Moss Equine Matrix

10/05/2026

What a fascinating weekend with Yogi and Celeste. Exploring the hoof in a simple, yet scientific way and then exploding that conversation further by talking about the impact on the body. It’s all connected.

Bonus to the weekend was hanging with friends! 😜

10/02/2026

Another weekend of learning!!! 💚🐴💚

09/29/2026

“To learn, you must be humble. You must be prepared to admit your ignorance. You must allow yourselves to be filled with the vital information presented to you via the skills and dedication of those who have gone before you down the long path to enlightenment.”
-Paula Brackston

One thing I’ve come to appreciate more and more is that learning is never finished. Our knowledge evolves. Our opinions evolve. Our understanding deepens as we gain experience, ask better questions, challenge what we thought we knew and continue our education.

I’m incredibly grateful to have access teachers and collaboration partners who feed me information, challenge my thinking, and push me to continue honing my craft.

I don’t think I’ll ever feel like I’ve “arrived”. If anything, the more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know and honestly, I think that’s one of the most valuable parts of growth.

I will always invest in my education, I’ll never stop asking questions and I know I’ll never stop being curious. I want to bring my best self, where I am, with what I have and know that the trust of clients and their equine partners is well placed.

Thank you clients, for being flexible with my schedule to allow for more education I can bring back to you. I know I’ve done a lot of continuing education this year. 💚

Thank you Lorre, Trinity Equine Services, for allowing me to do more learning this past weekend. I’m grateful.

09/28/2026

Day 3 reflections!

1. Fascia is secret to the stay apparatus it’s all fascia tension, not muscle activation.
2. Growing pain is actually from sensors with fascia restrictions
3. Bone is fascia too!
4. Spinalis is the stabilizer of the forelimb and I hope that more saddle fitters call this out than focusing so much on the trapezius.
5. Abdominal line and stocked up back legs is a breathing problem. The “pump” action of the diaphragm is malfunctioning.
6. Inverted back/gravity can turn a diaphragm into a muscle rather than a breathing apparatus.
7. The heart and lungs are massive
8. Thought I’m ruminating on: Stifle and TMJ = correlation? On wear?

Thank you to Creekside Eventing for hosting, The beautiful horse for teaching so many things and Lorre for facilitating an incredible weekend of learning!

09/27/2026

Day 2 of equine dissection with Lorre has me thinking on a few things…
1. Fascial weaving is glorious to behold.
2. The medial gluteal tongue is a magician that should never be ignored in hind end development.
3. Melanomas suck. Seeing them internally had me thinking about the damage they cause even before we see them on the outside of a horse.
4. The stay apparatus will never not be cool!
5. The hind end is truly the scaffolding for the rest of the body.
6. The psoas and ilium connection and integration will always boggle my mind.
7. The way the tongue is connected to so many things (including the front legs) is wild!

**pic of psoas in its glory from inside the body cavity.
**black and white used to limit gruesome (to some) visual

09/26/2026

This weekend I’m attending another equine dissection, this round with Trinity Equine Services (Lorre) out of Texas. Day one takeaways…
1. The impact of a tightened caveson on the accordion action on movement is extreme.🙃😭
2. Fascia is the puppeteer. Period. 😜
3. The pituitary gland is barely bigger than the tip of your thumb but its impact is profound. 😳
4. The liver and kidneys are way more influential than we think. 🤔
5. How the body recovers and compensates after colic surgery. 🤯
6. I still find the diaphragm and intercostals to be gorgeous 💚🐴

**pic of fascia

09/21/2026

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⚠️ RETIREMENT IS STILL MANAGEMENT. ⚠️

Retiring a horse from ridden work doesn’t mean their body suddenly stops needing support.

If anything, retirement often makes management more important, not less…

Once the riding stops, we still need to think about:

→ maintaining comfortable movement
→ keeping enough muscle to support joints and the spine
→ managing bodyweight
→ supporting arthritic or age-related change
→ monitoring feet, teeth and saddle-free posture changes
→ keeping the horse mentally stimulated
→ adapting turnout, surfaces and routines
→ noticing when “slowing down” is actually discomfort
→ maintaining a level of activity that matches what the horse can comfortably tolerate

Retirement also doesn’t always mean complete rest.

For some horses, appropriate in-hand work, walking, turnout, gentle mobility exercises or other low-loading movement can still form a really valuable part of their routine.

For others, of course, the kindest option may be much less - and that’s the point.

Retirement should be individual.

A retired 8-year-old with a chronic orthopaedic problem may need very different management to a 25-year-old who has simply reached the end of their ridden career.

The goal isn’t to keep them “fit for work”, it’s to keep them as comfortable, mobile, strong and engaged as their individual situation allows.

That means continuing to reassess:

Is their bodyweight changing?
Are they losing topline?
Are they becoming stiffer?
Are they moving less in the field?
Are they struggling to get up or lie down?
Have they stopped interacting with the herd?
Are their feet coping with their current movement and loading?

Retirement is not the end of the management plan - it’s just a different management plan.

And, sometimes, that plan needs just as much thought as training ever did.

08/30/2026

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08/23/2026

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Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) can cause devastating neurologic illness in horses. Here’s what veterinarians know about how to diagnose, treat, and prevent EPM, and where the research is headed.

08/05/2026

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Is your horse always tight through the poll?

👀 We’re back with the ‘Train Your Eye’ series that so many of you have been enjoying!

This time, we’re diving into something a little different…

Is your horse always ‘tight through the poll’?

Do they seem to carry a lot of tension through their head and neck?

For many owners, the poll is the first place they notice a ‘problem’.

Maybe your horse resists bending, feels stiff in one rein, braces in the contact or simply doesn’t seem comfortable.

But here’s something to think about…

What if the poll isn’t actually where the issue begins?

The poll is only one small part of a much bigger, interconnected system.

It’s closely linked with the:

• TMJ (temporomandibular joint)
• Hyoid apparatus
• Tongue
• Sternocephalicus
• Brachiocephalicus
• Splenius
• Deep cervical musculature

These structures all communicate through muscles, fascia, connective tissues and normal movement. If one area becomes restricted or isn’t functioning as efficiently as it should, that tension can be transferred elsewhere.

That doesn’t mean every horse with a tight poll has a hyoid problem, or that every horse with a contact issue has TMJ dysfunction. It’s simply a reminder that the body is incredibly well connected, and rarely works in isolation.

One of the biggest mistakes we can make is chasing the place that feels tight without asking why it’s tight in the first place.

That’s exactly what this new Train Your Eye series is all about.

Over the coming weeks we’ll be looking at each of these structures individually, breaking down:

✔️ What they do
✔️ Why they’re important
✔️ What you might observe
✔️ How they influence movement and performance
✔️ Why the whole picture always matters more than one isolated finding

The aim isn’t to diagnose your horse from a photograph or a Facebook post.

It’s to help you become better at observing, asking questions and understanding how the horse functions as one connected system.

Because sometimes the poll is simply the area expressing tension - not necessarily the place it began.

👇 Which structure are you most interested in learning about first?