Post-Exercise Stretch Routine – Educating Horse-Owners!

Last month, I was honoured to have been asked to input into the extra-curricular offerings at a weekend camp for horse-owners, run by fabulous instructor Emma Drury (BHSAI, MRPCH). Emma has a very holistic approach to her instruction, focusing not just on riding skill, but on full management of the horse, including the importance of …

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Equine Massage Therapy – Joey, Part 1

Equine massage can have a multitude of aims - simple relaxation massage for a tense or post-event horse; pre-competition stimulating massage to get those muscles ready for action and joints stretched and supple; remedial massage where some ailment, soreness or discomfort has been identified and may require a longer-term plan and investigation to find the …

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Massage? Chiro? Physio? What does my horse need and when?!!

Your horse feels 'off'. Horses are predominantly stoic creatures, preferring to hide their ailments from potential predators, but maybe you are tuned-in enough to your animal to have spotted a subtle change - sudden reluctance to pick up a certain canter lead, difficulty bending a particular way, fidgeting slightly when you mount, tripping, even just …

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