Hello and welcome to my blog series on the Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action. This is the final blog about the presentations of the weekend, with the last speaker being PhD candidate Celeste Wilkins. Celeste is from Canada but is currently studying for a PhD in rider biomechanics and performance at Hartpury University in Gloucestershire. Her PHD involves using a Racewood Eventing Simulator and 3D motion capture to study rider biomechanics. Her studies aim to use movement...

Hello and welcome back to my Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action blog series. We have reached Part 11b now. This is the second installment sharing with you the presentation by vet Richard Hepburn, who presented on day 2 of the conference in the afternoon. Please see my previous blog for the first installment, to find out more about Richard and his presentation on how to prevent respiratory disorders in order to prevent poor performance from your horses. Today I would like...

Hello and welcome to part 11 of my blog about the Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action. Today I would like to share with you the presentation from Richard Hepburn which was on the second day of the conference and called ‘Tuning the Equine Engine to Prevent Poor Performance’ Richard is a vet with a specific interest in gastroenterology, neurology and intensive care. He has worked in equine hospitals in the UK and NZ and is a Diplomate of the American College of Verterinary...

Caring for your horse during the corona virus. Advice from the BEF, BHS, BEVA and FRC.

This is the first in a series of blogs sharing top tip videos and extracts from my book Pilates and Stretching for Horses . As we are all restricted in what we can do with our horses at the moment, these are exercises which you can do with your horse at home. First we will look at the basic principles of stretching correctly. We will then focus on 2 carrot exercises: Carrot Low Between the Front Legs and Carrot Low to the Side. Stretching Exercises for Horses The main objective of...

Hello and welcome back to my blog about the Horses Inside Out conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action. Today I would like to share with you the presentation by vet Sue Dyson on the second day of the conference. Sue called this presentation ‘What’s is new in lameness diagnosis’ Sue is a world renowned vet and speaker you can find out more about Sue in my previous blog , as we were fortunate enough to have 2 presentations from her over the weekend. In this presentation Sue discussed 3 recent...

Hello and welcome back to my blog about the Horses Inside Out Conference 2020 - Anatomy In Action. Today I would like to share with you some more of the amazing research by Dr Vibeke Elbrond. You can learn more about Vibeke in my previous blog. Vibeke’s second presentation of the weekend delved deeper into the Myofascial Connections and some of the Myofascial lines. This is a very exciting topic for me that I just can’t get enough of! I am hoping to share with you in this blog some more of...

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.