Horse & Hound Bodywork

04/08/2023

12/23/2022

Last week, we posted a 45-second video of Karl Cook talking about his 5* Grand Prix winning mount Kalinka van’t Zorgvleit. Maybe you saw it on TikTok, Facebook or Instagram. Nearly one million people have and hundreds have commented on it. Because that video triggered a lot of feelings and discour...

10/24/2022

TEST FOR OCCLUSION--does the horse have good food grinding ability?

TOP: incisors do not separate with lateral jaw movement = poor chewing teeth occlusion (poor contact for grinding.)

BOTTOM: note incisor separation with lateral movement (after correcting incisor length and table angle with hand tools) = proof of chewing teeth occlusion.

These are always a work in progress--striving to improve chewing teeth table angles and keeping incisors balanced is challenging...and very rewarding for everyone!

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10/24/2022

Did you know most horses chew and hold their jaw towards the side of their more sound front leg?

The right front heel here is lower and more sound. The left front heel is higher, more contracted and sore. Easy to see, right!?

Now, peek at the jaw position to the horse's right, with slight overgrowth of the horse's upper left and lower right incisors. This is super common, and should not be allowed to get worse! It will end up in a vicious downward spiral over time.

Second teeth picture is after adjustments = better jaw AND BODY balance.

It's always a work in progress getting feet and teeth better balanced--lots of bodywork helps, but providing for more movement is #1 in my book. There are some interesting exceptions to this pattern that I discuss in my book.

It's ALL connected. This page also has more on this...scroll back!

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