About
Dr. Ashley Himmelsbaugh, DC
IVCA Certified Animal Chiropractor
Credentials:
- Bachelor's in Equine Science: Murray State University
- Doctorate of Chiropractic: Logan University
- Animal Chiropractic Certification: Options for Animals and International Veterinary Chiropractic Association
Meet Dr. Ashley
Long before I was a chiropractor, I was a rider. Horses have been part of my life for as long as I can remember, and that background shapes the way I practice today. Years in the saddle and working hands-on with horses gave me a unique perspective on movement, performance, and the relationship between horse and rider. That experience lets me see each horse through both a clinical and an equestrian lens. I understand what that horse is being asked to do, and what it feels like to ask it.
My love of horses led me to a Bachelor of Science in Equine Science, and later, a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Logan University. Throughout my chiropractic education, my interest in movement, biomechanics, and hands-on care kept growing, and I started to see how naturally my background in horses could come together with a career in chiropractic.
After earning my doctorate, I completed specialized training in animal chiropractic through Options for Animals and became certified through the International Veterinary Chiropractic Association (IVCA). Bringing those two parts of my background together led to Centerline Performance Chiropractic.
Today, Centerline is a mobile practice built around an idea that matters most to me: horse and rider are a team. Restriction, compensation, or imbalance in either one can affect how the other moves and performs. My goal is to understand the whole picture through hands-on evaluation and, when appropriate, watching horse and rider work together.
Horse-and-rider performance is a special focus of my practice, but performance doesn't only happen in the show ring. I work with performance horses and competitive riders, backyard companions and weekend trail riders, and people who simply want to move and feel their best. And of course, I'm always happy to treat the family dog while I'm at the barn, too.
When I'm not being a doctor, I'm usually still doing something involving animals or the outdoors. Riding my own horses, spending time with my dogs, paddleboarding, hiking, or traveling somewhere new.
Ashley's Equestrian Background
I've spent most of my life in the saddle. I grew up riding dressage, but I also took every opportunity to dip into as many other disciplines as possible, which taught me just how many different ways horses can be asked to move, work, and perform.
Over the years, I've ridden, handled, and trained horses from a wide range of backgrounds: mustangs, ranch horses, sport horses, etc. I competed in the Extreme Mustang Makeovers for several years, gentling and training several different mustangs. Additionally, I've also spent years teaching riders, which has given me a second perspective on the horse-and-rider relationship. Helping people develop balance, body control, confidence, and clearer communication with their horses has shaped the way I think about equestrian performance today.
Dressage gave me my foundation, but my riding today isn't about fitting into one discipline. It's about correct and balanced riding with clear communication, correct movement, versatility, and a willing partnership between horse and rider. That background comes with me into every barn I visit as a chiropractor. When a rider tells me their horse feels different in one direction, struggles with a particular movement, has trouble holding a lead, or just doesn't feel right under saddle, I understand what they mean, because I've felt those same things from the saddle myself.
For me, chiropractic work and horsemanship aren't separate worlds. Everything I've learned about listening to horses as a rider, trainer, and instructor shapes how I evaluate and work with them as a doctor today.