Sound Equine Bodywork

Proper pastern alignment and loading of the foot is so important for the long term health of the horse. This article shows excellent illustrations of common hoof balance issues and how they were corrected. When the hoof is in balance the horse can move more efficiently putting less strain on their limbs, back, and neck. Sadly more often than not the chronic issues that I'm addressing with massage are perpetuated with poor trimming of the foot.

Hoof Balance - Shoeing Around the COR in 3 Dimensions A question that is asked very often whenever people are looking for advice on farriery related issues is “what shoe would you put on for this?” and the true ans

This is a excellent article regarding the necessity of recovery time for our wine athletes at every level of riding. Human athletes can determine when they need rest, choose their own equipment, and will tell a doctor or massage therapist where it hurts. It's up to the owner to advocate for and care for their horse to avoid overuse injury or a unnecessarily shortened career.

Max Corcoran: How Much Is Too Much? This article first appeared in the March 2017 issue of Heels Down Magazine. For more stories worth reading, subscribe now in the app and get a new issue delivered every month. Max Corcoran has groo…

A peer review study found that the use of therapeutic bandages (kinesio-tape) significantly reduced swelling in post operative horses.
http://www.j-evs.com/article/S0737-0806(16)30525-1/abstract

Treatment with Therapeutic bandages to control equine post-Arthroscopic Tibio-Patellofemoral Swelling To evaluate the effect of therapeutic bandages, the Kinesio Taping Method, in controlling swelling following arthroscopic tibio-patellofemoral surgery in horses.