When he was working on Strawboss he got the adjustment just right and not only did the bull burp loudly but you guessed it he let out some gas as well.  As soon as Strawboss was let out in the arena he was like a different bull.  His gait was normal and he was more level.  Just like people he needed a little rest to let the swelling and pain he'd been experiencing go away but as I type this he is getting ready to buck off another cowboy. 

In fact Strawboss felt so good when Doctor Lewayne was done he took a run at the bull fighter in residence, Dillon Bruce!