Diet has a huge impact on overall health. When dealing with any kind of health issue, make sure you consider changes in diet too.

Some horses seem chronically tight, even with regular bodywork and appropriate work. In these cases, it makes sense to look at the broader picture and consider other contributors to fascial tightness.

While long rides in walk might seem like a good idea, they can also have negative effects. Here’s something to keep in mind.

Seasonal changes can be hard for some horses, especially the ones suffering from metabolic issues. Here are some things to be mindful of during this time.

Here are some things to be mindful of when picking an equine professional to work on your horse.

Hypermobility can cause a lot of problems in the rider as well. If you’re on the flexible side, never ignore back pain, even if it’s mild.

Nociplastic pain can be tricky to resolve. We can take some notes from human therapies, but we do need to adjust them to horses. Here are a few ideas on where to start.

A lot of training and behavioural issues stem from pain, but sometimes finding the true cause of pain can be tricky. This is especially true because pain does not necessarily reflect tissue damage.

When performance issues are quite subtle, it can be hard to know who to call for help first. While this does depend on the individual horse, here are some general pointers. 

While it might seem that horses need a firmer form of bodywork, or else nothing will happen, this is often not the case. Gentle bodywork can actually achieve more in a shorter time.

Horses have a hard time in the heat, so it’s ok to ease up on our training and spend some time doing fun activities.

Senior horses can benefit from bodywork, but it needs to be adjusted to their specific needs. 

Here are a few ideas on how to strengthen the thoracic sling in a very casual, non-complicated way.

How the horse chooses to carry his head can tell us a lot about what is going on in his body. Here’s a few tips on reading head position.

A downhill conformation is an undesired trait, one that is very often exacerbated by a weak thoracic sling. 

Hand walking can be a great way to build endurance, lubricate the joints and deepen the relationship between horse and rider.

Warming up the horse and doing some gentle stretches before a hoof care appointment can make the entire process much easier for both the horse and your chosen hoof expert. 

Here is another example of how everything in the body is connected. Digestive problems and lumbar issues often go hand in hand. 

While we tend to think of different systems in the body as separate things, they are all actually very connected. So, for example, the immune system is influenced by the digestive system, the fascia is influenced by the hormone system and so on. In the same vein, breathing issues can often transcend the respiratory system and start causing problems elsewhere.

There are many different equine bodywork modalities out there. Deciding which one will benefit your horse the most can be tricky, but at the end of the day, it’s more about the right practitioner than about the right modality.