Episode #22: The Anatomy of Training
As any bodyworker will tell you, there are certain areas of the horse that always seem to be tense and reactive to palpation. This seems to be the case regardless of sport, and regardless of the level of sport that horses participate in.
Now while it is important to address this tension with bodywork, it is also important to know how the body works, so that we can train better and more responsibly.
Let’s take a tour of the neck, back and pelvis of the horse to examine how the ligament system of the horse works, and how the supraspinous ligament and the nuchal ligament affect your horse.
Studying their unique design will give you food for thought when you approach your under tack training sessions!
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