Spring Garden Farm

08/16/2021

Another Fun Night at the Beach ♥️ ☀️ ♥️

08/12/2021

Morning Duck Swim ♥️♥️ ☀️

08/11/2021

Beautiful Night at the farm♥️♥️ 💪

06/20/2021

7 yr old Hanoverian Gelding
Working at 1st Level a little behind due to owner having to many Horses.
Mild Cribber controlled with collar
For Sale Contact Kerri@ 508-431-6897 — with Kerri Arruda at Spring Garden Farm. https://youtu.be/5vg7UWbiSKc

06/20/2021

https://youtu.be/5vg7UWbiSKc. 7 yes old Hanoverian Gelding For Sale please call for additional information 508-431-6897

06/17/2021

06/17/2021

Riding arena finally coming together. New footing, New Sprinkler System and letters 😍

06/15/2021

To understand the feeling of suspension…

Imagine that you are going over a peak on a roller coaster. Though you are still in your seat, you have a feeling of lifting upward as if gravity has momentarily changed. - Janna Dyer

Illustration by Sandy Rabinowitz

06/13/2021

06/09/2021

“I am always saying to the riders, give give give. But the problem is that the riders do not feel secure enough so they close the horse in front. That is wrong, you close the horse from behind, that is the first thing and give rein and the horse can go in front.”

~Klaus Balkenhol~

http://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2014/12/klaus-balkenhol-the-masters/

06/09/2021

“The horse just has a little arthritis in his left hock, it doesn’t seem to bother him too much.”

Horses are great compensators, and they will create alternative locomotive patterns to continue movement.

So, say this little bit of osteoarthritis causes a reduced range of motion of the tarsal joint. In an attempt to maintain stride length and hide this dysfunction to potential predators (because you never know when a lion could be waiting around the corner... or a flapping plastic bag!) the tarsal joint is rotated medially (inwards) during the swing phase of the stride. This results in asymmetrical & medial weight bearing through the digit. This places additional stress through medial hamstring muscles, resulting in muscle tension and trigger points. And this is all something that is potentially going on in just the affected hindlimb.

A hip hike/drop can occur at corresponding phases of the stride, placing the sacroiliac joint under stress, resulting in paraspinal and asymmetrical gluteal tone/pain.

Decreased impulsion from the left hindlimb leads to increased weight bearing through the right forelimb diagonal. This can create tension and hypertrophy to the right pectoral muscles and related fascial planes.

The spiral of compensation could continue on further, affecting cervical muscles that become hypertonic as a result of weight shifting, digit shape and size, TMJ pain, head tiling, hyoid dysfunction, asymmetric tail holding...

Often it can be the case where I see a horse that is a chronic stage of compensation and it can be difficult to find the true cause especially when the horse may appear just overall “stiff”.

I liken the rehabilitation of chronic cases to peeling the layers off an onion; one layer at a time and piece by piece to unravel and rewind the compensation spiral. 🐴

** Note after recieving a lot of messages, if you feel you require help with anything I have mentioned in this post, please drop me a message and I will try to get back to you but it may take me a while as I receive multiple a day! I am based in Surrey and cover most of the South East, so if you’d like a treatment & plan for your horse I would be more than happy. ♥️

06/07/2021

Wise Words from Olympian Steffen Peters👏

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06/01/2021

To help maintain a low hand and closed elbow …

Imagine you are taking your toddler on her first ride, and she is sitting on your lap in the saddle. Through all of your movements and transitions, those low-together hands and tucked-in elbows act like a seat belt for your little one to enjoy her first ride safely. — Bonnie Walker

Illustration by Sandy Rabinowitz.

05/30/2021

Dorothee Schneider, multi medal winner for Germany, tells us:
“My concept of developing horses is a combination of looking to a good suppleness, to be able to straighten the horse, and to have a good motivation for the horses. The first step is to stretch the horses forward and down, but not just with the rein. I can only do that with a straight horse stepping the hind legs forward to the rein. It can only go to the contact if it’s balanced behind me.”
https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2018/01/making-your-own-grand-prix-horse-with-dorothee-schneider/

05/30/2021

The Rain ☔️ doesn’t Stop us here at the Farm. Business as usual. Getting all the gardens cleaned up!
And so Excited about our outdoor Sprinkler System going in😅😀.

05/28/2021

05/25/2021

To get the feel of the horse reaching for the bit correctly…

Think of the base of the horse’s neck as one of those crinkly straws you sip a drink through. When properly reaching for the bit, it will reach up and out just like the last of the crinkles open on the straw. The horse is both stronger and more flexible when he is reaching and lifting at the base of his neck in this way. So think about that part of the neck instead of the horse’s mouth. —Eliza Sydnor Romm

Illustration by Sandy Rabinowitz.

05/22/2021

Fun Family Night♥️♥️

05/21/2021

Charles de Kunffy tells us:
“I am always looking for the same things. A horse that has become supple in the joints and elastic in the musculature, a horse that can demonstrate that athletic achievement by moving lightly and carrying the weight on the haunches with good engagement. A rhythmic cadence, which is a motion that comes off the ground – the horse doesn’t just move forward, he carries himself forward. All that comes from the proper relaxation which is preliminary to everything else.”
https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2021/05/guarding-the-classical-principles/

05/20/2021

Looking for Farm help. Job duties include: Feeding, Turnout, Stalls, General Farm duties. Must have experience be reliable and self motivated . Competitive pay for the right candidate.

05/20/2021

Johan Hamminga tells us:
“Between the collection, let the neck fall down – longer, deeper, longer your reins, let him stretch a little more.”
“Here’s a picture where the whole neck falls down, he stretches and uses his back muscles. The hind legs are connected with the muscles from the hock to the loins, to the back, to the wither, to the neck, to the ears. You can see that his inside hind leg is carrying more weight because that pastern is horizontal and his left hind leg is 45 degrees. That’s the reason you bring the neck in this position because you give more freedom to the hind legs to carry more weight at different phases of the canter, and all the muscles of the top line are being used in the right way.”
https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2021/03/the-classical-principles-really-do-work-with-johan-hamminga/

05/20/2021

I have one of these for sale if any oils looking for one $50.00

05/14/2021

Time to teach and hydrate after a super day! Worked hard now I will sleep Good 😅

05/12/2021

Another Super Day of Training.