As horse owners and riders, one of the best things we can do for our horses wellbeing is to understand and recognize when they are in pain. The back is a large, multilevel structure composed of muscles, tendon, ligaments, cartilage, bone/vertebrae, nerves and most importantly, the spinal cord – the key to the horses nervous system. Therefore back and spinal health is crucial for performance and rideability Back pain is one of the most common ailments that horses, especially

Think WAY ahead!!! Equine Training and Wellness Program. Think WAY ahead!!! It’s that time of year when the busy show session is coming to an end. Perhaps you don’t show and you have been enjoying the great weather and riding out on a regular bases. Whatever your discipline or regime your horse has been working hard. I want to take a moment, remind you to think ahead before just turning your horse out and leaving it for the winter or even a couple months. While I am a big pro

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Stop Ignoring Your Equipment! We all try to clean our tack as often as possible to maintain it. But do you analyze it? Did you know: your equipment is offering information about your riding performance. Are you ignoring it?!? In a sport physiotherapy assessment with any type of athlete, we will ask about environmental factors, which includes equipment use. With equestrians, here is a few dramatic examples of why…. Photo 1. (below): Rider (before Equus) with a history of a