tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post3495330187638564476..comments2024-03-29T06:50:02.941-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: the chicken or the egg: a body work storyemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-11474180282781044242017-01-05T00:49:14.208-08:002017-01-05T00:49:14.208-08:00When we were horse shopping, we looked a mare that...When we were horse shopping, we looked a mare that grazed like that (always on the one leg) and she had club foot. Obviously not the same as Charlie, but I had the same chicken/egg thought: which caused which?Olivia @ DIY Horse Ownershiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16138490796669110523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-34858610422334818162017-01-04T22:23:47.320-08:002017-01-04T22:23:47.320-08:00Murray's shoulders look just like this!! His r...Murray's shoulders look just like this!! His right shoulder is also lower, and in his case that is the more upright foot. His left shoulder is higher and the whole foot is flatter. I suspect that in Murray's case his entire right limb is a bit shorter than his left limb, causing both hoof and postural oddities. I also feel it when we ride, which is an unfortunate pain in the butt -- but I continue to hope that lots of correct work will help fix this!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834098473974912416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-8744302530158164442017-01-04T17:47:43.064-08:002017-01-04T17:47:43.064-08:00Oops I meant to add 'as well as hoofcare' ...Oops I meant to add 'as well as hoofcare' to that first sentence! <br />Also Dr Kerry Ridgeway wrote some good articles on high/low :)Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16292991614704353625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-70703554722811954682017-01-04T17:45:12.404-08:002017-01-04T17:45:12.404-08:00High/low hoof syndrome definitely needs to be adre...High/low hoof syndrome definitely needs to be adressed through bodywork & gymnastic exercises which promote synmetry for the exact reason you've spotted. Uneven horses grow uneven feet. I've heard of some studs who only let foals graze on tall grasses so they don't develop high/low from that asymmetrical grazing stance. Feeding from high positions to replicate the tree foraging that wild horses do can also help with a horse's lateral balance and musculature. It's such interesting stuff!Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16292991614704353625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-7560699997776709582017-01-04T13:47:43.332-08:002017-01-04T13:47:43.332-08:00hrm yea i know that feeling... hopefully there'...hrm yea i know that feeling... hopefully there's nothing very serious going on with him!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-32237457635896445722017-01-04T13:41:24.912-08:002017-01-04T13:41:24.912-08:00I was hoping to hold out for the chiro until the s...I was hoping to hold out for the chiro until the spring, but I'm thinking Miles needs to be seen sooner... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567094702344719852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-52234172614584272682017-01-04T12:21:26.164-08:002017-01-04T12:21:26.164-08:00my jump trainer swears by acupuncture for both hor...my jump trainer swears by acupuncture for both horses and humans. i have one friend who does it for her migraines. but i also have another friend who didn't feel like it helped her. i liked the results i got with isabel so we'll see i guess! <br /><br />and yea i'm super curious about the shoulder thing too, and am cautiously optimistic that we'll be able to move the needle at least a little bit over coming months...emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-38113341252486619712017-01-04T12:19:55.913-08:002017-01-04T12:19:55.913-08:00i know, right? like.... obvi i will never think i ...i know, right? like.... obvi i will never think i know close to everything... but it's kinda astounding how much there still is to learn lolemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-69716002192482784342017-01-04T12:04:54.964-08:002017-01-04T12:04:54.964-08:00Interesting about the shoulder development, look f...Interesting about the shoulder development, look forward to seeing how that gets untangled and restacked in the future. I've always been curious about accupuncture for horses (and a bit about for myself too)L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-67984451682613258282017-01-04T11:31:34.404-08:002017-01-04T11:31:34.404-08:00Horses are so interesting. Always new things to le...Horses are so interesting. Always new things to learn or just think about.Careyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03624374504547832814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-33350090783355267432017-01-04T11:23:23.441-08:002017-01-04T11:23:23.441-08:00huh that's bizarre but very interesting about ...huh that's bizarre but very interesting about the different shoes on each of the front feet. food for thought! and wishing you good luck getting your guy feeling better too. sometimes i wish they would just use their words.....emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-91714119595939087372017-01-04T10:32:32.078-08:002017-01-04T10:32:32.078-08:00One of my friends' horses stands like that to ...One of my friends' horses stands like that to graze too! He had the same thing- less heel on the front foot and uneven shoulders. The farrier actually put an aluminum shoe on the low foot and a regular shoe on the other foot to even out the feet, which really changed the way he moved and stood. I dunno if that's common practice but it worked for that one horse at least. And of course time and a good program, which it sounds like you've got!<br /><br />I'm going down the chiro/acupuncture road with my body sore green horse too, fingers crossed it makes them both feel better, ughhhh horses. Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04255900012774193536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-17755782221966394082017-01-04T08:21:37.170-08:002017-01-04T08:21:37.170-08:00lol basically whenever a horse person asks me if i...lol basically whenever a horse person asks me if i'm actually crazy, i kinda just shrug my shoulders and say 'obviously, aren't we all?'emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-36425972730458829292017-01-04T08:02:08.083-08:002017-01-04T08:02:08.083-08:00I know 'the look'. I've gotten it seve...I know 'the look'. I've gotten it several times since I purchased Valeria. <br /><br />I love chiro/acupuncture/massage. I can't say that they work for every horse 100% of the time but I have seen differences in movement after a chiro appointment. Plus I think it's only fair to give a new horse that had a tough career as a baby/younger horse a little bit of extra TLC to make sure they can perform into their senior years.<br />I'm sure he'll pick up weight once you've got him all sorted out. :)SpanishWalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10003578056572686242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-40164673026553947312017-01-04T07:09:56.371-08:002017-01-04T07:09:56.371-08:00that is all my sincerest hopes!!! sound happy and ...that is all my sincerest hopes!!! sound happy and FATTER horse plz!!!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-12073105941012841402017-01-04T07:01:45.879-08:002017-01-04T07:01:45.879-08:00I think it's really great that you're doin...I think it's really great that you're doing all this stuff to sort him out so early on. it's going to make it easier in the long run and he'll be sounder and happier for longer!!<br /><br />(as an aside: dont worry about him being scrawny. I can't wait until another couple months pass and he emerges from his winter hair cocoon as a beautiful butterfly. I had trouble believing it my first winter too but it does happen!!)Purple Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179696153116063779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-76968620167104552962017-01-04T06:36:32.598-08:002017-01-04T06:36:32.598-08:00it's so bizarre!!! but i'm oddly reassured...it's so bizarre!!! but i'm oddly reassured that charlie isn't the only one hahaemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-80730845896061299962017-01-04T06:34:07.623-08:002017-01-04T06:34:07.623-08:00I have the exact opposite on Mia, her right should...I have the exact opposite on Mia, her right shoulder is way over developed and she stands with her right leg under her while eating. My farrier told me she stood with her right leg back while eating just by seeing her shoulder, and he was right, they are obviously related! appydoesdressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03247747981543003242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-91002341381905047982017-01-04T06:12:48.489-08:002017-01-04T06:12:48.489-08:00ughhhh dip be gone!!
these horses are so funny -...ughhhh dip be gone!! <br /><br />these horses are so funny - i would always ask isabel's farrier (who i loved) about various riding things i was doing and how it affected her feet. and he'd basically say that it mattered WAY more what the horse was doing with it's feet the other 23 hours in its day, out in the field or in the stall or whatever. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-9985750514593177752017-01-04T06:08:07.496-08:002017-01-04T06:08:07.496-08:00I've had these thoughts! Archie had a dip in ...I've had these thoughts! Archie had a dip in his right front wall and he always stands with that hoof back. Did standing like that help create the dip or does he stand like that because it feels better on the dip? Who knows. But we're getting rid of the damn dip.Beka Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11510058677533021975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-16883202258771008102017-01-04T05:58:21.509-08:002017-01-04T05:58:21.509-08:00Yea I mean.... Every horse is sorta uneven, and Is...Yea I mean.... Every horse is sorta uneven, and Isabel definitely was too. But I think we can hopefully make a bit of a difference here. And it's definitely something I'll talk through with the various trainers and professionals involved in Charlie's care!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-65788431458980320852017-01-04T05:57:26.675-08:002017-01-04T05:57:26.675-08:00Yea they just need so much time. Can't wait to...Yea they just need so much time. Can't wait to read more about your new girl tho!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-18385700948513741462017-01-04T05:57:00.352-08:002017-01-04T05:57:00.352-08:00Ha I'm slightly insane about the level of docu...Ha I'm slightly insane about the level of documentation.... But I'm also kinda learning as I go so taking all these pics and notes really helps me. Hopefully we've got some gorgeous hunk of horse to show for it in another six months!!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-76706555108457120202017-01-04T05:55:40.042-08:002017-01-04T05:55:40.042-08:00The acupuncture is FASCINATING to watch. Seriously...The acupuncture is FASCINATING to watch. Seriously. Like get Dino a session just for that alone. Once all the needles go in, the horse kinda chills for a while. Except the needles are DEFINITELY doing things. Like you can absolutely tell when a needle becomes "active" or whatever, when it's increasing circulation or bringing sensitivity to an area. Both Isabel and Charlie would be basically zonking out, then suddenly slightly agitated, pointing to the needle that feels funny, maybe swishing their tail or shaking their head. But we ask them to stand and let the needle do its thing... And then the feeling passes and the horse goes back to being zonked. It's pretty wild actually hahaemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-91417819123183665742017-01-04T05:53:02.475-08:002017-01-04T05:53:02.475-08:00I can't wait to see the transformation (hopefu...I can't wait to see the transformation (hopefully) unfold too haha. And honestly I don't necessarily think there's a *wrong* combo of types of body work for horses. Like yes I would love to optimize by scheduling things exactly in the right order for my horse... But sometimes I optimize by my own budget and the schedules of the professionals involved.... And just hope that it all is adding to the greater good anyway. Maybe. Lolemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.com