Optimizing Dressage Horses’ Bodies for Peak Performance
Erica Larson
September 19, 2014
From feeding and training to shoeing and warm-up protocols, learn how to keep your dressage horse fit to perform.
All aspects of caring for performance horses
From feeding and training to shoeing and warm-up protocols, learn how to keep your dressage horse fit to perform.
Find out how dynamic mobilization, core strengthening, and balancing exercises can help stabilize the horse’s spine and the fore- and hind limbs’ attachment to the body.
During exercise skin temperature under boots or wraps increases significantly–in a recent study sometimes more than 30%. Whether that leg temperature increase is good or bad, though, remains to be determined.
Do all the supplements, concentrates, and forages on the market have you confused about what’s best to feed your horse? Learn what your horse really needs to eat from equine nutritionist and consultant, Dr. Clair Thunes.
When it comes to diagnosing a horse’s lameness, the veterinarian’s eyes are no longer the ultimate diagnostic machine. Learn about scientific advancements that are helping veterinarians better assess lameness in horses.
Shock wave is a noninvasive, nonsurgical therapy for orthopedic conditions. Learn how it can help your horse.
Learn how to safely take your horse from flabby to fit step-by-step with our visual guide.
Horses don’t pass or fail prepurchase exams. Instead, the exam is intended to give you a snapshot of the horse’s overall health and provide information so you can make a sound buying decision about whether the horse is suitable for your needs.
While at a conference I learned about a quick way to see if your saddle fits your horse, and I put it to the test.
Dr. Bryant Craig shares steps to prevent arthritis in the athletic horse. This podcast is from the Equine Life Stages: Adult Horses Q&A audio event.
Cross-training is a “central pillar” to athletic success and longevity, one veterinarian says. Learn why.
Up to 90% of horses suffer gastric ulcers. Is your horse one? Discover common clinical signs, treatments, and management strategies for horses with gastric ulcers in our step-by-step guide.
Joint disease causes lameness, impedes training, creates behavioral issues, and can end a horse’s riding career. From hoof care and nutrition to medical and supportive care, learn how to keep your horse comfortable and sound despite joint disease.
When feeding horses in groups, increasing their distance apart and time spent eating might help reduce aggression.
We ask for a lot from our adult horses. From athletic endeavors to recreational riding, learn how to keep them healthy and sound during the prime of their lives.
Learn about caring for the health of adult show and recreational horses.
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