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14/12/2024

Sharing again, very informative video on the sprung pelvis

25/05/2024

Just over a year ago I degloved my finger and crushed my hand. After unsuccessfull operation I finally got 2nd chance.
Kinesiology sports tape comes in handy! Round 2 hopefully finger fusion will be more successful this round. Does not guarantee I will be able to return to bodywork 😒 fingers crossed 🤞I will be back helping horses by the end of the year 🐴💜

19/01/2024

Is posture a fundamental factor in the clinical relevance of kissing spine?

This image is powerful! We can clearly see the effects of spinal posture on the proximity of the spinal processes!

But what we might not be aware of is just how much horses live in a “hollow back” posture!

This spinal posture is created by biomechanics, the functional link between the entire topline from the position of the head and neck to the position of the pelvic region.

But also this posture is perpetuated by horses living in a constant sympathetic state and many other factors of domestication, feeding, confinement, hoof balance and human interference on major proprioception centres!

Join Dr Neidhart and myself as we delve into understanding kissing spines

https://equineeducationhub.thinkific.com/courses/kissing-spines

Thanks to Tuskey Dressage for the image 🙌

03/12/2023

All my horses are looked after by Wandilla Farm and Equine Services, who looks after all their requirements from minerals, hay & hooves 💜🐴🌟💜 please support local enterprises Kylie is a farmer, entrepreneur just a hard working woman 😊

05/11/2023

We are sponsors of the charity Herd Together inc based in Bellmere who are affiliated with Greg Grant, if you happen to be shopping online through them remember at the checkout process you may select a club or charity 🙌 we would love you to select Herd Together as they receive points to purchase items 💜🐴 🎁🎄

23/10/2023

Here is a great opportunity if you want to dive deeper into nutrition suitable for Qld environments. And sustainability of land through tracking systems.

07/10/2023

25/09/2023

14/09/2023

In this on demand seminar, equine biomechanics specialist Gillian Higgins questions world class coach Caroline Moore about the importance of biomechanics for event horse training. They discuss what we can learn from studying the biomechanics of different movements and how we can apply this informati...

10/09/2023

Horses are so stoic and endure so much, yet the signs are there early when we read the signs. subtle in body language and feel. Listen to your horse please don’t push them when in pain. Give them time to heal.

Horses are amazingly tolerant, giving creatures.

It unfortunately means they’re often exploited due to the ambitions of the human. After their basic needs are met, you must be very thoughtful in the training of your horse.

Your first duty is to preserve the purity of the paces. What does this mean? Walk has 4 beats, trot has 2, canter has 3, gallop has 4.
ALWAYS.

If not, something is wrong biomechanically, and your horse is at risk of injury. BTW impure paces can usually be detected in a photograph, even though it is only a “moment in time”, AND this applies to all disciplines.

Strapping a horse’s mouth shut with a crank/flash (or other) noseband very often contributes. The fact is, a horse cannot maintain full range of motion with his hind legs if he can’t move his tongue and jaw.
FACT.

For jumping, if the horse bolts off - away from, towards, or after a jump, putting on a bigger bit and a martingale will not fix it. If a horse hesitates or stops, pulling out the whip will NEVER make him more confident.

These are just a few hints that your horse is asking for HELP.
Go back.
Consolidate the basics. Here are some exercises that will help: https://classicaljumping.com/next-level-freebie

Another wonderful thing about horses is they're retrainable. If you ignore the hints, eventually the horse will either break down, or will SHOUT to get your attention, and you will get hurt.

After all, horses are dangerous. We tell everyone that. But actually they are not. We wouldn’t be able to ride them if they were truly dangerous. You know what’s dangerous? People are.

Ponder this excerpt from Franz Mairinger’s book “Horses are made to be Horses”:
I recall an incident in Sydney when we had a lame horse with a very bad tendon, and the rider wanted to start the horse the next day. We asked Roy Stewart, the veterinary surgeon, and he said, ‘Yes, that’s the trouble. People always think that horses are made for man, but that’s not true. Horses are made to be horses’. I thought about that a lot, and decided that if I should write a book I would call it Horses are made to be Horses.

(Franz Mairinger was the first coach of an Australian Olympic Equestrian Team, his excellent book is out of print, but can occasionally be found second hand - buy it if you see it)

(Picture credit Art)

30/08/2023