Kathleen Favero's Equine Musculoskeletal Therapies Center

16/10/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐰𝐨-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐎𝐥𝐝𝐬🐴

At Shane Hall Cutting Horses, we spend a lot of time with two-year olds and the one thing we never skip is dental care.

When young horses start training they are shedding baby teeth or caps. These caps become loose causing pain and soreness, making it uncomfortable to carry a bit and making proper contact. It can also make eating painful and difficult. A loose cap can be the difference between a horse that is soft and willing…or one that is suddenly resistant to the bridle.

That’s why regular dental check ups are a key part of our program. Completed early spring and fall. Keeping their mouths healthy helps them stay comfortable and focused on their job. That’s exactly what we want for these two-year olds. Thank you to Casey Chamberlin of Signature Equine for keeping them feeling their best!

A good foundation isn’t just what starts under the saddle-it starts with details like a healthy mouth.

Shane Hall Cutting Horses
“Building Foundations”

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The thoracic cavity as seen from the left side.

Anatomy enthusiasts can check out my work.
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08/08/2025

Here are 25 of the Most Interesting & Important Properties of Fascia:

Fascia is a truly fascinating tissue that plays a central role in how the horse moves, feels, and functions.

1. Fascia is a full-body communication network.
It connects every muscle, bone, organ, and nerve—literally a three-dimensional web that transmits mechanical, chemical, and electrical signals faster than nerves in some cases.

2. It’s a hydraulic system. Fascia is made up largely of water, and its gel-like matrix allows for gliding, shock absorption, and pressure distribution. Movement and massage help keep this system hydrated and functional.

3. It has more sensory nerve endings than muscle. Fascia is densely packed with mechanoreceptors (for pressure, tension, stretch) and nociceptors (pain sensors). It’s key in body awareness (proprioception), coordination, and even pain perception.

4. It transmits force across the body.
Muscles don’t work in isolation—fascia distributes force across chains of movement (like the deep front line or superficial back line) spreading forces both across joints and parallel to them through other tissues.

5. Fascia can contract independently of muscle.
Thanks to tiny contractile cells (myofibroblasts), fascia can hold tension on its own—even without conscious movement. This contributes to stiffness, guarding, or holding patterns.

6. It responds to …https://koperequine.com/25-of-the-most-interesting-important-properties-of-fascia/

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Expression of interest for a Equine Massage Course in August dates to be set please pm or call Kathleen Favero's Equine Musculoskeletal Therapies Center 0419732148 for more information

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24/02/2025

🐴DRESSAGE SOLUTIONS🐴 Understand How Crooked Riding Affects Your Horse ...

Load a wheelbarrow heavily to one side as in the center illustration. Now push the wheelbarrow, and feel how it pulls to the weighted side and how you are forced to lean in that direction to compensate. That’s how your horse feels when you sit unevenly in the saddle, as shown in the left image. When you sit evenly, the horse will be centered and balanced as shown in the illustration on the right.
— Sharon Sweet

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