Safe & Fun: Carrot Stretches!
Stretching with the aid of a treat – usually carrots – is a great way to keep your horse flexible without causing any damage. So-called “Carrot Stretches” can be found all over YouTube and...
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The Power of ‘BE-time’: Healing and Building trust
We humans are amazing animals. With our consciousness, drive, intelligence and stamina, as well as our ability to conceptualize and plan, we accomplish great things and have thus made our mark on the planet...
The horse’s back (part 2 of 3): Some of the most common causes of back problems in horses
If you read The Horse’s Back (part 1) “How to detect back problems in your horse”, you already know whether you suspect your horse to suffer from discomfort in the back. And you already...
The Good Ole’ ‘Carrot Stretch’: A Little Yoga for Your Horse
During my equine bodywork practice I work mostly with horses who are suffering from performance limitations due to restrictions in their musculature, which were developed due to biomechanical habits or compensation for other underlying...
Asymmetry in Horses: Or The mystery of the “Mini-Shank”!
We all know as human beings and bipeds, that we are not completely symmetrical. One foot may be larger than another, one leg shorter, one body side stronger or one knee weaker. Our eye-glass...
Old World Wisconsin: Senior team gets massages
Stefanie went to Old World Wisconsin in Eagle, WI, to massage Nelly and Lady, a senior draft horse team. It was so much fun – for (hu)man and horse – that she will return next month to work on horses and … oxen!