By touching your horse from head to tail every time you visit them you develop a sense of what is normal for your horse. When you are familiar with how your horse feels and acts on a daily basis, it … Continue reading →
Most of us are familiar with the stereotypical image of the sway-backed, pot-bellied, old broodmare in the pasture. Unfortunately it is the eventual fate of many broodmares’ bodies to lose that nice topline after years of carrying foals to term. … Continue reading →
In this segment of “A Prescription For Parelli“ we will discuss how using the Sideways Game on the circle from Zone 1 can help with improving thoracic spinal mobility. As we’ve discussed in previous segments, horses can pick up habits of movement and … Continue reading →
Warmer weather brings with it new green grasses and other lush greens for our horse's to munch on and with that comes an increase in the number of cases of laminitis and founder. The trigger mechanism(s) for this condition in … Continue reading →
As part of my new series “A Prescription For Parelli“ we will discuss games and exercises taught within the Parelli Natural Horsemanship program that can be used to target specific imbalances in the equine body. In this segment we will cover backing with the … Continue reading →
