Energi-ridning v. Lika Ottosen

03/12/2025

03/12/2025

Vigtig viden om at få heste til at gå frem når vi sparker med ben og samtidig holder tilbage med hænder og arme - hvilket signal skal hesten forstå ?

02/12/2025

Ryg løft er en del af daglig træning og hvis hesten har problemer med lænd og ryg er det vigtig indlæring - som rytteren er nød til at sætte sig grundigt ind i den enkelte heste anatomi og træning i bøjninger og at føle med sædet hvornår hesten løfter ryggen og hvornår den undlader dette.

Chronic Back Pain Interrupts Myofascial Force Transmission

The myofascial system is a continuous, body-wide network of fascia and muscle that distributes tension, load, and movement forces from one region to another. When it’s healthy, forces generated in the hips, limbs, or trunk travel efficiently through this network, allowing coordinated movement, balanced posture, and elastic energy return.

But chronic back pain changes all of that.
Pain doesn’t stay local — it disrupts the way the entire myofascial web transmits and organizes force.

How Chronic Back Pain Disrupts the Myofascial System

1. Protective Muscle Guarding

Long-term pain triggers automatic bracing: muscles tighten to protect the painful region.

This creates:

• local rigidity

• reduced fascial glide

• blocked or diverted force flow through the kinetic chain

Even small zones of guarding can act like “stiff knots” in an otherwise flexible web.

2. Fascial Densification & Adhesions

Chronic irritation, inflammation, or immobility can cause fascia to thicken, dehydrate, or bind to surrounding structures.

Dense or sticky fascia resists tension and disrupts the smooth transmission of mechanical forces along fascial lines.

Instead of distributing load, the system begins to catch and hold it.

3. Neuromuscular Inhibition

Pain changes motor control patterns, especially in deep stabilizers like:

• multifidus

• transverse abdominis

• pelvic stabilizers

When these muscles become inhibited or delayed, the body can’t efficiently organize or pass forces through the trunk. Larger, superficial muscles overwork to compensate — adding more imbalance to the system.

4. Loss of Elastic Energy Transfer

Healthy fascia behaves like a spring: it stores and releases elastic energy with every step, turn, and lift.

Chronic tension or densification reduces this recoil capacity, leading to:

• heavier, more effortful movement

• faster fatigue

• poor energy return

The body has to muscle its way through movements instead of relying on stored elastic energy.

5. Asymmetrical Load Distribution

Pain changes movement patterns.
We shift, lean, shorten strides, or unconsciously avoid certain ranges.

Over time, these compensations distort:

• fascial tension lines

• joint loading

• force vectors

This often causes secondary areas of pain or dysfunction far from the original site.

Clinical Implications

Chronic back pain can lead to:

• reduced performance and coordination

• increased injury risk elsewhere due to compensation

• slower recovery and decreased tissue adaptability

• impaired balance and postural control

The issue is not only the pain — it’s the altered force economy of the entire body.

Therapeutic Approaches That Help Restore Force Transmission

• Myofascial Release & Soft Tissue Work

Restores glide, hydration, and elasticity across restricted fascial layers.

• Movement Re-Education

Corrects compensatory patterns and restores efficient sequencing through the kinetic chain.

• Progressive Load Training

Gradually re-establishes healthy force distribution and rebuilds stabilizer engagement.

• Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Downregulates chronic tension and helps reduce protective guarding.

The Bigger Picture

Chronic pain is never isolated.
Wherever it start, it changes how the entire myofascial system behaves.

Pain alters tension, timing, and load distribution throughout the web — and that ripple effect continues until the system is rebalanced.

https://koperequine.com/understanding-fascial-adhesions-causes-effects-and-reducing-the-risk-of-developing/

02/12/2025

God sund træning for ryttere

01/12/2025

Sådan er det ♥️

Sometimes the greatest magic happens in silence…
In those moments when a small heart reaches out to a big one — and a bond is born without a single word.

Tiny hands, a warm breath, a gentle horse’s muzzle — and the world holds still, afraid to disturb this pure, unbreakable love.

Animals feel us far deeper than we often realize. They sense honesty where adults rush past. And they give back something priceless — calm you cannot buy, and a friendship you will never forget.

Let this tender moment remind us:
❤️ Love is simple.
❤️ Trust is fragile.
❤️ And the bond between a child and an animal is nothing short of a miracle.

01/12/2025

Bliv stille og langsom sammen med en hest og føl hvordan den lytter 😉

What horses know (that we forget): 🐴💛

You’re not imagining it. That moment when you were upset and they stepped closer — not because you asked them to, but because they felt it. That time you were standing there trying to hold it together, and they rested their head on your shoulder like they knew.

They did know.

Your horse wasn’t reacting to your cues. They were responding to you. Not the words. Not the actions. You.

Most of us have had a moment like that. Maybe you felt their breath warm on your face while you were crying. Maybe they pressed their muzzle against your chest and didn’t move. Maybe they mirrored back your own heartbreak in their eyes, and something in you softened.

And for a second — just a second — there was no performance, no confusion, no trying to get it right. Just truth.

You weren’t training. You weren’t managing. You weren’t trying to fix anything. You were simply there. And so were they.

That’s not magic. That’s the intelligence we’ve been taught to override. We’ve been told that communication is about clarity and timing and pressure and consistency — but what if your ability to feel was the clearest thing of all?

You were born with the ability to sense and feel this. To know it. And you didn’t lose it because it failed you. You lost it because you were taught not to trust it.

You were told not to be too emotional. Not to be soft. Not to project. Not to make it about you.

But it was about you. Because horses don’t just respond to the halter or the rope. They respond to the truth of who’s holding it.

You don’t need to learn how to listen. You need to unlearn the ways you’ve been taught to doubt it. Let your mind quiet down. Let this part of you rise back to the surface. It’s already there. And the moment you do — your horse will meet you. Not out of obedience. Not out of habit. But because they want to.

🐴✨

💛 Watch the free video that shows the difference between true connection and trained obedience:
👉 https://www.livingthehorse.com/speakhorse

It’ll help you recognise the moments that matter and start listening in a whole new way. And if you’re ready, you’ll also learn more about the 12-week journey to help you truly speak horse.

30/11/2025

Galop er en gangart hvor man skal kunne tælle til 3 🙄 da da Dam - Dam er Down beat ( landing på for part) og så nyt afsæt bagfra - hvis du arbejder bevist på at blive så let som en fjer og være klar til løft bagfra på “downbeat” så kommer hesten svævende op under dig.
Dette kan øves på en trampolin - prøv at få styr på din overkrops balance her og så se hvilken forskel du kan opnå fra hesten.

The canter is a three-beat pace.

🟢 1st beat is made with the horse's outside hind leg (green)
🔴 2nd beat is made with the horse's inside hind and outside fore landing together (red)
🔵 3rd beat is made with the horse's inside foreleg - the leading leg (blue)
👉 There is then a moment of suspension when all four feet are off the floor, and then the sequence recommences.

In this image, the horse in left canter.

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A FOUR-beat canter happens when the diagonal pair (red) is broken (landing obviously at different times), along with a reduced (sometimes unnoticeable) moment of suspension. The gait becomes “rolling” and stiff, appearing as a cross between the trot and the canter (sometimes nicknamed a “tranter”).

As long as there is no physical reason for your horse to display a four-beat canter (such as pain, discomfort, or being a pacer or gaited horse), then a four-beat canter is usually caused by a lack of impulsion, the canter being collected incorrectly, and/or too much rider interference.

Luckily, there's an easy fix ---> ride your horse positively and energetically forward! The moment of suspension will magically reappear, and the canter will be three-beat once again.

Illustration created and copyrighted by HowToDressage.

30/11/2025

Poesi i bevægelse ☺️

29/11/2025

29/11/2025

What Horses Teach Us About Nervous System Safety

Horses don’t just read body language — they feel it.
They listen to the spaces between our words, to the breath we hold, to the tension we don’t even know we’re carrying. They sense the truth underneath the mask before we’ve even realized we’re wearing one.

You can’t lie to a horse with your energy.
They feel your nervous system more clearly than you do.

When you walk into their field carrying quiet anxiety, they may shift away — not because they’re being “disrespectful,” but because your body is saying I’m not safe right now. And when you arrive grounded, breathing, unguarded — they’ll often meet you there, soft-eyed and curious.

Because safety isn’t a command we give.
It’s a frequency we become.

So much of what we call “training” could simply be renamed “co-regulation.”
It’s two nervous systems learning to trust that neither will collapse, flee, or attack. It’s the subtle dance of rhythm, breath, and presence. And every moment you spend finding stillness inside yourself is a gift to the horse beside you.

You can only offer as much calm as you can hold.
You can only teach as much safety as you’ve embodied.

So next time you touch your horse, pause.
Notice your breath. Notice theirs.

Who exhales first?
And what might that simple moment be teaching you about connection, safety, and love?

Continue the journey at https://stormymay.com