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May 30th, 2010

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Metabolic conditions associated with the horrific condition laminitis are life-threatening and commonly seen worldwide. Pegaus Equine Diagnostics Ltd ’s innovation is to identify biological markers for imbalances in the body which occur with age and provide ways to measure the imbalances and help maintain health in the pony . This work has led to the formulation of LaminTec 5-HT TM, an innovative equine feed supplement maintaining circulatory health.

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• Might help to decrease obesity; helpful for the ‘good doer’, fat cob, Shetland, Shire or other types of horse which put on weight easily.

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• Used by veterinary clients and horse sanctuaries.?

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Jasper is a 15 year old shire x TB who developed laminitis in June 2009. By the end of July his soles were paper thin and his pedal bone had come through; he was given a 50/50 chance of survival. Jasper’s owner, Bridget, started him on LaminTec 5-HT™ and along with dedicated work from herself, her vet and farrier they were able to bring him back:
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Horse Rider Fear - 5 Tips On What To Do And How To Overcome It

March 24th, 2010

Are you afraid of riding your horse? Do you get sick at the thought of having to get on him again? Do you make excuses for not riding? You are not alone. Horse rider fear is one of the biggest and yet the least talked about issues that hold back riders from achieving their goals.

It seems like you’re the only one. You look around you and see others happily jumping and galloping and wish you were that carefree on horseback.Perhaps you fell off, or saw someone fall and you can’t get that vision out of your head. The scene keeps playing itself over and over in your mind. The key to getting over your fear is to stop the movie from playing. Admittedly, it’s easier said than done, but horse rider fear can be overcome
with five basic things in mind.

1. Make sure you are not over horsed. What this means is, make sure you are on a horse that is suitable for your skill level of riding. A horse that is beyond your ability to ride will scare you and quickly diminish any confidence you have.

2. Start back at the beginning. If you got all the way up to cantering, fell off and now completely panic at the thought of going faster than a walk, then go back to just walking. Walk the horse until you are bored with it. You will get to the point where you need to do a little more. At this point start trotting, and work your way back up to cantering. There is no set schedule here. If you are scared and not enjoying yourself,
you will never progress.

3. Be open and honest with your instructor, it’s your safety and health here. There are times where you will need to push yourself beyond your comfort zone, but at the same time, these need to be realistic steps. Don’t go from walking to jumping because you were jumping before and should be “over it”.

4. Be realistic about your goals. Your instructor needs to know where you want to go with your riding so that he or she can tailor a lesson program that will suit your needs. You might just want to trail ride, but your instructor thinks you want to train for the olympics. A misunderstanding could cause your instructor to push in a direction you don’t want to go which can greatly increase horse rider fear.

5. Don’t focus on what went wrong to cause horse rider fear. Focus on what’s going right. Each time you get on the horse with positive results, you will build your confidence. Any time you have negative thoughts or the “what ifs” pop up in your head, think back to the time you had a great ride and everything went right.

Fear of horse riding can be devastating when your dream becomes something you dread. Having knowledge will help. Knowing the signs of when something is about to go wrong will help circumvent a problem before it becomes all consuming. Go back to the beginning and start over. If you treat yourself as a beginner, you can arm yourself with information to rebuild your confidence.

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Last Ride Mare For Sale

February 10th, 2010

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Horse Riding Muscles

January 25th, 2010

The muscles for horse riding differ from most sports. Horse riding is a static posture, that is there is little movement in many of the joints in the body. The muscle action is by way of small range contractions, unlike playing a ball sport or running.

The posture adjustments are suttle and require strength and endurance.

Riding also requires a person to use both sides of the body equally. In most sports we are dominant handed. The horse riding muscles require specifc training as do most sports. Our daily activities, jobs are mostly likely one handed and repeatative. This is not conjusive to good riding posture. As riders we need to build up and train both sides equally. We also need to control and train all of our body. Posture is extremely important for the horse rider. Training the horse riding muscles is very easy if it is thought through.

I have developed a pilates based exercise program specifc to train the horse riding muscles. I teach riders how to isolate ,test and train the deep core muscles. I teach riders how to perform and train specific muscle movement patterns and how to practice them in their daily lives.

I teach riders how to train their horse riding muscles especially for riding.

Check out the whole program at Applied Posture Riding

Training the horse riding muscles on a big physio ball is an ideal way to achieve results quickly. The ball can simulate the riding position is many ways. The rider is able to move the ball around using their pelvis and hamstrings. By following specific movement patterns the rider can gain flexibility through the pelvis and lower back. The ball encourages an upright posture similar to the horse riding posture. By adding some resistance exercises the horse riding muscles can be specifically trained.

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Saddle Fitting

January 19th, 2010

The fit of the saddle on the horses back must be correct. poorly fitting saddles are a common cause of bad behavior in horses. Unfortunately the horse gets the blame every time.Biting, bucking, humping up, ears back , tail swishing are all signs of pain in a horse. Check your saddle, check yourself before you blame the horse.

The saddle flap must sit behind the horses shoulder blade so the scapular has the freedom to move. The gullet must clear the horses back from the wither right through to the seat. The wither should be 2 -3 fingers clear of the saddle, when girthed up. The seat must have good quality stuffing and be symmetrical. The saddle must sit level, if it slopes backwards from the pommel to the cantel the horse will have pressure points develop.

I use an air step saddle pad to ensure my old saddles are even and comfortable for my horse. I follow the pilates for horse riders exercise program to ensure I an in the correct riding posture as well.

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Returning to Horse Riding after Children

August 6th, 2009

Returning to Horse riding after child birth

The three most difficult obstacles are time, strength and partner.

As a mother, time changes or we think it does. Day becomes night and night becomes day, it seems to move at a different rate , we become time poor.

The body becomes tired, weak and loose around the middle and so overworked, as a mother.

Partners can’t understand you want to ride again with all you have to do.

YOU CAN though because this is your passion and your savior.

Your posture and time management are up to you.
Applied Posture Riding exercises and specific braces for horse ridiers will get you back in the saddle.

Exercising is a must for a mother to recover their core strength and pre pregnancy figure.
Exercises for posture recovery is a matter of effort and incorporating specific exercises into your daily life.
Core stability can be regained as you do your daily chores.

You don’t have to go to the gym or exercise classes.

You don’t have to find an hour a day, away from home.
You don’t have to find alot of money or a special fitness coach.
You can get the best results while living your life and practicing specific muscle exercises during the day.
You can do it at home. You can do at your pleasure and you will succeed.
I have three children and I returned to competive riding withing 3 months after each birth.
I followed my pure pilates program on the floor at first then I progressed onto the ball.
The exercises are easy and effective. The basics are the key to success but once you have the
pattern of core staibilty happening then you can make it functional.
By using core stabilty to function duruing the day you will strengthen as you do your work.
The ball exercises are specific for posture and then focus on horse riding movement patterns.
This program will regain your core stabilty and return your stomache back to its pre pregnancy state.
The stretches target the working muscles and the ball exercises target posture.
Once you have control and strength you can get back on board and ride with confidence.
By continuing to practice the exercises in the saddle your riding will improve.
You can then ride with strength, skill and confidence. Your riding will improve as will your posture
and your body will return to its pre pregnancy state.
Have a look at the program in full it is called Applied Posture Riding. I also recommend the use of specific braces for horse riders. A lumbar back brace and or a posture shoulder brace are very useful while regaining core strength and posture endurance especially after having children.

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Braces For Horse Riders

July 8th, 2009

In my work I treat many types of injury’s. Very few are trauma related. That is, many problems I see are related to posture and repetitive actions rather than a direct trauma, such as a sprained ankle or twisted knee. These certainly are common but the most common presenting symptom is from an ongoing movement we all do. For example people who drive for hours have neck and shoulder pain. People who walk for hours in their job have lower limb pain. ect ect ect.

Riders have problems related to both riding and caring for horses.

Riding requires strong static postural strength, where as caring requires strength in lifting, bending and quite heavy manual work. The strength required is huge and on top of that endurance is a factor. Riders fatigue easily because riding is a static sport. Our body range of movements is small but constant. Fatigue causes a build up of lactic acid in the muscles, this causes pain and pain results in an inhibition of muscle activity especially in the postural muscles.

I wear a lumbar back brace when I ride and when I am cleaning stables. As an instructor I see many riders with very round shoulders and poor upper body strength. I recommend my Applied Posture riding exercise program and or the use of a postural shoulder brace.

These braces are easy to wear and provide support when riding or other activities.

Go to http://www.horse-riding-equipment.com.au/ for more information.

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How To Sit Trot

May 27th, 2009

How To Sit Trot In a good Horse Riding Posture

The most difficult pace to master as a rider. The beat is a two beat pace so the movement is very difficult to stay with, without bouncing out of rhythm with your horse. This pace requires very strong core stability. It also requires the lower back and pelvis to have flexibility. If riders don’t train out of the saddle then this pace I believe will never be achieved with skill. It is so difficult to “appear” still but in fact be quite mobile. I am not a fan of learning the sit trot on the lunge. The lunge movement gives the rider a centrifugal force causing a rider to lean. This does not promote asymmetrical core straining. There is a saying “practice makes perfect” but what if your practice is the wrong movement pattern???

The Stable Sit Trot Posture

To achieve a stable sit trot Horse riding posture takes quite a bit of both mind as well as body training. The movement pattern required for the sit trot can be trained in the mind by understanding the mechanism of the sit trot. By practicing this on the big physio gym ball a horses rider can train the movement pattern before practicing in the saddle. Once the movement pattern has been achieved on the ball a Horse Rider can then apply this in the saddle.

How to Achieve The Stable Sit Trot Posture.

I teach horse rider to move their pelvis both in a forward/ backward tilt movement as well as a rolling rotation. This is the movemnt required to stay in rythm with the two beat trot. The impact of the footfall is controlled through the breathing. This will stop a rider bouncing. The lower leg holds both in an inward action against the horse and the heel stretches down but the knee remains slightly more bent. This keeps the butt in the saddle.

The sit trot can be learned if taught properly and understood by the rider. For more detailed information on the Pilates for Horse Riders program go to the Applied Posture Riding program site.

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The Horse Riding Posture At The Walk

May 6th, 2009

The Horse Riding Posture At The Walk.

The observer looks at a horse rider and says, “That looks easy”. Well it is but it takes a lot more muscle energy that we think. The walk is a four beat movement for the horse. The trot is a two beat and the canter is a three beat. Humans have a two beat walk and run.

At the walk the horse has one leg in the air and three on the ground at any one time. The rider should feel the rocking motion of the horses back as he moves his hind quarters forward and under, one at a time . As the leg is lifted the horses pelvis will lift and roll forward too. The horse riders’ pelvis must follow the horses’ pelvis.’ A riders hip will rise and roll forward the lower back side bends to counter the movement or the rider would tilt the upper body to the opposite side.

How to Train The Horse Riding Posture At The Walk.

I teach riders the blind mans posture. As a Physiotherapist I teach movement patterns. Many of the independent movement’s horse riders need can be learned individually. The horse rider at the walk is safe to dangle their legs and close their eyes and FEEL the walking movement of the horse. The feedback from our body is greatest without vision. We can enhance this feed back by opening the arms up wide as an exercise.

The horse riding posture at the walk is quite a mobile one. The rider must have a flexible pelvis and lower back to be able to move with the horse. To remain upright and appear still there is a counter movement in the spine in the opposite direction. If a rider has a stiff lower back they will not be able to move with their Horses with ease and will miss the feel of the beat at all paces.

I teach riders applied pilates and simple relevant stretches and movement patterns in order to ride better. All a rider needs is a big physio ball, some theraband and a plan. These and other pilates products are avaiable at Clare Valley Physiotherapy.

The horse riding posture at the walk is a very easy place to start learning the feel of the beat. Exercising on a big physio ball is an excellent way to gain flexibility and learn movement patterns for horse riding.

To Learn more about my program go to Applied Posture Riding. There is a free pdf file available to subscribers.

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The Horse Riding Posture

April 29th, 2009

Horse Riding Posture

Annette Willson …Physiotherapist Horse Rider Instructor

Every movement we perform is a posture. Posture requires micro muscle movements continuously. When riding a horse we want to appear still, but in reality we are moving all the time.
The Horse riding posture is much more work than riders actually acknowledge.
In our daily lives we sit, we stand ,we move around, but this is on a stationary surface.
When horse riding the rider is aboard a moving animal, not always predictable either.
The posture adjustments are happening all the time. This is so much harder than we think.

The Horse Riding Posture Out Of the Saddle
A good rider must have good posture out of the saddle before even thinking of a good horse riding posture.
A strong straight back, square shoulders, upright head position and flexibility through the lower back and
pelvis is a must.
The endurance to maintain a good upright posture in the saddle takes strength and training.

The key to a good posture is to have very strong deep core muscles. This takes specific training. Any Pilates trainer or physiotherapist can teach a rider these exercises.

The ability to use strong core stability in the saddle is not automatic This can be learned by following the Applied Posture Riding program.

This is an exercise program specific for horse riders.

A horse rider must have the stability to be able to apply independent seat, leg and hand aids.
Without core strength the horse riding posture won’t be stable.
Riders develop habits such as poking chin, bent wrists, head bobbing, moving lower leg, bouncing in the saddle.
Very few riders can sit trot with a good stable upright posture and be effective at the same time.
Applied Posture Riding teaches riders HOW TO sit trot and appear still.

The horse riding posture is a learned posture, not many riders are “natural’ riders.

Many of the worlds top riders are now training core stability.
They can already ride but every rider needs to strengthen their deep core muscles.
The use of the big gym balls is an ideal way to train the horse riding posture.
The dressage postition can be simulated and by following the Applied Posture Riding program
the horse riding posture can be learned, trained and perfected.

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The Horse Riding Posture

Discover More About An Innovative Laminitis Feed Product LaminTec 5-HT™.

Horse Rider Fear - 5 Tips On What To Do And How To Overcome It

Last Ride Mare For Sale

Horse Riding Muscles

Saddle Fitting

Returning to Horse Riding after Children

Braces For Horse Riders

How To Sit Trot

The Horse Riding Posture At The Walk

The Horse Riding Posture

Applied Posture Riding

braces for horse riders

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