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Neck position influences Equine Biomechanics
Posted in Blog, Musculoskeletal Therapy
Tagged Alignment of Vertebrae, Equine biomechanics, equine spinal therapy, Muscular development, Muscular Spasms, Riding Lessons, Saddle problems, Therapeutic exercises
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Equine Spinal Therapy works wonders
Equine Spinal Therapy has been helping racehorse performances in Shropshire. Pauline has been treating racehorses at a yard in Shropshire for nearly a year now. Racehorses are atheletes, and often develop musculoskeletal problems due to the nature of their work. Spinal Therapy … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Case Studies
Tagged Equine Sinal Therapy, horse back check, Horse Physiotherapist, Horse Physiotherapy, Poor performance, racehorse performance, racehorse therapy
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Therapeutic stretches stabilise spinal muscles
Therapeutic stretches are often used to help with the flexibility of the horses spine. Do therapeutic stretches improve flexibility in horses and dogs? In a recent study performed by The McPhail Equine Performance centre, the following conclusions were made. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Stretches for horses
Tagged canine spinal therapy, carrot stretches, dog stretches, equine spinal therapy, horse stretches, therapeutic stretches
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Lower Limb Problems
Are we wrapping our horses in cotton wool? It was interesting to note some of the comments made by a well respected vet recently. He reported seeing an increase in the incidence of suspensory problems in young sport horses. He believes that … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged horse training, lower leg, suspensory ligament, suspensory problems
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To boot or not to boot?
Following a recent report by Dr David Marlin regarding the use of boots for sports horses, I thought it may be useful to summarise briefly one of his points regarding the heating effect of boots. Tendons are elastic structures that … Continue reading
Rollkur, why not??
I recently conducted a review of the research papers on the effects of training a horse in “Rollkur”, or hyperflexion. There is evidence that working a horse this way is detrimental to his way of going. When the horse is … Continue reading
Is your riding posture affecting your horse
Achieving great results with your horse is all about balance and harmony. We want our horses to be relaxed and balanced on all four feet. To do this the rider must also be in balance. Horses were not designed to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Rider Posture
Tagged horse, lessons, position, posture, riding, riding position
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Musculoskeletal therapy can be a useful maintenance tool for your horse or dog
You know how you feel when you have a fall from your horse. The next day, your whole body aches and your muscles are sore. You start to compensate for the pain straight away. This can lead to shortening of … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Musculoskeletal Therapy
Tagged horse, lameness, musculoskeletal structures, Musculoskeletal therapy
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