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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

Doing Rehab Right (Part 2): The Shrek model for a whole horse overhaul

    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)   Part 2: The Shrek Model for a Whole Horse Overhaul Horses [...]

Doing Rehab Right (Part 2): The Shrek model for a whole horse overhaul2018-03-03T17:47:00+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