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There is so much information out there that it gets confusing at times, no-less the myths. Just like any other industry; there are many ways to do things, multiple ways to call things, the different perceptions and what is considered a priority.
Send us email with your questions because what you want to know others do too.
There is so much information out there that it gets confusing at times, no-less the myths. Just like any other industry; there are many ways to do things, multiple ways to call things, the different perceptions and what is considered a priority.
Send us email with your questions because what you want to know others do too.
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Q I was told that 40% of their movement comes from the hindquarters and 60% from the front and that once he exhausts his front, he'll engage his back more. Yesterday, toward the end of our lunging, he was definitely picking up his back legs more (while moving at the trot & the canter) and his head was way down low. His back did look more rounded to me. So, I'm assuming what I've been told is correct??
AIt's 60% of the horse's weight is on the front end. This is why it takes time to develop the hindend to carry the weight behind for more mobility (especially with a rider).
OK, if your muscles are exhausted they will want to relax and hang. So a horse that is "up" has tense muscles over the topline (the muscles from neck to tail) When the horse finally becomes tired these muscles start to relax hence the horse puts his head down and the back comes up because there are muscles that attach from the neck to the vertebra in the back. It will look "rounder".
Picking up the back legs more is because the horse's back is rounder (not so tense) this allows for more flexion (mobility) in the joints . The hind legs also get a chance to come under the horse.
When the back is stiff / hollow the hind legs are pushed behind (away) from the horse with less flexion.
Q How much weight can a horse carry?
A Based on results of a research study from the Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute, the authors recommend that horses not be loaded with greater than 20% of their body weight. A 545-kilogram (1200 pound) horse, then would be best off carrying no more than 109 kg (240 lbs) of tack and rider, interestingly, this has concluded with the same weight guideline that the US Calvary Manuals of Horse Management published in 1920. - Liz Osborn © HorseScienceNews.com
Q Why does it take so long to learn something?
A Normal adults - Require 500 repetitions before they learn to do a task and 3,000 – 5,000 to get good at it.
- Lori Garone, MS, PT, HPCS of http://www.physical-therapy-in-motion.com/
Q My horse won't go on the bit, what can I do?
A Please check
1) dentist
2) bit "fit"
3) saddle "fit"
4) Chiropractor
Horses are sensitive, and any of these could easily be the cause.
Please have a GOOD chiropractor go over him. If the horse is uncomfortable because of a misalignment he will not be able to do the job that "we" want correctly. Some horses are just better at compensating than others, and their misalignments are not as painful. I have been observing this for 18 years now, and GOOD chiropractics make a difference. Just don't expect everything to be perfect for too long in the beginning. Sometimes the alignments only hold a couple of days because of the improper muscle development, muscle memory or the rider pulling "forcing" a frame.
Q What is the fear of horses called.
A Equinophobia or Hippophobia
AIt's 60% of the horse's weight is on the front end. This is why it takes time to develop the hindend to carry the weight behind for more mobility (especially with a rider).
OK, if your muscles are exhausted they will want to relax and hang. So a horse that is "up" has tense muscles over the topline (the muscles from neck to tail) When the horse finally becomes tired these muscles start to relax hence the horse puts his head down and the back comes up because there are muscles that attach from the neck to the vertebra in the back. It will look "rounder".
Picking up the back legs more is because the horse's back is rounder (not so tense) this allows for more flexion (mobility) in the joints . The hind legs also get a chance to come under the horse.
When the back is stiff / hollow the hind legs are pushed behind (away) from the horse with less flexion.
Q How much weight can a horse carry?
A Based on results of a research study from the Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute, the authors recommend that horses not be loaded with greater than 20% of their body weight. A 545-kilogram (1200 pound) horse, then would be best off carrying no more than 109 kg (240 lbs) of tack and rider, interestingly, this has concluded with the same weight guideline that the US Calvary Manuals of Horse Management published in 1920. - Liz Osborn © HorseScienceNews.com
Q Why does it take so long to learn something?
A Normal adults - Require 500 repetitions before they learn to do a task and 3,000 – 5,000 to get good at it.
- Lori Garone, MS, PT, HPCS of http://www.physical-therapy-in-motion.com/
Q My horse won't go on the bit, what can I do?
A Please check
1) dentist
2) bit "fit"
3) saddle "fit"
4) Chiropractor
Horses are sensitive, and any of these could easily be the cause.
Please have a GOOD chiropractor go over him. If the horse is uncomfortable because of a misalignment he will not be able to do the job that "we" want correctly. Some horses are just better at compensating than others, and their misalignments are not as painful. I have been observing this for 18 years now, and GOOD chiropractics make a difference. Just don't expect everything to be perfect for too long in the beginning. Sometimes the alignments only hold a couple of days because of the improper muscle development, muscle memory or the rider pulling "forcing" a frame.
Q What is the fear of horses called.
A Equinophobia or Hippophobia