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Case study information:
๐ดHorse: Irish draught x TB
๐ดAge: 10 years old
๐ดWork level: Medium - heavy work, 5 days per week. AD medium dressage, eventing, hacking and lunging work.
๐คทโโ๏ธ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ?
๐ Leaning on the forehand
๐ Struggling to โopen the shouldersโ
๐ Poor medium trot - tending to rush
๐โโ๏ธ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐น๐ต?
๐ After listening to the owner
โ Full history was taken
๐Observation of the horse in the stable,
๐ด Assessment of all three paces,
๐ Full body palpation looking for areas of heat, tension and patterns of compensation,
I was drawn to ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐จ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ, ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ข๐ข๐๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐The pictures above show ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ, roughly 45mins apart. A full body treatment was performed with tailored exercises given to help support and body immediately after treatment.
โค๏ธRemember that the ๐๐ค๐๐ฎ is always trying to ๐จ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ก.
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