When Verema walked out into the mounting yard prior to last year's Melbourne Cup, I felt as if someone had hit me in the stomach. Watching the broadcast at a barbecue with family and friends, I had drawn Verema in [...]
Sep 27, 2014 Muscles need anchors to function… But what happens if you are born with malformed cervical vertebrae that lack a crucial anchoring point? This is the case for a large number of thoroughbred horses – and the subject [...]
VALE JACK - "WICKED & DIVINE" We never intended to end up so tied to each other, but our hearts became irrevocably bound regardless. We found mutual respect and a way to coexist, and you, ever so independent, so [...]
When my hands are quiet and still on a horse, it can look like I am doing nothing. Yet, these moments are often when the most is happening. Sometimes, it feels like there is a storm brewing below the surface. [...]
Many of you engaged with the story of how I ended up with a special orange rehab project named Ollie - if you missed it, you can read the introduction to this chapter of his life on the blog here [...]
I've been pretty quiet over the last month as it's been a busy time with work, study and everything else in my life. However, there's been one very special development. In a week's time, it will be 2 years since [...]
The Foundations of Soundness blog has been running for quite some time now, with several recent articles and interviews generating incredible responses worldwide. Given the feedback about my anatomy articles and photographic posts, I'm very excited to announce a project [...]
Picture yourself seated in the Equestrian La Mancha indoor arena, warm rug over your knees, and a hot, herbal tea cupped in your hands. Looking to your left and right, you see 37 other equine bodyworkers, vets and wellness [...]
Breathing easy… We take it for granted. Yet, when a horse holds their back with tension, they also hold their breath. In the same way, a horse whose breathing is not so easy, cannot help but hold their back. [...]
What is it that we are really seeing and feeling in our horse's bodies? Is a bulge in the neck really just "out" or temporarily misaligned? Is it a muscle that is overdeveloped, or stuck in contraction? Or, are the [...]
