Equine Postural Assessment Practical Application
In this course participants will get an in-depth look at why a horse's posture effects performance, how the forces created in sport impact soundness and what a rider can do to help their horse live a long sound life in sport. The participant will glean practical knowledge that they can apply to their horse, to not only assess potential problems, but to learn ways to strengthen and support areas of weakness and imbalance.
Topics included,
- Postural assessment - looking at why it is essential to do this evaluation, how to do a general quarterly evaluation on your horse, and the impact of the information you will glean with this evaluation.
- Equine biomechanics - Understanding the "why” of movement imbalance and its importance to the rider.
- Activations - What they are and why we do them. Application of them and how to decide if your horse has normalized to them and its time to make harder. Contraindications to their use and how to evaluate if this exercise is not applicable to your horse.
- Stretches, What they are and why we do them. Application of them and how to decide if your horse has normalized to them and its time to make harder. Contraindications to their use and how to evaluate if this exercise is not applicable to your horse.
What You'll Learn
01 Postural assessment lecture portion.
- 1 Equine Postural Assessment and Practical Application
- 2 Equine Postural Assessment and Practical Application
02 The things that horse owners forget when starting a new regime with their animal.
- 3 Warm up
- 4 Considerations
- 5 Mechanics
03 The fun stuff! The hands on portion.
- 6 Lab portion
- 7 Activations
- 8 Stretching
04 The techniques
- 9 Poll nod
- 10 Neck rock
- 11 Wither rock
- 12 Foreleg stretches
- 13 Belly lift
- 14 Thorax mobilization
- 15 Sternal lift
- 16 Foreleg lifted rock back
- 17 Stifle isometric
- 18 Hip tuck/Pelvis flexion and extension
- 19 Tail rock
- 20 Tail pull
- 21 Hind leg protraction and retraction