Moving Parts Equine

12/06/2025

Longissimus Dorsi ✨
Today on the calendar we’re turning our attention to one of the most important muscles in the horses body, the Longissimus dorsi.

This strong muscle runs along either side of the spine from the poll to the pelvis, forming a major part of the horse’s topline. It plays a huge role in spinal stabilisation, posture, propulsion, and collection.

🙌 There are many things you can do to support this muscle:

🎄Correct, progressive training to build strength without overloading. Groundwork like poles, long-reining, and hillwork to activate the topline.

🎄 Regular massage and physiotherapy to maintain flexibility and reduce tension. Good job you are following our calendar this month 😉

🎄 Ensuring saddle fit and rider balance to avoid undue pressure.

Don’t forget to watch our mini vlog today treating this area 🎥 https://woldsequinemassage.co.uk/course/christmas-2025-advent-vlogs

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10/31/2025

My awesome teacher. 😊 ❤️ ☮️

10/26/2025

Re-listened to this episode this morning. Every time I listen to an interview with Jim I hear more of what he is saying. This is a particularly good one as it relates to riding and training.

Horse Training in Harmony · Episode

10/10/2025

10/10/2025

Does anyone have any first hand experience with the Sweet Net Grazing Muzzle?

None of my personal horses need a muzzle but I am interested in this product because I have SO MANY clients who have horses with metabolic issues that require a grazing muzzle.

Currently, my go to recommendation for grazing muzzles is the thin line flexible filly but even that seems very bulky. This one appears to be less confining and hot which is a huge deal in the southeastern US where I live.

Please share any experience you have with this product. Thanks in advance! ☮️ www.sweetnetgrazingmuzzle.com

05/03/2025

This is a great visual to understand what is meant by bony column alignment the term I use as this is how I was educated.

In the picture it’s called hoof pastern alignment.

I assume it’s the same thing…

So the historic and current thinking is that those 3 bones at the bottom of the horses leg, are the most biomechanically efficient and all the tendons are in balance if those bones are aligned.

It’s all related to levers and moments. The way I understand it is if you think about carrying shopping bags, if they are close to your body they are easier to manage. If you stretch out your arm a bit then the weight of that bag will be harder to manage plus the muscles are worked more. Stretching out your arm is acting like a lever.

The 3 photos show nicely the different ways those 3 bones can present.
Farriers and trimmers will be striving to maintain or get to bony column alignment. By removing hoof or adding to it, adding by shoes, wedges, casts, acrylics, etc.

Note that to look at the bony column line, the cannon bone must be vertical.

I can’t give credit to this person that owns this photo but I am grateful to them and if anyone knows the owner, please let me know so i
can give credit.

Added to give credit to the canadian horse magazine

Image used for fair use- educational and critique

Lindsey

http://www.patreon.com/hoofstudies

01/12/2025

This is a good visual from easycare.

01/11/2025

Colder temps have everyone feeling frisky ❤️ 🐎

01/11/2025

I thought this was an interesting before and after. When I first looked at these photos, I noticed that in the after pics his chest looked even more narrow and I was disappointed. As I evaluated it more, I noticed the position of the pecs. In the after photo the pecs have lifted up and are situated more within the thoracic sling where before they appeared to be sunk/lower/dropped. What do you think?

01/09/2025