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How lucky you are to have Gavin treat your horse!!

hadfos - equine osteopaths don't actually tend to do much manipulation (''cracking'') on the joints as like you say the horse is obviously far too big! There are some areas you can adjust, such as the upper neck by using the head as a kind of lever or the hips by using the hind leg as a long...

Thankyou guys got some great suggestions! I wasn't aware there was so much research going on on this field already - think I limited my reading to journals etc on Athens and obviously I dont want to reinvent the wheel Peacelily! Trouble is the staff at my Uni (particularly the research ones)...

Hey can pick your brains please! Im doing a masters degree in Osteopathy, and for part of it we have to complete a dissertation. I am having some trouble thinking of a title as unfortunately I am not particularly blessed in the research mindset! Basically I have decided that I definately want...

Difficult as always to tell over a forum without seeing the horse in person as it were, but I would probably put it down to working hard yesterday - could have caused some local joint inflammation which will take a while to diminish - due to him not moving about much and the cold! (lack of...

Dont forget you will need your vets permission before any of those practitioners can see your horse anyway! I can recommend Frankie Watts http://www.kentosteopath.com/index.shtml Hope this helps!

Anyone know of anywhere very close to Maidstone that offers DIY/part livery? Must have all year turnout and a floodlit school

good reading!! i often wonder how many equine orthopaedic conditions are caused by shoeing...but thats another debate in itself!!!

Royal Society for the PREVENTION of CRUELTY to animals :-S Hypocritical from the very core. What the hell did they do to prevent this abuse of these horses? Absolutely bu**er all, and I for one am pleased that a group of ''hysterical women'' took it upon themselves to get these animals the care...

He has quite possibly been ridden by a very one sided rider, and developed the musculature to accomodate for this! At the age of 16 it will be harder to correct than say for a younger horse, but I don't see why there cannot be improvement. Have you tried carrot stretches? i.e. him loose in the...

Saddle?

Unfortunately, in the world of horses, there are a lot of cowboys out there who know how to pull the wool over the eyes of unsuspecting horse owners. Not just in the case of ''back therapists'' but in saddle fitting, instructors, dentists, etc... And why not -they can make £50 quid by having a...

Rider fitness is the one key area that is so often neglected!! All the emphasis is put on 'will my horse be fit enough?' But in the majority of cases the riders own fitness is below par. I think it is important (if not essential) to do other exercise than riding - after all when riding, even...

Looking good! I think you slightly overshot the centre line at the beginning? Just one more minor point - the halt at C was good, but try and get the trot transtion afterwards a little sharper. And dont forget your diagonals!!

Lol no he wont need sedating he is literally a donkey - can do anything to him and he really is not one to fuss. Would plain water actually get the grime off? Thought somehting oil based would loosen it so it would drop off with its own accord, and I wont have to do lots of ''scrubbing'' !!!