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Poignant Horse Articles from 2018
2018 has been a year of questioning. This year we have questioned whether to bit or not to bit, how tight is too tight a noseband, how many horse related accidents on the roads are needed before drivers slow down, do horses show pain through facial emotions…? I think this is an exceptional breakthrough… as
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Pectoral Musculature of the Equine
Anatomy The pectoral muscle group of the horse is comprised of four separate muscles: transverse pectoral, ascending pectoral, descending pectoral and subclavius. These muscles are commonly categorised into superficial pectoral (transverse and descending), deep pectoral (ascending) and subclavius. The pectoral mm.* function together to adduct the forelimb and suspend the trunk between the two thoracic
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The Equine Iliopsoas Muscle
Following my attendance to an insightful and thought-provoking lecture and demonstration by Tom Beech (The Osteopathic Vet), Ricky Gache (Farrier) and Mandy Miller (Olympus Saddlery Ltd) at Lomond Classical Equestrian Centre… this weeks muscle focus will orientate around the Iliopsoas muscle group of the horse. This blog post will also touch on “The Psoas Theory” which
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Persevering through physical illness
As Invisible Disabilities Awareness Week (14th – 20th October) comes to a close, I thought it apt to speak about my unprecedented life events in 2018. For a long time I have “um’ed and ah’ed” as to whether sharing my experiences with my health would be a good thing to do. Yet, if this blog
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The Art of Long-lining
The inspiration for the writing of this blog post came from my recent attendance to a long-lining class held by Moorcroft Racehorse Welfare Centre. Having previously studied and witnessed long-lining (alongside disagreeing with the practice of lunging), I thought it best to learn the art of long-lining from some of the most educated people in