Ros Maindok - Equine Functional Solutions with Biomechanics

23/03/2026

Can’t say yes enough !

Your horse displays how it is dealing with gravity and force received, transmission … or not !

will be awesome 🤩

22/03/2026

These photos were taken in the order posted. I started off taking a pic of the w***y wagtail on Commander’s back … then tangented into observations.

Yes things can be one off, however I like to observe patterns. Then see if the same patterns translate into how we move.

Habitual unconscious programmes. Whilst everything has asymmetry being too far can also be detrimental.

Our brains/bodies prioritise keeping nervous system safe. The brain and spinal cord from hitting the ground, or having too much torque. If you feel discomfort, you try to adjust to not feel it, you feel unbalanced you adjust yourself to try and feel safer and balanced. That could look like a pretzel.

Commander has been going so well with his Equine Movement Therapy, Nerve Release, Postural Rehab, Cranial resets. He was extremely right sided when I test rode him back in 24. His stifle lets me know also when his head/neck is out of whack (which could stem from sore feet, teeth etc). Yes I knew he had mild stifle lock … lucky I also understand what can be the reflection (and no I don’t do anything at the stifle … ). It reappears when other places are struggling (namely a front hoof)

Ps I like that he can do this on his own .. the pics … my job is to teach him more poise when He lifts his head .. and for him to utilise that pattern in daily life.

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21/03/2026

Hmm … now that school has closed for good … yes I have been feeling a little sad/lost with that one ….. my Trainers & Assessors Cert IV plus Agriculture Cert IV and Cert II (with equine units) seems rather invalid.
(Besides the Bodywork Certifications etc) …

Don’t get me wrong … the actual skills transfer through to this work and also my one in LG.

Wondering if I might do my Cert IV in Work Health Safety (already done WHS rep and a Implement / Manage Risk Management Systems unit).

Happy for provider recommends.

I could also just go to work and do what I doing and not do anything more re the above (those pesky belief programmes have been having their say again).

To be honest I am curious to whether people would like to tie together or are they happy to tick individual boxes.

Horsemanship
Bodywork
Training
How the horse’s nervous system and relationship to gravity and us is a key ingredient. How they organise themselves and how you do ..
The patterns .. are they in calm or alarm ..
It is the little habits, the unconscious ones …

I get that not everyone is an obsessive why or how does that work person like me .. I do invite you to be curious because there is soooo much you can do yourself !

Anyway … stuff that has been on my mind .. which of course is my problem to solve, however other people have other experiences … so I don’t mind different lenses or perspectives. Sometimes some might just say something … oh yeah … good thinking 99.

or …. I could go and do some fencing or one of the other million jobs that come with living in the country in red dirt, with livestock, maintenance of broken stuff … There were thoughts of moving back to the concretesville …

And then you sit on your horse at sunset in the warm breeze and all the busy brain disappears for a while … 😍

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21/03/2026

Having access to neutral posture is one of the key ingredients for the body to heal itself. What does that look like one may ask …

20/03/2026

My Skelly is on his way. 😍😍

Have been wanting an upgrade for ages … I have the original make it up yourself versions. Plus the Head and Pelvis. For some reason I didn’t feel I could reward myself with this purchase .. so dumb .. belief systems are so interesting (awareness is real).

Anyway …. Mr Skel is going to be my side gigger at all the talks, clinics and online. Royalty I tell you ..

Mr Disconnected Parts will still be so useful for people to play, look and feel .. and for more discussions ..

Steph has done an amazing job to get this project done and then keep getting better. I remember we would talk long ago about how nothing was available except the super duper expensive ones for clay anatomy. Hats off to you girl.
🙌🙌🤩🤩😍😍

19/03/2026

Surefoot Half Physio Pad … looking to buy a secondhand one

Please keep a look out for me 🙂 or do you use something different ?

I have some practical applications to try out 😊

Thanks 🙏

19/03/2026

I was saying this at Adult Riders/Pony Club group the other day.

What do I think is missing from today vs back in the day. It would be this.

Horses were part of the livelyhood work team and if they were not well, then the team was no longer.

With the invention of cars and other machinery, horses livelihood changed and became more pleasure/sport.

This period of the industrial revolution coincided with a change in breeding types also…. another story.

So yes I am the first one to say more grooming … as a piezioelectric effect, fascial, other cellular process activation. Then there is the relationship/care side, communication. We could side track to relationship to touch/contact here.

Added my 2 cents worth to the bank .. rounded up to 5.

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Hi guys! Only me… but can you all do me one favour!? 🙃

Get one of these, or a rubber curry comb, and give your horse a good, vigorous groom. Not just a quick flick with the brush, but a proper 20/30 minute rub down.

Yes, coats are changing and it can help to lift the moulting hair and dander… but it is also for another reason — fascia.

I remember when I was younger being taught how to groom a horse. I remember so clearly being told how important it was to use a curry comb vigorously to stimulate the circulatory system, remove debris and moulting hair. I remember my instructor telling me that I hadn’t done it long enough, and making me put down other brushes and go back to curry combing.

Not that I knew it at the time, but this was so important. By using a curry comb, over simply a desheding tool and a brush, we are bringing circulation to the skin, fascia and muscles. This brings warmth, healing, and the break down of tight fascia. I can always tell when a horse has had a groom using this method vs. not!

So, let’s not forget the old school curry combing to promote a healthy coat but also release some fascia! 🤍✨

18/03/2026

This will be awesome !

16/03/2026

I can feel a workshop coming on 😍🙌