Last week I was lucky to be able to attend a webinar with RCVS Recognised Specialist in Equine Orthopaedics Dr Rachel Murray.
Thanks to Centaur Equine Biomechanics for hosting.
The topic was ‘Risk Factors Associated with Injury in Sport Horses.
Read MoreWe have been fortunate in the UK to have had some beautiful weather during the last couple of months ☀️
Unfortunately for our horses this means that their sodden paddocks from our very wet winter quickly turned rock hard, lumpy and also slippery 🙁
Read MoreIf like me your horse’s are good doers, you might have some ‘weighty’ worries right now weighing down on your mind.
As a massage therapist I want to share with you the effects of carrying excess weight on your horse’s musculoskeletal system as well as some of the other systems in their body
Hello and welcome to the final part of this 15 part blog series on the Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action.
I will be sad to finish this series of blogs as I have thoroughly enjoyed re-living the conference weekend, delving back into my notes and re-discovering some of what we learned that weekend.
Read MoreHello and welcome to the penultimate part of my blog series on the Horses Inside Out Annual Conference 2020 – Anatomy In Action.
Today I would like to briefly share with you the Scientific Poster Presentation Area that was on display at the conference.
Read MoreLate last year I was fortunate enough to be able to attend a seminar presented by Equine Anatomist Sharon May Davis.
One of the topics was VFP (Variable Feeding Positions)
Today I thought I would share with you some of the key points from this seminar that you might find useful for your own horses.
Read MoreHello and welcome back to my blog on the Horses Inside Out conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action.
Today I wanted to share with you a little bit about the presentation stands that were available to browse at the conference.
Read MoreI am often encouraging my clients to walk their horses more 🐴
Might sound a little boring to some of you, but walk is a wonderful pace and has so many benefits for your horse 👍🏻
It’s also something you can easily do in-hand, so a suitable exercise for your youngsters, oldies or those recovering from injury
But why do I recommend walking more and what are the benefits❓
Read MoreA fun fact for you today…..did you know that your horse can only breathe through their nose and not their mouth too like humans can❓
Have you ever seen your horse curl his top lip like the pony in the image 😝
It might look funny but there is good reason for it❗️
Read MoreHello and welcome to my blog series on the Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action.
This is the final blog about the presentations of the weekend, with the last speaker being PhD candidate Celeste Wilkins.
Read MoreDuring treatment you will see me mobilise your horse's joints in a variety of ways .
But what are mobilisations and what are the benefits?
Read MoreHello and welcome back to my Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action blog series.
We have reached Part 11b now. This is the second installment sharing with you the presentation by vet Richard Hepburn, who presented on day 2 of the conference in the afternoon.
Today I would like to share with you Richard’s points on EGUS (Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome) as a limiting factor in our horse’s performance and how we can prevent it.
Read MoreHello and welcome to part 11 of my blog about the Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action.
Today I would like to share with you the presentation from Richard Hepburn which was on the second day of the conference and called ‘Tuning the Equine Engine to Prevent Poor Performance’
Read MoreThose of you that have been following my ‘How To’ videos lately will have noticed that one of the benefits I often list to these exercises is ‘Improves Proprioception’
But what is proprioception, and how does improving proprioception relate to riding and training our horses❓
Read MoreAs the sun comes out, and so do the flies we will begin to see our horses shaking their skin to rid themselves of the pesky insects 🦟
As horse lovers I am sure you will have witnessed the horse’s ability to shake their skin when something irritates it 🐴
But have you ever noticed that they are only able to do this on certain parts of their body❓
Read MoreHello and welcome back to my blog about the Horses Inside Out conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action.
Today I would like to share with you the presentation by vet Sue Dyson on the second day of the conference.
Sue called this presentation ‘What’s is new in lameness diagnosis’
Read MoreWell the sun is shining and it’s actually starting to feel like spring 🌞
Just as we start to feel free from mud we now have the return of the flies 🦟
For that reason (and the fact that I have a bit of extra time on my hands at the moment) I decided today would be the day for my gelding’s annual willy wash 🧼
Read MoreHello and welcome back to my blog about the Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action.
Today I would like to share with you some more of the amazing research by Dr Vibeke Velbrond.
You can learn more about Vibeke in my previous blog.
Read MoreHello and welcome back to my blog series based on the Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action.
Today I would like to share with you the first presentation we were treated to on day 2 of the conference which was by farrier Mark Johnson.
Read MoreHello and welcome back to my blog series on the Horses Inside Out Conference - Anatomy In Action.
Today I am very excited to share with you the research vet Sue Dyson presented to us on day one of the conference (we were lucky enough to have presentations from Sue on both days).
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