CH Equine Therapy Equissage sessions

20/04/2023

CH Equine- Equine Massage Therapy- Equissage sessions

𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲.

𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 is a 2-day course aimed at horse owners, riders and equestrian professionals

Under Gillian's guidance you will learn the skills to systematically assess horse posture and movement. Topics covered during the course include:
🐴 Postural weaknesses
🐴 Methods of assessment
🐴 Muscle development
🐴 Muscular strengths and weaknesses
🐴 Stability versus flexibility
🐴 Movement & compensation patterns
🐴 Balance, strength and stability
🐴 Asymmetry
🐴 Gait irregularities
🐴 Subtle lameness

There are only a limited number of places left on this course that runs on Thursday 25th and Friday 26th May 2023.

Come and join us on this fun and informative course - https://www.horsesinsideout.com/2day/posture

20/04/2023

CH Equine Therapy Equissage sessions

𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗶𝗽 - 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀

A great exercise with many benefits including:
✅ Rounding the back, flexion and extension of the lumbosacral junciton and hindlimb reach
✅ Strengthening the back and hindquarters
✅ Strengthening the muscles involved in supporting and raising the forehand
✅ Recruiting & toning the abdominal muscles, hip flexors & the spinal flexor muscle chain
✅ Improving agility and coordination
✅ Reducing back stiffness

Raising the poles alters the footfalls of the canter, causing the diagonal pair to dissociate, resutling in your horse rocking between the fore and hind legs.

𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗘: 𝑪𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒔, 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏, 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒆'𝒔 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒔. 𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒃 𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒋𝒖𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒙𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒅.

20/04/2023

CH Equine Therapy Equissage sessions

𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗶𝗽 - 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀

This great in-hand exercise encourages and improves:
🔹 Lateral suppleness
🔹 Core control
🔹 Coordination
🔹 Proprioception

As you walk your horse on the serpentine between the poles he must bring his hind and front legs closer together to negotiate the grid - core muscles are recruited and the back is rounded.

21/01/2023

𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗧

Horses have a highly developed sense of 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 that’s well outside our range and allows your horse to monitor the world around him.

Horses hear higher pitched sounds than we do and will often stand listening in a stance of heightened awareness.

Sound waves travel as vibrations in the air and are picked up by your horse’s large mobile ears which can be used independently rather like antennae. As well as directing sound, they also indicate emotion.

Often when being ridden, one ear is directed towards the rider – this indicates concentration.

If the ears are pricked your horse is alert
If they fall sideways they indicate relaxation
If pinned flat back indicate aggression

21/01/2023

Friday Fact - Your horse's vision

The eye is set on the side of the head. This allows for a 340 degree arc of peripheral vision meaning even when his head is facing forward, your horse can detect movement almost around all of his body.

The eyeball is protected by a bony socket called the orbit. This is made up of several bones, contains muscles, nerves, blood vessels and ducts that produce and drain tears.

Monocular vision allows your horse to focus independently with each eye - and binocular vision allows him to judge distance.

To focus, your horse needs to move his head. This is especially important when he's approaching a jump, where he needs to lift his head to assess the height and depth of the jump.

Riding your horse in an over flexed position reduces his field of vision. He has no forward view in front of him, and is forced to proceed blind and put all his trust in his rider.

Discover more about your horse's senses in the book Horse Anatomy for Performance.
https://www.horsesinsideout.com/product-page/horse-anatomy-for-performance

09/12/2022

https://www.yourhorse.co.uk/horse-care/vet-advice/frosty-grass/

I have to be even more vigilant at this time of year with 2 that have chronic laminitis 🤯

Dr Mike Barton explains that frosty grass doesn't increase the risk of colic, but may be risky for horses and ponies prone to laminitis

10/11/2022

An interesting read but very informative. Still looking for a couple of case studies for sports massage- pre and post event (could be a strenuous schooling session not necessarily a competition) and then a follow up 5-7 days later.

CH Equine- Equine Massage Therapy- Equissage sessions

Equine massage therapy, why and when to use it as well as when not to use it, what to look for in your equine massage therapist.

25/10/2022

Research- equissage for humans

24/10/2022

Equissage research and testing