I have to tell you, this article was incredibly difficult to write, because every time I attempted to condense and articulate my perspective on learning to use Manolo’s in-hand techniques, I had no idea where to start. The truth is [...]
So you've read Part 1, and you're back for more? Great! Read on... If not...go read it now, or watch the video below for a crash course! (Actually, watch the video anyway...there are a few updates I'll discuss in more [...]
18 November 2017 As I pulled out my beloved violin to play a favourite Scottish folk tune before heading to bed one night earlier this year—something that has become a meditative ritual after playing infrequently for so long since walking [...]
Doing Rehab Right The 5-Part Guide to digging deeper in order to heal the whole horse (and coming out the other side with your sanity intact) Part 2: The Shrek Model for a Whole Horse Overhaul Horses [...]
This piece by Caroline Larrouilh of Proud Horse Connections was originally published in 2014 and is shared here with permission. Thank you to Caroline for so beautifully articulating these thoughts and encouraging others to look deeper when something is amiss. Mystery Lameness [...]
ONLINE COURSE REVIEW Equine Integrative Medicine Based Assessment & Rehab Strategies: Seven Case Studies with Dr. Ridgway and Manolo Mendez SEGMENT Introduction to Fascia, Laterality and the Crooked Horse Syndrome by Dr Kerry Ridgway This introductory lecture sets the theme [...]
One of my favourite TED talks -- especially for those moments you are blindsided with the completely-unexpected-huh?!-you-can't-be-serious revelations that obliterate the path from A to B and open up a whole bunch of questions about C, D, E, F, G, [...]
Doing Rehab Right The 5-Part Guide to digging deeper in order to heal the whole horse (and coming out the other side with your sanity intact) The Camel, The Performance Horse & The Last Straw Part [...]
In recent times, and I’m sure sometimes to the frustration of my clients, I have become much stricter about referring clients on for veterinary examination and diagnostic workups. This is for a whole host of reasons, with a few including [...]
Differentiation between gymnastic and cybernetic muscles "The gymnastic muscles are the most important and strongest skeletal muscles, responsible for rapidity and power of impulsion. Their innervation is relatively light, with one motorneuron servicing approximately 1000 myofibrils. The cybernetic muscles, [...]
