Dr. Tula, DVM

Dr. Tula, DVM Dr. Tula, DVM, is an Equine Conditioning Expert and LARC TEST founder. Schedule a free call today

With 15+ years of experience, she helps barrel horses rehab after an injury or long rest with customized plans.

06/12/2026

One of the hardest parts of rehab isn’t the injury.

It’s the fear that comes after.

The fear of making the wrong decision.
The fear of asking for too much.
The fear of setting your horse back after all the time, money, and effort you’ve already invested.

So what do most owners do?

They play it safe.

And while that feels like the responsible thing to do, rehab isn’t about avoiding stress forever. It’s about preparing the body to handle the demands it’s eventually going to face.

Because a horse that never progresses beyond what’s comfortable isn’t necessarily getting safer.

He’s just getting better at doing the same thing.

The goal isn’t to avoid challenge.

The goal is to introduce the right challenge, at the right time, so your horse is ready when it matters.

Have you ever felt afraid to ask for more after an injury? 👇

Most riders measure rehab intensity by speed.How fast.How long.How hard the horse is breathing.But tendons don’t care ab...
06/08/2026

Most riders measure rehab intensity by speed.

How fast.
How long.
How hard the horse is breathing.

But tendons don’t care about any of that.

They respond to load.

That’s why some exercises that look easy can place significant stress on healing tissue, while others that look harder may be appropriate at the right stage of recovery.

This is where a lot of rehab programs go wrong.

The horse feels good.
The rider gets confident.
The workload increases.

But the tissue isn’t ready for the load it’s being asked to handle.

Rehab isn’t about doing more circles, more trotting, or more time under saddle.

It’s about choosing the right exercise at the right time and progressing it with intention.

Because successful rehab isn’t measured by how quickly you get back to work.

It’s measured by whether your horse stays sound once you get there. 🐴

Have you ever been surprised by an exercise that seemed easy but turned out to be challenging for your horse?
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Tomorrow. 12PM Central Time. Live on Zoom. 🐴If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to figure out how to bring your ...
05/25/2026

Tomorrow. 12PM Central Time. Live on Zoom. 🐴

If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to figure out how to bring your horse back, this is it.

Back to Consistent Runs is a live masterclass where I’ll walk you through exactly what I do to bring barrel horses back after injury or a long time off. Step by step. From home. No fancy equipment needed.

Because the problem isn’t the injury. The problem is not knowing what to do next, and doing too much too soon, or waiting too long.

Tomorrow I’m giving you the roadmap.

✦ The exact exercises your horse needs right now
✦ How to know when he’s truly ready to compete again
✦ The #1 mistake that causes re-injuries and how to avoid it

📅 Tuesday, May 26 · 12PM Central Time · Live on Zoom
🎥 Can’t make it live? Replay available

Registration closes tonight: https://www.drtula.com/masterclass-1

See you there!

Your horse doesn’t need to look weak to be vulnerable.That’s the part most people miss.After time off or rehab, muscles ...
05/21/2026

Your horse doesn’t need to look weak to be vulnerable.

That’s the part most people miss.

After time off or rehab, muscles often come back faster than the structures supporting them. So the horse starts feeling better… moving better… even training better.

And that’s exactly when people push too fast.

Not because they don’t care.
Because nobody taught them how to progress the workload safely.

A horse can look amazing at a jog and lope, then struggle the moment speed, torque, deeper ground, or harder turns are added back in.

That’s not “random.”
That’s overload showing up before the body was fully prepared for the demand.

The goal isn’t just getting your horse back to running.
It’s building a horse that can handle the run safely and consistently.

That takes progression.
Balance.
And understanding what tissues actually need to adapt.

That’s exactly what I’ll be teaching inside my live masterclass:
Back to Consistent Runs 🐴

We’ll cover:
• How to safely bring horses back after injury or time off
• The biggest mistakes that lead to setbacks
• How to progress intensity correctly
• What “ready to run” should actually look like

🗓 May 26 • 12 PM CT
🎥 Live on Zoom + replay included

https://www.drtula.com/masterclass-1

05/14/2026

I’ve seen a lot of horses come through my program.
But Batman’s story stopped me.

Jaws of life. A hind leg surgery. Everyone telling PJ it was over.

She didn’t accept that. And when she came to me, I wasn’t going to accept it either.

We built a plan specifically for him. His body, his injury, his timeline.

A year later, he’s back in the arena. Competing. Performing.

This is what’s possible when the return is intentional.
If your horse has been off and you’re scared to push too hard, scared of another setback, scared of losing another season.

I built this masterclass for you.

Back to Consistent Runs. Live, May 26.

Register through the link in bio. 💪

The hardest part is that setbacks can make you question everything.You start wondering if you did too much.If you moved ...
05/14/2026

The hardest part is that setbacks can make you question everything.

You start wondering if you did too much.
If you moved too fast.
If you’re back at square one again.

But rehab is not supposed to be a straight line.

What matters is understanding why the setback happened.

Because most of the time, the problem is not effort itself.
It’s asking for more load before the body had fully adapted to it.

That’s why so many horses look “better” before they’re truly strong enough for the next step.

And if you don’t know how to recognize that moment…
you end up repeating the same cycle over and over again.

This is exactly what I’ll be teaching inside my masterclass:

• How to progress workload safely
• Why tissue adaptation matters more than timelines
• The most common rehab mistakes riders make after “improvement”
• How to build toward consistency instead of temporary progress

🧠 Back to Consistent Runs
📅 May 26
⏰ 12 PM CT

If you want a clearer understanding of how to rebuild your horse safely after injury, registration is open here: https://www.drtula.com/masterclass-1

This weekend meant a lot to me 🤍Being able to look you in the eyes, hear your stories, and talk about your horses, is so...
04/29/2026

This weekend meant a lot to me 🤍

Being able to look you in the eyes, hear your stories, and talk about your horses, is something I don’t take lightly.

I know many of you are doing your best every day, trying to make the right decisions for your horse, even when it’s not always clear what that is.

Thank you for showing up.
For trusting.
For being open to doing things differently.

Because I know it’s not easy to question what you’ve always been told.

But that’s where real change starts.

A special thank you to the BBR team for creating the space for these conversations to happen 🤍

I’m so grateful for every conversation we had at BBR, and for the ones we’re going to keep having 🤍

And I’m really excited for what’s coming next…
we’re going to go deeper into rehab, conditioning, and how to actually apply this with your horse.

More soon ✨

👉That fear after an injury is normal.But staying there doesn’t protect your horse.Rehab isn’t guessing.It’s intentional ...
01/11/2026

👉That fear after an injury is normal.
But staying there doesn’t protect your horse.

Rehab isn’t guessing.
It’s intentional work that prepares the body to handle more, safely.

When every exercise has a purpose,
you stop second-guessing.
And your horse starts getting stronger with confidence.

👉 If you’re ready to rehab the right way,
book your free consultation call with me.
Link in bio.

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