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❓𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙗 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙘 𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩❓ In part 1 of this series, Dr. Sherry Johnson of Equine Sports Medicine explained how the thoracic sling can get bound up after wobbler’s surgery and this video shows you 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 that help strengthen that. The thoracic sling is crucial for performance horses because it acts as the primary support system for the horse’s front end. 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 —instead, this area is held together by muscles, tendons, and ligaments, collectively known as the thoracic sling. Let’s break down why conditioning this area is essential: ✅ 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: A well-conditioned thoracic sling helps a horse maintain better balance and stability, both in motion and while standing. For barrel racers, jumpers, or any performance horse, this balance translates into better maneuverability and quicker response times, which are key to top-level performance. ✅ 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝗱: Strengthening these muscles allows the horse to lift its front end more effectively. This elevation is essential for collecting, turning, and engaging the hindquarters—skills that are critical in disciplines like dressage and reining, as well as in barrel racing when rounding barrels. ✅ 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: If the thoracic sling is weak, the horse might overcompensate by placing more strain on its back and hindquarters. This can lead to a cascade of issues, from back pain to hind-end lameness, which can sideline

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Need help choosing a stallion for the upcoming breeding season? Our “Stallion Suggestions Report” can help! ⁉️Did you know⁉️ 3 of the 4 independent variables we use in our report are from the dam’s side. Each independent variable is an index that measure performance against risk and the more you can control the independent variables, the more you can control the dependent variables like placing in the 1D. 😉 ⁉️Why is the dam’s side so important⁉️ Heritability and statistical diversity increase ⬆️ on the dam’s side. In this 2023 study of racing quarter horses, it was found that while both male and female horses show potential, it’s often the mares that carry the winning genes (confirmed by the variability in Estimated Breeding Values). ⬅️ EVIDENCE ⁉️Why we use an index⁉️ An index can offer a more reliable and accurate representation of complex data while reducing bias. Our indexes evaluate the performance of stallions through their offspring’s achievements in competitions as well as the diversity of the progeny. This way, we can gauge a stallion’s reliability and potential to produce consistently high-performing offspring, balancing the ‘performance’ with the ‘risk’ of betting on one horse. 📢 We’ve evaluated multiple NFR qualifying mares, an AQHA Horse of the Year and many others so order your report today to help you decide who to breed your mare to using data-backed analysis! 📢 Resource: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10294889/

EquiSource official website launch

Join us as we introduce our new website! We will go over all the technical details to ensure a good user experience.

I 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 that in this new year to come, you 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 because if you are making mistakes, then you are:✅ making new things✅ trying new things✅ learning✅ living✅ pushing yourself✅ changing yourself ✅ changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆, and more importantly, you’re 𝒅𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈.

Embrace the mistakes you make…

I 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 that in this new year to come, you 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 because if you are making mistakes, then you are: ✅ making new things ✅ trying new things ✅ learning ✅ living ✅ pushing yourself ✅ changing yourself ✅ changing your world You’re doing things you’ve never 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆, and more importantly, you’re 𝒅𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈.

Thank you!

Thank you to everyone that has purchased a breeding suggestions report in the past few weeks. All of the money earned from these goes right back into innovation to create a better experience for YOU including my website! I worked 12 hours yesterday, I worked 12 hours today and I’ll work 12 hours tomorrow and all the subsequent days till it’s done! I also have a sub-contractor in an opposite time zone working on automation. #blessed #eyetwitch #4screens

Elite Barrel Racing most successful crosses of the futurity and derby combined. Earnings include the average. There was a two-way tie for first place with 4 1D placings each for the following crosses: Tres Seis over a Chasin Firewater mare Dash Ta Fame over a Frenchmans Guy mare There was a two-way tie for second with 3 occurrences each for the following crosses: Eddie Stinson over an Ivory James mare The Kandyman over a Frenchmans Guy mare