I don’t know about you, but when the summer hits I tend to be glued to the weather forecast planning my training, and changing length, intensity and timing ad-hoc usually before the sun rises, and again late afternoon. It really depends where one lives but in hotter climes checking temperature, humidity, wind speed becomes rather…
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Did you know that your shoulders can throw your pelvis out? Did you know that your horses TMJ (temporomandibular joint) affects your horse’s hind end? Matthias Agneessens manual therapist and founder of Move2Ride, has this to say on the matter. “If your shoulders tip forward, so do your seating bones, and you end up loading…
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Also presenting at Move2Ride´s Equine Edge conference, Yogi Sharp aka The Equine Documentalist, as a farrier on a mission to improve hoof health, talked in tune with Sue Dyson, advocating keeping horses outside boxes, in the case of space constraints track systems could do the trick. He bridges ongoing scientific research with practical application. But…
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We’ve probably all come across a water-shy horse at some point, resulting in a tedious discussion and futile attempts to explain to said horse that it is ok the water won’t bite you. Our equine friend continues to say no, leading to frustration, urging and pushing, whilst our horse’s feet simply stay stuck. The solution…
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We all know how frustrating it can be when we encounter someone who speaks a different language and we just don’t get what they want, right? We do everything we can to bridge that communication gap, or give up, when misunderstandings can lead to quarrels and disappointment. Guess what? Our horses probably feel the same,…
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