How to massage your dog
Who doesn’t love a great massage? After all, massage benefits us physically and psychologically. The same is true for our dogs. Through massage, you’ll see…
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Stringhalt in horses: A holistic approach to treatment and care
The underlying causes of stringhalt remain poorly understood. A whole horse perspective can offer insight into better understanding and addressing this mysterious condition. “Stringhalt” is…
Pilates for riders — postural awareness and support
Good posture is essential to good riding, and it prolongs the health of your back! Pilates can help you achieve and maintain correct posture in…
Abnormal equine posture
Understanding abnormal equine posture and how rehabilitation intervention can help. Why should we care about posture in horses? Because posture affects the complex interactions of…
Electrolyte supplementation in the exercising horse
Proper hydration is a non-negotiable in the performance horse. Maintain hydration by replacing electrolytes lost during exercise, competition and transport with Performance XL: Electrolyte from…
Whole body vibration therapy
Vibration therapy is a new trend in the equine world. If you’ve ever seen a horse standing on one of these large vibrating platforms, or…
Kinesiology tape for horses
Kinesiology tape is not just for people, horses can benefit from it too. Find out how it works and where you can learn to do it…
Treating the cause of your horse’s disease
Treating symptoms rather than the cause of disease may help in the short term, but can negatively affect your horse’s health in the long run.…
Swimming as therapy for your horse
Swimming can help your equine recover faster and with less stress. Swimming is the only aerobic exercise that engages all the body’s systems without requiring…
Microcurrent therapy
Microcurrent therapy is an age-old practice that uses subtle electrical current to help with a wide variety of ailments and injuries. We all know that “aha!” moment…
Applied kinesiology for horses
Four cases of subtle neuromuscular weakness in horses and how to asses and correct them using kinesiology. Subtle neuromuscular weakness is common in horses. It…
Elastic therapeutic tape
Proven for human athletes, elastic therapeutic tape it’s now being developed for horses. The premise behind elastic therapeutic tape is based on a simple theory.…
