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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

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

Willing vs Obedient: Why anthropomorphism has nothing to do with rapport

Why do you ride horses? Are your goals competitive or purely recreational? Where does your relationship with your horse fit into the big picture of your hopes, dreams and motivations as an equestrian? What does a successful ride (or groundwork [...]

Willing vs Obedient: Why anthropomorphism has nothing to do with rapport2018-03-03T17:58:47+11:00