Hello and welcome to part 6 of my blog series on the Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action.
Today I would like to share with you a little about speaker Dr Andrew Hemmings and his presentation on Training the Brain.
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Hello and welcome to part 5 of my blog series on the Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action.
Today I would like to share with you some of the points raised and discussed in the presentation by Dr Seth O’Neil around Tendons and Tendinopathy Management and his work on how this translates from human athletes to equine athletes.
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It’s that time of year again where our horses have decided spring 🌷 is finally on it’s way and start shedding their thick, heavy winter coats to make way for soft, sleek summer ones 🥰
Today I wanted to talk about our horses and why they change their coats, as well as the benefits of grooming your horse. It does way more for your horse than just help with the shedding process 👌🏼
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Did you know your horse has no collar bone ?
Their shoulders are not attached to their body by a bone like ours are but with a group of muscles, ligaments and fascia known as the Thoracic Sling or sometimes also called the Shoulder Girdle 🤔
Hello and welcome back to my blog series about the Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action.
Today I would like to discuss the second presentation from the weekend. This was given by saddler David Kempsell.
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Hello and welcome back to part 3 of my Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action blog.
Today I would like to talk about the first speaker of the conference. The wonderful Vibeke Elbrond, and her presentation on understanding the profound visceral myofascial connections in the horse.
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During and after treatment with Equine Massage Therapy you may notice some visible changes to your horse’s skin 😯
These are completely normal and nothing to worry about 👍🏻
Today I wanted to discuss some of these changes and what they mean 🧐
Welcome to part 2 of my blog series about the Horses Inside Out Anatomy In Action Conference 2020.
Today I would like to talk a little bit about Gillian Higgins, founder of Horses Inside Out and her Anatomy Exhibition that was a room at the conference available throughout the whole event to investigate and explore.
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Hello and welcome to the first part in my blog series on the Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action.
I was very fortunate to have been given the opportunity to attend the conference last weekend and the only words I can think of to describe the entire experience are amazing, inspiring and fabulous!
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This morning I was disappointed to wake up with a sniffly nose 🤧 and a banging headache 🤕
Not ideal for any one, being ill is just so inconvenient, and a headache can be anything from niggly and annoying right up to down right painful and debilitating 😭
This got me thinking about our horses, did you know they get headaches too ⁉️
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One of my favourite items in my grooming kit - my grooming gloves 🧤
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I was recently asked if Equine Massage Therapy can compliment Physiotherapy sessions❓
The simple answer is of course YES‼️
However I thought it would be useful to explain a little bit more.......
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Clients are often surprised when they see me massage and mobilise the tail during treatments 😮
In my mind this is a very important part of the treatment particularly with horses that are tight through the hamstring group of muscles, which includes the Semitendinous muscles.
It is the Semitendinous muscles that control the movement of the tail
Lovely Sunset enjoying some Skin Rolling to the Pectoral and Abdominal muscles using The Fascial Edge Tool 😌
But what is skin rolling and what are the benefits for your horse?
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Lovely Molly enjoying treatment to her Gluteal (butt) muscles with The Fascial Edge Tool ♥️
The tool allows me to work deeper into the muscles than I would be able to with my fingers and thumbs 🖐
Did you know your horse’s Gluteal muscles are up to 25cm deep 😵
This morning I met my sponsored horse and rider combination Finn and Charlotte Bowden at Allens Hill Competition and Livery Centre for the BD dressage to give Finn a pre-event warm up massage 🖐 🤩
It was lovely to watch Finn really relax, swing and stretch in his second test after being a little ‘woohoo’ in his first 🐎
If your saddle fits your horse there should be no excuse for over tightening your girth ✖️
If your saddle doesn't fit and it's moving around you shouldn't be riding your horse in it❗️
Over tightening the girth is not the answer 😬
Most horse owners have heard of dreaded ligament injuries and how they can be detrimental to the future of your horse’s working career 😢
But many of us may not really know what a ligament is, and may be afraid to ask for not wanting to appear ‘stupid’ 🙈
So I thought today I would talk about ligaments so you don’t need to ask 😊
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