This weeks blog is a little different as I introduce a new course we have been developing here at High Coast Animal a education centre. This course is really great for you if you want to improve your relationship with your own horse, develop and deepen your knowledge to help horses or as an introductionContinue reading “‘Introductory course in equine massage and bodywork’ online/distance certificate.”
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CUSHINGS OR PPID suggestions to complement veterinary care and treatment
The alternative medicine toolbox contains many tools for treating the Cushing’s horse, but each animal is an individual and will respond differently. In treating these complex cases, it is important to proceed one step at a time, and realize that the course of treatment may be long and expensive if the horse has many medicalContinue reading “CUSHINGS OR PPID suggestions to complement veterinary care and treatment”
Thoracic sling revisited
I know I bang on about this but a lot but I am once again reminded of the vital effects of developing these muscles and the disasters of not doing so after seeing several horses these past two weeks who were asked to work in different ridden disciplines with underdeveloped thoracic muscles While today’s blogContinue reading “Thoracic sling revisited”
Hay nets
Hay nets have been around for a long time and were originally designed to keep hay up off the ground to reduce waste. Traditionally, hay nets had very large openings that did not restrict the horse’s rate of intake. More recently, slow-feed hay nets with openings as small as 1.25” have become popular. These serveContinue reading “Hay nets”
Why does my horse get lazy when I am training him?
A majorly overlooked physiological and behavioural occurrence in the equine field- WHY is it not being discussed! All too often I hear “he’s had his back checked, all OK so it’s not that”- especially now spring is on the horizon. People are riding more and pushing their horses ready for competing all summer. But, rememberContinue reading “Why does my horse get lazy when I am training him?”
Winter to spring in the horses gut
The horse is a hind gut fermenter, which means he is designed to eat fibrous material, fermented in a holding chamber called the cecum, home to trillions of bacteria, archaea, protozoa, and fungi. These tiny organisms work in synergy to break down poor quality and largely indigestible food material (woody- stalky material, seed heads) intoContinue reading “Winter to spring in the horses gut”
What sort of relationship would you like with your horse? Ki-equine bodywork and training – building healthy partnerships
What is it like? This job I do for horses….
The stresses on the horse have changed and grown with competition in equine sports becoming increasingly intense……… In the UK alone there are more horses than there were before mechanisation and the first world war! Most horses do not live as working animals but rather as animals which are required to work sometimes, often withContinue reading “What is it like? This job I do for horses….”
The balanced horse
We can easily assume that horses know where their feet are, how to stand on them and use them for balance and propulsion. You don’t give much thought to how they sense the ground through their hooves; you simply assume that they do because, after all, within hours of birth, horses can stand and run.Continue reading “The balanced horse”
An essential muscle
SERRATUS VENTRALIS THORACIC (SVT) The SVT is the second part of the Serratus Ventralis muscle. It is one of the deep muscles of the body and really essential to the horse’s movement. Serratus Ventralis is an essential muscle of the thoracic sling, supporting the weight of the neck and thorax from its position on theContinue reading “An essential muscle”
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