How well clinicians agree when grading movement and what this means for everyday practice.

How insights from expert clinicians on subjectivity, scope of practice and practical protocols helped shape the Equine Quality of Movement Score.

A panel of expert physiotherapists selected key features to guide scoring of equine movement under different conditions.

Discover the movements equine clinicians most frequently use when assessing horses' movement and how this is the foundation of a new outcome measure - the Equine Quality of Movement Score.

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Acute to Chronic workload is a ratio that can be used to help reduce the risk of injury. Acute = workload that week. Chronic = the

The last six months I've had to slow down, do a lot of resting and rehabbing due to two disc protrusions in my lower back. During my non-rid

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Once you’ve looked at BCS (Part 1), you can then look at muscle development. This tells you the horse’s habitual way of moving, stage of tra

I find the 9-point Henneke system more useful. And I like to consider condition (fat coverage) and muscle development separately.

Will this machine fix my horse? The short answer: No. The long answer: Yes. Curious read on.

Do you know what to do if your horse has a swollen leg? Learn some tips on how to effectively apply RICEMM.

If you see a dramatic change in a session, most likely it either is not dramatic and you just haven't seen all the preceding work, or they a

Learn about tissue healing time frames and avoid making common mistakes in recovering from injury.

Pre-cooling is not some fancy technique reserved for elite level horses performing at big competitions. Pre-cooling benefits every horse.

How to fix common mistakes that occur during pole work: slowing down, rushing, drifting and not stretching down.

Principles and strength training. Know your reps, sets and why you are doing the pole work exercise.

If you constantly want massage, you have to ask; why are your muscles tense all the time?

Touch and treatment for horse sore back.

Changes in movement and behaviour that may indicate your horse has a sore back.