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Bio Mechanical Rider - How does bio mechanics help you rider better?
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Mechanical re-structuring through exercise sessions specifically for
rider stability and horse’s symmetry are essential classes for
riders who want to improve in their current discipline. Each level
of training requires more and more balance and symmetry to achieve
harmony with your horse. Your horse often displays glimmers of what
it could be like at the next level during training sessions to
concrete those feeling good basic balance and symmetry are essential
so the signals (aids) you give are the same each time.
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Will
those joints last the test of time?
The better the conformation of the horse and the better the fitness
level the lower the risk
to joints. Poor conformation will create compensations throughout
the body. Knowing
this the rider must be balanced as well so you do not create differences
to the horses’
body posture while it compensates for carrying you. When purchasing
ex race horses it is
interesting to note if the horse was raced and trained in the country
or city race courses as
the camber of the track will have varied the amount of compensation
the horse’s body has
gone through in order to adjust to track surface camber.
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A
banana or two a day may well keep your vet away..
Bananas are not only good for humans and horses. They are great
for their
mucosal qualities as well. Horses who may have suspect stomach ulcers
can
greatly benefit from a banana or two ten minutes or so before each
feed.
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Herbs
for anxiety in horses
Prior to giving your horse any herb it is
imperative that you know why you
are using the herb and what side effect/s and contraindications
apply. Typing the name
into a google or yahoo search (on the web); will usually give you
this information.
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Muscle
Symmetry and Straightness
Assessment of and exercises for straightness.
Most horses will have times when they don’t travel straight.
Straightness assists the horse
to direct power through his limbs and to create true forwardness
and straightness in each
movement.
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Warming
down correctly
Cooling down would make more sense being called warming down. It
is vital to keep your
horse moving at a slower pace and looser frame after any exercise
session.
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Warming
up for the task (all year round)
Keeping
warm in front of a fire, putting extra rugs on those equine partners
and dreaming
of the warmer weather, are all par for the cause in winter.
Muscle warm ups are especially important at this stage of the eventing
year so that muscle
tears and damage are not inhibiting your horses potential.
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All
material contained in these articles to the best of my knowledge
when written is neither harmful or detrimental to the horse, however
you should always seek professional advice before changing diets
for your horse. If you choose to use the information within my articles
for your own purpose I ask that you reference my name.
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