Sacroiliac disease is debilitating and performance-limiting. A lack of understanding about this condition can lead to inefficient treatment and even welfare problems for the horse—especially if handlers consider his issues to be behavior-related. Know how to recognize the signs and work with your veterinarian and physiotherapist to get a diagnosis and personalized treatment program toContinue reading “Sacroiliac problems could be the source of your horse’s performance problems”
Category Archives: horse health and training
Thoracic sling
Maintaining the correct function of the system and the development of muscle enables you to ride your horse without doing any damage. Horses work in a horizontal balance from poll to tail in spinal alignment, which is effectively two slings with a hanging basket in the middle supported by four pillars. THERE ARE FOUR PARTSContinue reading “Thoracic sling”
Spinal Crowding Syndrome – otherwise known as Kissing Spine or Dorsal Spinous Process- what could be done.
Overriding (or impinging) dorsal spinous processes (ORDSP), or “kissing spines”, occur when vertebrae in the spine are too close together, rather than being spaced apart as in a healthy spine. This results in touching or overlapping of two or more of the bony projections at the top of each vertebrae (spinous processes). In some horses,Continue reading “Spinal Crowding Syndrome – otherwise known as Kissing Spine or Dorsal Spinous Process- what could be done.”
Growing and riding
Here is a real quick one today! Growth plates are the soft ends of bone from which the bone grows. Until they are fused, the bone is still growing. Now horse breeds all mature at different speeds but for the most part none of those breeds have fused growth plates on their back before theContinue reading “Growing and riding”
Exercises to improve the hind end – #jumping #dressage #rehabilitationafterrest
Do you have a horse who is ‘heavy in the hand,’ seems to be ‘going downhill,’ or that struggles to make the bigger fences when jumping? Here are a few exercises to get you started! One of the key components to a healthy body is the hind quarters, or hind end of the horse. ThisContinue reading “Exercises to improve the hind end – #jumping #dressage #rehabilitationafterrest”
Equine Bodywork på svenska
Vad göra jag mest för behandling av hästar utan ridlektion eller mark-arbetet med övningar, eller kosttillskott och matning råd, samma rådet om hästens miljö för åretrunt träningen? Jag har arbetat som Hästterapeut och hästmassör i Norrland under namnet Fyra Fötter sedan 2017 innan jag var i Storbritannien och arbetat sedan 1989 med hästmassör och stretchning,Continue reading “Equine Bodywork på svenska”
Get your horse fit part 3 – the plan!
What kind of level of work is your horse used to and where do you want to be? (This is helpful when determining which food your horse should be eating too)! Classification of work None . Stands in a field and occasionally goes for a walk Please note this horse does not need feeding otherContinue reading “Get your horse fit part 3 – the plan!”
Getting fit part 2
In part one I looked at what kind of measurements you need before you start your fitness training and their are a few other considerations you might want to think about! Age & Experience: If working with a younger horse consider how established they are in their work and their level of development with regardsContinue reading “Getting fit part 2”
A fitness plan for the year – let’s get a bit technical!
As spring is firmly knocking on the door even here in the north of the north, with longer days and the whiff of warmth in the air, we usually begin to get ready in earnest for the new year of competitions and shows with our horses and ponies. Even for those of us who doContinue reading “A fitness plan for the year – let’s get a bit technical!”
Myofascial release technique – not the same as massage but how can it help your horse?
(Muscle Fascia Release) is used for the release of fascia (connective tissue) which has become stuck, hardened and dehydrated. Fascia is a three dimensional web that surrounds every bone, muscle, nerve, organ and vessel down to the cellular level from head to toe. Restrictions can develop in fascia from trauma, poor posture and repetitive training.Continue reading “Myofascial release technique – not the same as massage but how can it help your horse?”
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