Spikey balls are an essential item for your kit bag to help reduce muscle tension
Tag: Movement biomechanics
Returning to Sport After Lockdown
A few pointers on how to get ready for returning to sport after lockdown to help reduce getting injured.
Part 2: Core Exercises for your horse
Short article on exercises that will help develop strong and resilient core muscles for your horse
4 Things you can do to help your muscles during lockdown 3
4 things that might help reduce any muscle soreness and tension from lockdown 3
Part one: Core Muscles of the Horse
Short discussion about the muscles that make up a horses core, location and function.
Happy Hamstrings
A blog on potential causes of hamstring issues and video of exercises that might help
Equine Pain: Are we missing the signs?
Article on equine behaviours that could point towards pain or discomfort. Introduction of the ridden horse pain ethogram by Sue Dyson and colleagues
Injuries: Overuse
A small blog about what overuse injuries are and ways to reduce there risk
The Core of it: Core and Riding
Small overview of the deep core muscles and some basic activation exercises
Equine Joint Supplements
Joint supplements, risk factors of osteoarthritis and joint damage and what needs to be present in a joint supplement for it to be effective