Is Horse Riding Bad For My Horse’s Back?
Horse riding can be damaging for your horse, which is why you must take precautions to ensure your horse’s back remains strong and healthy.
What is the Difference Between an Equine Chiropractor and an Equine Osteopath
When you are looking for someone to come and work with your horses, its sometimes hard to know what you need and what you should be looking for. All practitioners, even in the same disciplines, work slightly differently and so its important they ’get’ you and your horse for the maximum benefit. A good place to start is by understanding how different types of therapist work. So what is the difference between an equine osteopath and a McTimoney chiropractor.
When Horse Riding, How do You Know if Your Horse is in Pain?
As horse owners, the welfare of our horses is vitally important so how do we recognise if our horse is in pain?
All animals feel pain as they have the same neurological system as humans. It is important to be able to recognise the signs of pain so action can be taken to alleviate and prevent it.
‘No Foot, No Horse’ in the Equine Sport
We have all heard the saying ‘no foot, no horse’ and know that our horses feet are vitally important and need to be trimmed and possibly shod frequently to allow the horse to do the jobs we ask of them in the equine sport.
Saddle Fit is Vital for Horse Riding
It is vitally important that the saddle that you use on your horses is a good fit for horse riding. Saddles that fit incorrectly can cause a multitude of problems from the horse not extending in their movement to physical damage to the muscles and spinous processes and behavioural problems.