How to... Perform a Wither Rock
This is a great exercise to increase the horses thoracic sling strength, as well as increasing their limb awareness
Our team are here to help you learn how to complete effective, correct exercises and rehab for your horse.
Get in touch to find out how we can help your horse on their road to recovery
www.awardequinephysio.co.uk/equinerehabilitation
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🧐What difference does 'Good Rehab' really make?
Long and short answer - It changes everything!
Taking your time, focusing on detail and ensuring you have the best possible team around you can completely change the outcome for your horse.
Progressing, when your horse is ready is also a key component; and horses are not text books! They all progress differently, with some elements taking longer.
So please take rehab seriously; don't rush and armour yourself with the skills and team to ensure that your horse has the easiest road to recovery
www.awardequinephysio.co.uk/equinerehabilitation
#equinerehab #therehabpathway #rehabworks #equinerecovery
⭐️Bringing Equine Rehab into the modern world with ‘The Rehab Pathway’⭐️ NOW available in Surrey/ West Sussex/ Hampshire 👏 Our team of specialists are with you every step of the way 👏 We will only accept horses that have been under vet care (and are ready for rehab) 👏 We will teach you everything you need to know and also how to complete the rehab 👏 Regular visits & check-ins to ensure you’re horse is making optimal progress 👏 In depth detailed rehab plan to keep you on track 👏 Rehab completed in your horses own environmentIf you are looking to have access to the best service for your horse, complete the form and we will be in touch within 24 hours ➡️ https://www.awardequinephysio.co.uk/equinerehabilitation #equineinjury #equinerehab #thenewrehabway #equinephysio #therehabpathway
Equine Rehab is essential for getting your horse back on track after injury...
At AEP, we offer a unique approach to equine rehab; allowing for better outcomes!
Get in touch to find out more
Exciting new job opportunity for a full-time employed equine physiotherapist to join our expanding team. Apply on our website www.awardequinephysio.co.uk/careers #equinephysio #equinephysiojob #teamworkmakesthedreamwork
🎉 Let’s all celebrate International Women’s Day 🎉
I come across so many wonderful women on my day to day work, from dedicated mothers, fabulous grooms, committed farriers, devoted owners (to name a few!) all on their own journeys
Tonight I’ll be raising a glass to all the amazing women out there 🥂
Drop a name below to give them a shout out on International Women’s Day ⬇️
#internationalwomensday #girlpower #celebratingwomen #womenintheequineworld
Always lovely to have a helping hand with physio from the lovely Hero! Nicholas Pole-Carew Music credit: The Beatles “With a little help from my friends” #equinephysio #lovemyjob #chartedphysio #horsesaresofunny
🎉Super excited to announce that Alice, Lead Physio at Award Equine Physio is now an FEI permitted therapist.
This allows us to support you and your horse through training, lead up to events and now also at events across the world 🎉
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🤔Are you struggling to know how to focus when schooling or find you and your horse get ‘stuck’👀Here is a new way of focusing on your rides…. 1️⃣ suppleness: start with the session seeing and exploring how supple you are both feeling. Work on the aspects that are not so supple with lateral work in walk, bending. Don’t progress from this unless you’re both feeling supple! 2️⃣ Activation: start to activate muscle groups using transitions and slow work. Use resistance through your body to switch on your own muscles too 3️⃣ Dynamic activation: this is when suppleness and muscle activation work together and is when you can ask for suppleness work within faster paces and more lift and carriage from you and your horse. This is when you start to build strength and muscle memory4️⃣ Cool down: This is a time to let your horses stretch and time for you to reflect on your session. Your horse should finish their session nice and loose and free through their bodies‼️ Listen to your body and your horses body - and stay within comfortable training and physical limitations ‼️This process can be as simple as staying in walk- it doesn’t need to be complex! ‼️Progress graduallyGive this technique a go the next time you’re schooling or jumping and let us know how you get on! Suitable for all levels, all ages and all disciplines www.awardequinephysio.co.uk #equinephysio #riderphysio #chartedphysio #ridingbiomechanics #focusiskey #youcandoit #ridingprogress
🤔Are you struggling to know how to focus when schooling or find you and your horse get ‘stuck’
👀Here is a new way of focusing on your rides….
1️⃣ suppleness: start with the session seeing and exploring how supple you are both feeling. Work on the aspects that are not so supple with lateral work in walk, bending. Don’t progress from this unless you’re both feeling supple!
2️⃣ Activation: start to activate muscle groups using transitions and slow work. Use resistance through your body to switch on your own muscles too
3️⃣ Dynamic activation: this is when suppleness and muscle activation work together and is when you can ask for suppleness work within faster paces and more lift and carriage from you and your horse. This is when you start to build strength and muscle memory
4️⃣ Cool down: This is a time to let your horses stretch and time for you to reflect on your session. Your horse should finish their session nice and loose and free through their bodies
‼️ Listen to your body and your horses body - and stay within comfortable training and physical limitations
‼️This process can be as simple as staying in walk- it doesn’t need to be complex!
‼️Progress gradually
Give this technique a go the next time you’re schooling or jumping and let us know how you get on!
Suitable for all levels, all ages and all disciplines
www.awardequinephysio.co.uk
#equinephysio #riderphysio #chartedphysio #ridingbiomechanics #focusiskey #youcandoit #ridingprogress
❓What is a physio❓➡️We are far more than a ‘back person ’ or giving your horse a massage. With many years of training, and many more years perfecting our skills after qualifying, Physio’s are experts at movement. ✅Looking at the horse and rider a complete picture, and then being able to pinpoint the areas of limitation, and knowing how best to combat these. 👏We are often the point of contact for the horse and rider, bringing the team together to allow for the full team approach to you and your horse 💪🏽We understand, in great depth, all the bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, nerves and brain functions that all work together to allow movement to occur.We can identify areas of needing work and focus before they become an issue, preventing lameness, pain and loss of performance! ‼️Physio isn’t and should never be classed as a luxury, but as a complete essential for all horses and riders! We have a duty of care for our horses to make sure their bodies are optimally functioning to allow them to carry our weight and perform what we ask. We then should prioritise how we sit in the saddle, as if our horse is having to hold our weight asymmetrically, or guess what we are asking as our aids are not clear, and compensate for us holding pain… we have a duty to our horses to look after our own bodies!! #equinephysio #riderphysio #equineperformance #riderperformance #teamworkmakesthedreamwork
👀 What does a physio eye see?? 👀When watching a rider & horse, whether that be on TV, social media or in front of me, I can’t help but analyse the movement of the horse and rider. Sometimes I wish I could just appreciate the picture in front of me, but instead, my brain breaks down how the pelvis is swinging, how the horse is pushing off their hind limbs, along side their head and neck posture and the evenness through their bodies. When it comes to the rider, this is a finely tuned balance between stability, suppleness and ability to use limbs independently. This makes it sound simple, but being able to use these aspects in a straight line is harder enough, let alone when we need bend, doing lateral work, jumping and working within the different paces. For example; If a rider is stiff though the upper back, turning one way, it is likely the horse will find the bend challenging this way and the rider will find a way of compensating…A Physio’s eye cannot help but see this; whether that be with a young rider or horse, or a top class combination, we cannot help but see areas that we can improve…. I believe that’s what makes physio (for both horse & rider) a crucial member of the team when we are looking for performance improvement www.awardequinephysio.co.uk#physioeye #journeyofimprovement #riderphysio #equinephysio #charteredphysio #sharingmystory
