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The Congenitally Crooked Neck (Part 2): Misplaced muscles, myofascial dysfunction & what it all means for posture & movement

So you've read Part 1, and you're back for more? Great! Read on... If not...go read it now, or watch the video below for a crash course! (Actually, watch the video anyway...there are a few updates I'll discuss in more [...]

The Congenitally Crooked Neck (Part 2): Misplaced muscles, myofascial dysfunction & what it all means for posture & movement2018-03-03T17:41:39+11:00

Fluidity and freedom: A violinist’s reflections on riding to find your horse’s flow

18 November 2017 As I pulled out my beloved violin to play a favourite Scottish folk tune before heading to bed one night earlier this year—something that has become a meditative ritual after playing infrequently for so long since walking [...]

Fluidity and freedom: A violinist’s reflections on riding to find your horse’s flow2018-03-03T17:40:34+11:00

Mystery Lameness or Lack of In-Sight: Caroline Larrouilh on balancing Feel + Knowledge + Technology in equine rehabilitation

This piece by Caroline Larrouilh of Proud Horse Connections was originally published in 2014 and is shared here with permission. Thank you to Caroline for so beautifully articulating these thoughts and encouraging others to look deeper when something is amiss.   Mystery Lameness [...]

Mystery Lameness or Lack of In-Sight: Caroline Larrouilh on balancing Feel + Knowledge + Technology in equine rehabilitation2018-03-03T17:37:10+11:00

Doing Rehab Right (Part 1): The camel, the performance horse and the last straw

    Doing Rehab Right The 5-Part Guide to digging deeper in order to heal the whole horse (and coming out the other side with your sanity intact)   The Camel, The Performance Horse & The Last Straw Part [...]

Doing Rehab Right (Part 1): The camel, the performance horse and the last straw2017-01-23T14:56:10+11:00

A brief soapbox spiel from an equine therapist who gives a damn about her duty of care…

In recent times, and I’m sure sometimes to the frustration of my clients, I have become much stricter about referring clients on for veterinary examination and diagnostic workups. This is for a whole host of reasons, with a few including [...]

A brief soapbox spiel from an equine therapist who gives a damn about her duty of care…2017-01-23T13:19:57+11:00

Proprioceptive muscles, sensitivity and the rider’s subtler commands

  Differentiation between gymnastic and cybernetic muscles "The gymnastic muscles are the most important and strongest skeletal muscles, responsible for rapidity and power of impulsion. Their innervation is relatively light, with one motorneuron servicing approximately 1000 myofibrils. The cybernetic muscles, [...]

Proprioceptive muscles, sensitivity and the rider’s subtler commands2017-01-23T13:19:57+11:00

A day in the life of an equine anatomist: Ribs, rabbit holes & why I have a bone to pick with Sid the sloth…

Nov 6, 2015   I have a bone to pick with Sid the Sloth and his kin. When other mammals were evolving to a certain pattern, these lazy little freeloaders sidestepped the gatekeeper in their DNA and decided to misbehave. [...]

A day in the life of an equine anatomist: Ribs, rabbit holes & why I have a bone to pick with Sid the sloth…2017-01-23T13:19:57+11:00

The Congenitally Crooked Neck

Sep 27, 2014   Muscles need anchors to function… But what happens if you are born with malformed cervical vertebrae that lack a crucial anchoring point? This is the case for a large number of thoroughbred horses – and the subject [...]

The Congenitally Crooked Neck2018-03-03T17:55:34+11:00

Ridgway/Mendez Clinic Report: Integrative medicine, intuitive training & accessing the mind/body connection through the fascia

  Picture yourself seated in the Equestrian La Mancha indoor arena, warm rug over your knees, and a hot, herbal tea cupped in your hands. Looking to your left and right, you see 37 other equine bodyworkers, vets and wellness [...]

Ridgway/Mendez Clinic Report: Integrative medicine, intuitive training & accessing the mind/body connection through the fascia2018-03-03T17:52:40+11:00

Breathing Easy: Healing the horse’s body by letting go…

  Breathing easy… We take it for granted. Yet, when a horse holds their back with tension, they also hold their breath. In the same way, a horse whose breathing is not so easy, cannot help but hold their back. [...]

Breathing Easy: Healing the horse’s body by letting go…2018-03-03T17:48:19+11:00