The Kneaded Edge

10/08/2024

Thanks Kelly Sigler Patterson! 💜💜 Glad the Magna Wave, LZR red light and the kinesiology tape helped your foot.

18/07/2024

It’s not uncommon for me to say to clients as I leave that I felt some positive changes, but in my heart it only really matters that the client and the horse feel and see positive changes. Charlton, thank you so much for sharing these beautiful words! 🥰💜

22/05/2024

Thank you for sharing Aileen! Bonnie is an awesome horse. I’m so lucky to get to work on her. 🤗😍🐴

04/05/2024

Love having an option for clients who are hoping to help hold their horse’s bodywork longer. Thanks Kilgo-Kelly for sharing photos of Bo and Caspian testing out my rental Bemer blanket. 🤗😍🐴🐴

10/04/2024

Eq-Soma Osteology & Anatomy Learning Center and I, invite all my Aiken, SC friends and clients to take advantage of the rare opportunity to come listen to one of my mentors in from Australia, world renowned horse dissection expert, Dr Sharon May-Davis. Topics include ECVM, The Disappearing Lamella, The Elbow, Is It a Joint In Trouble?, and Variable Feeding Positions. You have the choice of attending Saturday April 27 or Sunday April 28. Payment and venue info are in the pdf’s attached.

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31/03/2024

Good read. I have found some horses respond well to CBD products and this article explains possibly why. I will say not all CBD products are created equal. The most effective I have found so far is GoldWowie.com and no I do not receive any kickbacks. Make sure you check with your vet first, before trying it on your horse, in case your horse has any cbd contraindications.

https://thehorse.com/1125062/equine-arthritis-research-update/?fbclid=IwAR2P-Yql_oiRVNvO1NzCYBxpiDzEJ3Ix6ZWTyNV1NoVKJEofQgRoCpMOsns_aem_AQ4k-5HyhALx-9CXiQdN0jqcq8KdklK9vfsjTlXAJGAjhOY7QccQVTQZm7fdJUGxZ2k

A look back at the incredible amount of research scientists published about osteoarthritis in 2023.

29/03/2024

YES!!! I might have mentioned this a time or two or a million . . . ‼️

They W-I-L-L N-O-T D-O I-T.

Will not do what? Use active walks for strength training as an. add-on to their regular training schedules. Eventers, show jumpers, dressage riders, whoever could gain benefit from having stronger equine athletes.

What are you talking about?

Well, this---In 1974 Jack LeGoff had a shallow bench of advanced 3-day horses to send to the World Championshipd to be held in September at Burghley. He had six riders and six horses, zero extras if one got hurt. He wanted to maximize their fitness, because cross country day, back then, would be over 17 miles long, and would require one hour and twenty minutes of trotting and galloping.

So he used vigorous long walks three days a week in addition to the normal schools. So say we did 45 minutes of flat work in the morning, which, with warmup and cool down might take an hour, give or take. Then, in the afternoon, say Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, he would have us saddle up again after lunch, and go hike around the open hills at Wylie. About one to one and a half hours, as I remember, each walk day.

Walks do not stress horses much. They are highly unlikely to cause injury. They build base strength and create muscular development. They are a win-win.

But virtually NOBODY does this, Most human sports teams now employ strength coaches because when technique starts to fail, raw strength can create that winning edge. Why would human horse trainers not want stronger horses?

But does ANYONE grasp this in 2024? Or, if they do, do they make the effort to actually do it?

There’s a hidden gorilla in the room, actually more of a train than a gorilla, It is called the Excuse Train. Nobody wants to admit being lazy, so they dig up reasons to deflect.

“I don’t have time.” That’s a big one.
“I don’t have a place to do it.”
I don’t have enough help.”

But the real reason is usually more basic, six words. “I don’t want to do it.”

Everyone wants an edge. Strength is an edge. There’s a reasonably safe and straightforward method to add strength, Take Jack’s advice or deny it----.

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28/02/2024

24/02/2024

Thank you for sharing Janet! This makes me sooo happy! 💜💜

12/02/2024

I’m not trying to promote TRT, but I totally believe that the 23 hours your horse is not with you has a cumulative effect on the body as well as the hour they are spending with you. If you can soften the brain you can soften the body and vice versa. Do what you can to help your horse in all areas of his life. Me coming once a month or even once a week will never hold if the rest of his days are spent in tension.

11/02/2024

Speaks to my heart. Not sure who to credit. If someone knows, I’m willing to add.

27/01/2024

16/01/2024

Pretty darn cool that Magna Wave is being used by The Spanish Riding School!

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25/12/2023

Merry Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁 My favorite gift is having awesome clients who allow me the privilege of working on their horses. Thank you all!! 🥰

16/12/2023

Proud to be one of the sponsors for year end awards . . . 🤗💜💚
Stable View

30/10/2023

A nice reminder using a great visual . . .

25/10/2023

Hmm, does this mean fascia is important??? Yes!! Love the visual here showing one aspect of fascia.

Savez-vous que des études montrent que le fascia est plus douloureux que la peau ou les muscles?

Quand l’on touche le fascia, l’on touche directement et sommes en interrelation direct avec le système nerveux autonome.

Le fascia et le système nerveux autonome semblent être intimement liés. La stimulation des mécanorécepteurs entraîne un abaissement du tonus sympathique ainsi qu'un changement de la viscosité des tissus locaux.

Le réseau fascial est l’un de nos organes sensoriels les plus riches.

Comme le fascia est innervé, il peut également être une source importante de douleur. Cela dit, la contribution des fascias aux syndromes douloureux ne peut être sous-estimée.
Le fascia contient à la fois des mécanorécepteurs et des nocicepteurs et a également une fonction proprioceptive.

Mécanorécepteurs:

Les fascias sont densément innervés par des mécanorécepteurs (organes terminaux de Golgi, corpuscules de Pacini, terminaisons de Ruffini, terminaisons nerveuses libres), sensibles à la pression manuelle.

Nocicepteurs:

Les fascias contiennent de nombreux nocicepteurs, principalement des nocicepteurs de fibres A et C, ce qui peut expliquer les descriptions de la douleur du fascia comme «bouillante, piquante, brûlantes et tranchantes».

Ceci peut amener le thérapeute à penser que la douleur perçue par le patient est due à une douleur neuropathique mais en réalité, la douleur vient des fascias. Une myriade de minuscules terminaisons nerveuses libres non myélinisées se trouvent presque partout dans les tissus fasciaux, mais particulièrement dans le périoste, dans les couches endomysiales et périmysiales et dans les tissus conjonctifs viscéraux.

Propriocepteurs:

Le fascia profond semble également avoir une fonction proprioceptive et peut donc affecter le contrôle moteur. L’hypothèse est que les expansions myofasciales pourraient garantir la coordination motrice entre les différents segments du corps, apportant un support anatomique aux chaînes myocinétiques.

Fibres sympathiques:

Le fascia et le système nerveux autonome semblent être intimement liés. La stimulation des mécanorécepteurs entraîne un abaissement du tonus sympathique ainsi qu’un changement de la viscosité des tissus locaux.

Des études sur l’anatomie du fascia thoraco-lombaire révèlent une relation étroite entre le système nerveux sympathique et la physiopathologie des troubles fasciaux. Quarante pour cent de l’innervation du fascia thoraco-lombaire sont constitués de fibres sympathiques, connues pour avoir un effet vasoconstricteur sur les vaisseaux sanguins, ce qui peut ensuite conduire à une ischémie du fascia. Cela peut aider à expliquer le phénomène d’augmentation de l’intensité de la douleur avec le stress psychologique, ce qui augmente l’activation du système nerveux sympathique.

Sources:
(Schidler et al, Pain 2014, Pain Rep 2018)

(Mense 2007; Tesarz et al. 2011).

(Gibson 2009; Deising et al. 2012).

(Stecco C. 2015a)

(Willard et al, 2012).