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Hello and welcome back to my blog series based on the Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action. Today I would like to share with you the first presentation we were treated to on day 2 of the conference which was by farrier Mark Johnson. Mark is a qualified farrier with an interest in horsemanship. Following his apprenticeship and having seen many recurring problems within the farriery industry, Mark set out to find the best and innovative ways to manage horse’s feet, give them...

Hello and welcome back to my blog series on the Horses Inside Out Conference - Anatomy In Action. Today I am very excited to share with you the research vet Sue Dyson presented to us on day one of the conference (we were lucky enough to have presentations from Sue on both days). Sue is a world renowned expert in equine orthopaedics, with a particular interest in poor performance and subtle and complex lameness in sport horses. Sue an expert in diagnostic imaging, radiography,...

Management strategies for caring for older horses. All about Freddie Fox, the original Horses Inside Out horse.

Hello and welcome to part 6 of my blog series on the Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action. Today I would like to share with you a little about speaker Dr Andrew Hemmings and his presentation on Training the Brain. Andrew is a Principal Lecturer in Equine Science and the head of the Equine Management and Science department at the Royal Agricultural Universit y in Cirencester. Andrew’s main expertise and interest is in brain function in relation to behaviour. He is a very...

Hello and welcome to part 5 of my blog series on the Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action. Today I would like to share with you some of the points raised and discussed in the presentation by Seth O’Neil around Tendons and Tendinopathy Management and his work on how this translates from human athletes to equine athletes. Seth’s clinical and research interests focus around tendon disorders and in particular lower limb tendinopathy and rupture. Seth works with Oakham Veterinary...

Hello and welcome back to my blog series about the Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action. Today I would like to discuss the second presentation from the weekend. This was given by saddler David Kempsell. David is Managing Director of First Thought Equine Ltd which bases it’s products on scientific research and has revolutionised the saddle industry. Namely with his brand WOW saddles . David shared with us at the conference his research into asymmetry of the horse’s Thoracic...

Hello and welcome back to part 3 of my Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action blog. Today I would like to talk about the first speaker of the conference. The wonderful Vibeke Elbrond, and her presentation on understanding the profound visceral myofascial connections in the horse. During this blog I hope to share some of Vibeke’s key facts and findings in a way that most of us can understand without taking anything away from the fascinating and detailed research she has taken...

Keeping ourselves and our horses safe during the corona virus outbreak. Some tips for looking after horses during these challenging times

Welcome to part 2 of my blog series about the Horses Inside Out Anatomy In Action Conference 2020.Today I would like to talk a little bit about Gillian Higgins, founder of Horses Inside Out and her Anatomy Exhibition that was a room at the conference available throughout the whole event to investigate and explore. Gillian is an equine functional anatomist, biomechanist, therapy consultant, international lecturer, author and anatomical artist. Gillian had created and hand painted many of the...

Hello and welcome to the first part in my blog series on the Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action. I was very fortunate to have been given the opportunity to attend the conference last weekend and the only words I can think of to describe the entire experience are amazing, inspiring and fabulous! The conference was held at Holywell Conference Centre near Leicester. It was easy to find with plenty of parking. The venue was well sign posted with a huge Horses Inside Out banner...