Category: Health & Fitness

Paula Broadhurst, a Director of the Sussex Equine Hospital, explains the various forms of EHV disease and what horse owners and yards can do to minimise the risks.

Human physiotherapist Andy Thomas, who has worked with both British and American equestrian team riders, gave a lecture to a group of coaches at Weymarsh Stud late last year. This is a summary taken from that lecture and will be of as much interest to riders as it is to rider coaches

Trish Soper-Powell, who runs The Pilates Foundry, near Farnham, works with a number of rider clients. She suggests two mat exercises you can practise at home to help develop strength, control and positive energy to create a purposeful balanced walk.

The income of people who ride, train and compete horses professionally is instantly threatened if a fall results in a serious injury. When freelance Kim Zimich came off a youngster and broke four ribs and fractured three vertebrae, she needed to get back into the saddle fast.

In the first of a new series, Targeted Pilates, Jayne Dillon works with trainer Richard Mackay and Pilates instructor Trish Soper-Powell to resolve canter issues.

Horse owners: If you heard of something that helps fresh wounds heal, eases colics, supports recovery from laminitis and increases the effectiveness of physiotherapy: wouldn’t you want to know more?

JODY HASWELL has put his savings and training savvy behind the installation of a water treadmill...