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Pole Exercises!! Raised Fan Poles
With this series, I hope to give you something fun to try with your horse, while also helping you understand exactly how these exercises benefit them physically. (Make sure you do your warm-up and cool-down routines!!) Raised Fan Poles Purpose: Improve stride awereness, symmertry and body control. This exercise is a powerhouse for developing full-body symmetry. By challenging the horse to shift between their extensor and flexor muscle chains, it builds strength in the thoraci
Emma Sharman
Mar 53 min read


Spiral Line
The spiral line has been so much fun going in to and there is a lot to write about it so this section is a bit long but it's definitely...
Emma Sharman
Apr 8, 20254 min read


Lateral Line
The job of the Lateral Line, if you haven't guessed it, is to bend the horses neck and body to the side... laterally. It also works to...
Emma Sharman
Feb 24, 20252 min read


Why Do We Tend To Find Diagonal Issues An A Horse?
This is because of the Functional Line. this line goes from the humerus, crosses over the back to the diagonal patella. Thoracolumbar...
Emma Sharman
Dec 17, 20241 min read


Forelimb Muscle Chains
The Forelimb muscle chain is what gives the fount legs movement and knowing which muscles are responsible for what is important so that...
Emma Sharman
Sep 25, 20242 min read


Extensor and Flexor Muscle Chains
To put more information into this newsletter I have decided to link the myofascial and muscle chains together as they work together. You...
Emma Sharman
Aug 26, 20242 min read


Myofascial Chains
First of all, before we begin let's explore what myofascia is, we talked about fascia last time but now there is Myo- in front of it. Myo...
Emma Sharman
Apr 9, 20242 min read


Fascia, What is it?
Many of you have heard me say facial release, acupressure points and how it can affect the whole body. So I think it will be a good one...
Emma Sharman
Apr 9, 20241 min read
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