07/01/2025
Really looking forward to tonight’s webinar from The Equine Documentalist & Holistic Equine looking at the Hoof-Horse connection through neuromuscular Health, the Autonomic System, and the Hoof.
What’s Your Definition of Integrative Hoof Care?
Everything affects the hoof, and the hoof affects everything. With this in mind, integrative hoof care must be as comprehensive and holistic as possible. In our upcoming webinar, Yogi (The Equine Documentalist) and Beccy (Holistic Equine) will dive deep into the world of integrative hoof care.
Here’s what we’ll cover:
Reactive vs. Proactive Approaches: Defining these strategies, what they look like in practice, and their relevance to the industry.
💡The Hoof-Horse Connection: A simple outline of how the hoof and horse are interconnected, introducing the autonomic nervous system, polyvagal theory, and neuromuscular system—and what this means for achieving hoof care goals.
💡The Traffic Light System: A tool to better understand what the horse might be feeling and how it impacts observable behavior and posture.
💡Assessment & Observation: The importance of accurate, repeatable assessments and how they can shape the future of the hoof care industry.
💡Health Through the Neuromuscular Lens: Exploring what a healthy horse and hoof look like from a neuromuscular perspective
We’ll also reflect on practical ways to help horses feel safe and sound, including:
We’ll also reflect on practical ways to help horses feel safe and sound, including:
💡Compassionate Equestrianism: Using a model to enhance caregiving and connection.
💡 Calming & Stress Signals: Understanding these signals and using them to support well-being.
💡 Scent Work: What it is and how to implement it for health goals.
💡 Body Work: Its role in promoting hoof and body health and balance.
💡 Balance Pads: How to incorporate them into rehab and maintenance for optimal well-being.
💡 Co-Regulation: Enhancing our connection with horses, including a short HeartMath exercise to regulate our own nervous systems.
💡 Environmental Enrichment: Optimizing neuromuscular health through thoughtful environmental design.
💡 Dentistry: Its role in overall equine health.
💡 Hoof Interventions: Examples of how integrative equine podiatry can optimize neuromuscular health and well-being, with documented changes and results.
Join us on January 7th... Link below!
https://equineeducationhub.thinkific.com/courses/future-podiatry-farriery-neuromuscular-health?utm_source=facebook&utm_source=medium=organic
