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Cosyggs Equestrian Services Equine Sports Massage and Rehabilitation Therapist I have worked in the Equine Industry for over 30 years. I cover Norfolk and West Suffolk

Working with International and Olympic riders I have extensive experience to support my Equine Massage and Rehabilitation Services.

Wishing this lovely boy lots of luck for the Norfolk show. Enjoying his pre competition massage
22/06/2025

Wishing this lovely boy lots of luck for the Norfolk show.
Enjoying his pre competition massage

17/05/2025

๐Ÿฑ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜
To ensure that your horse is comfortable and has a healthy musculoskeletal system itโ€™s important to.

๐Ÿญ. ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ!
Good posture and symmetry distributes forces evenly through the body and reduces the risk of injury. As soon as we sit on the horse, posture, balance and movement are affected and strain on joints and soft tissue structures increases. It is up to us to do everything we can to make sure our horses have the best possible posture.

๐Ÿฎ. ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€
Strong core muscles are important in protecting the back and body against injury, supporting good posture and improving expression and performance.

๐Ÿฏ. ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€
Strong balance and lateral stabiliser muscles are important in protecting the limbs against torsional injuries when turning, moving sideways and crossing uneven terrain.

๐Ÿฐ. ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†
Taking joints through a full range of movement on a regular basis will stimulate the associated joint surfaces, capsules, ligaments, tendons, fascia and muscles and stimulate the production of synovial fluid. This joint lubrication is vital for maintaining healthy joints.

๐Ÿฑ. ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€
Good suppleness within the body is not just about the elasticity of muscles to allow for movement. All structures need to be healthy, mobile, well-lubricated and hydrated to allow a full range of movement. Suppleness and stretching exercises help to maintain range of movement and flexibility, and help to keep the horse injury free.

Keen to ensure that your horse is comfortable and has a healthy musculoskeletal system? Comment Pilates if you'd like to know more.....

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
17/05/2025

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

Kicky Brand, making humor for horse people.

10/02/2025

Now taking bookings for march and April.
Please pm to book or more information.
Get your horse fit and ready for the season.
I also offer confidence lessons and flat lessons and poles .

10/02/2025

๐ŸŸ  The Power of a Single Pole ๐ŸŸ 

Homework ๐Ÿ“š from your Equine Bodyworker โ€ฆโ€ฆ Poles (But you only have one)?

Donโ€™t worry at all. Did you know that using just one ground pole in your arena can still be a game changer for your horseโ€™s strength, balance, and proprioception? This simple pole can be incorporated into in hand work to develop key areas of your horseโ€™s movement and muscle engagement.

Benefits of a Single Pole Workout:

โœ”๏ธ Core Activation.. Encourages engagement through the abdominals and topline.
โœ”๏ธ Hind-End Strength.. Helps develop push and stability behind.
โœ”๏ธ Balance & Coordination.. Encourages even weight distribution and limb control.
โœ”๏ธ Proprioception.. Enhances spatial awareness and careful foot placement.
โœ”๏ธ Straightness & Suppleness.. Can be used to correct alignment and improve flexibility.

How to Use It In-Hand:

โœ… Walk your horse over the pole in a controlled, rhythmic manner, ensuring they lift each limb with intent.
โœ… Introduce varied approaches, straight, angled, or with halts before/after to challenge coordination.
โœ… Adjust the pole height (e.g., a small raise at one end) to encourage more engagement.
โœ… Combine with lateral work to refine straightness and suppleness.

A single pole may seem simple, but when used correctly, itโ€™s a powerful tool in any rehabilitation, conditioning, or performance training program. Give it a go ๐ŸŽ


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Itโ€™s been painful
13/01/2025

Itโ€™s been painful

if you know, YOU KNOW!!

13/01/2025

**๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ๐—–๐—› ๐—ฃ๐—จ๐—•๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—˜๐—— ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—˜๐—ค๐—จ๐—œ๐—ก๐—˜ ๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—œ๐—ก๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—”๐—Ÿ**

๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด

Clayton, H.M *, Williams, Murray, R., J.M., Nixon, J., Fisher, M., Fisher, D., Walker, V., MacKechnie-Guire, R

๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ (read without a subscription):

https://beva.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/evj.14451

For the past four years, we have investigated the pressures beneath nosebands adjusted from 2.0 to 0.0 finger tightness with 0.0 finger tightness indicating that the noseband was touching but not compressing the skin.

In this study we measured pressures beneath the noseband when horses were standing still and when the ingested and chewed a treat.

The research addresses the concern that poor noseband adjustment could create high pressures that may risk pain or tissue damage. This study, along with our previous one, provide quantitative data regarding pressures associated with different degrees of noseband tightness.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€:

๐Ÿด Sub-noseband pressures were highest under the mandibles followed by the sides of the nasal bones.

๐Ÿด All horses willingly ingested and chewed a treat at all noseband tightness levels.

๐Ÿด Noseband pressures were higher when chewing a treat vs. standing at all noseband settings.

๐Ÿด There was no difference in noseband pressure between 2.0 and 1.5 finger tightness when standing or chewing a treat.

๐ŸดEye temperature and blink rate, which are indicators of pain/discomfort, did not change when the noseband was tightened.

๐Ÿด Even at the tightest setting (0:0 fingers = noseband just touching the skin NOT compressing), maximal noseband pressures were considerably lower than those reported to cause pain/discomfort.

As always, this is a team effort. Thank you to our research assistants, riders, owners and horses.

Thank you to our funders, World Horse Welfare, British Equestrian, Canadian Sport Horse Association, The Worshipful Company of Saddlers and Hartpury University.

31/12/2024

Wishing everyone a very happy new year

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