Indiba for maintenance of arthritic hocks ready for a year of BD!
Letโs get that bounce back!!
Chiefs first day back after abscess
Chief had an abscess which took weeks to come out and longer to be able to get a shoe on. He spent a month out of work, and this was his first day back in work. He was still sore on that foot due to the continuous politicing and wrapping to keep clean his heel had suffered. He has white thoroughbred feet so it doesnโt take a lot. I wanted to do some lateral poles to get some lift and flexibility back in his front end from being so suck and sore for so long. He still wasnโt 100% sound so he only did a couple of trot circles on each rein. We love this exercise you can take it at every angle and really makes Chief work hard on using his brain!!
1. Improves Balance and CoordinationNavigating poles laterally helps the horse become more aware of its body, improving coordination and balance.It encourages even weight distribution and engages smaller stabilising muscles.
2. Enhances Flexibility and SupplenessRequires the horse to bend and stretch its body, improving suppleness and flexibility.It can help loosen tight muscles and promote a better range of motion.
3. Engages Core and HindquartersThese exercises strengthen the horse's core and encourage engagement of the hindquarters, promoting better propulsion and power.Helps in building muscle symmetry.
4. Improves Rhythm and Stride ConsistencyHorses must maintain a consistent rhythm to negotiate poles, which helps develop a steady, balanced gait.
5. Encourages Mental FocusLateral pole work requires concentration and problem-solving, keeping the horse mentally stimulated.It can be especially beneficial for horses that tend to get bored or lose focus during repetitive exercises.
6. Aids in Training Lateral MovementsIt provides an opportunity to practice, refine get the building blocks for lateral movements like leg-yielding, shoulder-in, and haunches-in, with added precision due to the poles.
7. Rehabilitation and Injury PreventionLow-impact pole exercises can be part of a rehabilitation program to rebuild strength and
Indiba packed day today from acute new injuries, scarring to some arthritis!
Video is treating some suspected neck OA or cervical malformation, lots and lots of release when turned back out! Excited to see the results in a few more sessions
Already seeing marked improvement in Hock arthritis client and a kissing spines client in just two sessions out of six
Happy to chat if you think Indiba might benifit your horse, and speak to your vet if needed. The research speaks for itself!!
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Yesterday was one of those days where getting my tack out and getting soaked just to have to clean in and be frozen just didnโt seem worth it! So we spent some time in the afternoon doing some ground work! Chiefy has some proprioceptive aids on his legs, and his bands on! Current roller isnโt ideal but I pad it round his withers and it does the job!!
Here I have his front limbs on a raise surface and Iโm just gently pushing each shoulder. This shifts his weight back on to the hind limbs making him engage his core, top line and stifle stabilisers! You can see his muscles engage and relax with the pushes. However simple this might seem, itโs a great warm up, and a great exercise in general to help engage some muscles that arenโt often used so specifically when moving! It really helps them relax and start releasing those often tense places around their pelvis that so many horses struggle with tension!
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๐ขFern showing off her pole skills๐ข Itโs really hard for lots of dogs to do poles and itโs one of my favourite basic exercises as it highlights lots of things with one exercise โช๏ธSwapping sides and changing the way they are looking can be lots harder on one side than the other, highlighting a weaker side or leg โช๏ธyou often see their weaker leg hitting the pole consistently really showing the issue but also meaning we are able to see improvements easily when they hit the pole less! โช๏ธlots of dogs struggle to concentrate and this really highlights that, being able to think about the job at hand, SLOW DOWN and focus on each leg is very hard. Fern shows off that she can do this for treat in hand and when I scatter in the poles to slow her down! Although she does find this harder as it removes her momentum! โช๏ธsome dogs look like the can do this well until you slow them down, and it highlights that they use momentum to keep straightness and balance, and when you slow them down they lack the control in the movement!
The face of no f*cks given after dumping me because heโs absolutely full of beans and there was a dog in a gap in the hedge. A dog he has met 100x before, and was no need to be quite so ridiculous spring is springing! Note to self donโt hack in your new boots, they are stiff and you arenโt secure ๐คฆโโ๏ธ๐.
If I am a do lots of deep breaths before bending this week, apologies!
Sorry Wanda and Queenie for the drama on our first warm sunny hack of the year!
After being away a for a week afew weeks ago, I managed to work chief once, before the time off all got too exciting and a shoe was sacrificed to the mud gods!
I had already put the poles out before I realised heโd lost said shoe so off we went to do some walk poles and proprioception work before he had it off more than a few hours and got foot sore!
Aim of his backing up is to stay as straight as we can, lift, think about each leg over the pole, where the pole is, all at the same time, while staying relaxed and controlled, big thinking for chiefy brain! Itโs important to keep taking breaks for them to react and think in between, especially when something was a bit hard for them!
Last two videos are explaining about why when I say Chief tends to entertain himself if he has time off, I mean it. Especially if itโs a cold morning like it was that day! Thankfully the mud is drying, the grass is growing and spring is springing ๐น ๐บ
