Stifle issues are quite common in horses. Knowing how to read the red flags can help you take action sooner and help your horse recover faster.

Not every horse is right for every purpose. Before you buy a horse, have a long think about your skill level, your ambitions and your financial capability.

A healthy horse should be able to effortlessly stand on three legs while you pick up the fourth one. If this is a struggle, it is worth investigating.

Instability in the stifles is a very common, but often underrecognized, issue. Here are some things to look out for in your horse.

What happens in the mind does not stay in the mind. Stressful events can cause issues in the body, especially tension in the ventral chain of muscles.

Flexibility and mobility are two different things. Here’s why it’s important to tell them apart. 

Old injuries can sometimes be very tricky to spot. Here are some issues that are quite common in horses, but often overlooked.

Here are some things I want to do better with my horse in 2025.

Here are some simple bodywork techniques for the wither area that you can try on your horse.

Stretching has many benefits, but we do need to know what we are trying to achieve and which exercises are appropriate for our specific horse.

If you decide to try running with your horse, you need to keep some things in mind in order to avoid making (potentially dangerous) mistakes.

Going for a run with your horse can be very beneficial, but we do need to go about it in a cautious way, as it can be dangerous.

Working with youngsters is a big responsibility as the early experiences can set the stage for the horse's wellbeing later in life. This is why we have to take care to avoid some common pitfalls.

Rotation of the hind limb in walk is a very common sight in horses. There are many factors that contribute to it, and if we want to address the issue properly, we need to take a multi – pronged approach.

Carrot stretches, or dynamic mobilization exercises, are something most horse owners are at least vaguely familiar with. Perhaps a bodyworker showed them to you at some stage, or maybe you read about it in a how-to article, or maybe you did them without knowing when you were in your trick training phase, teaching your horse how to bow. In any case, most people are aware that carrot stretches are exercises where you guide the horse's head and neck to different positions using a treat, inviting them to take their spine through a varied range of motion. They can have enormous benefits when done correctly, but can also be less than great if not executed properly. Here are some very common misconceptions about carrot stretches.

Back pain should always be investigated and addressed as soon as possible. Here are some things you can do to help the horse feel better while you wait for the horse to be seen by a professional. 

Just like us, horses carry tension in their neck and shoulders. Here is an idea to start exploring what happens if we ask the horse to let go.

We tend to carry around excess tension in our neck and shoulders. In my experience, horses do the same thing. What happens when we let that go?

The pectoral muscles can become tight with thoracic sling dysfunction, lower limb injury or hoof imbalances. Here are a few ways to check if your horse’s pecs are in trouble.

The pectorals are an important group of muscles that we tend to overlook. Understanding a bit about how to recognise dysfunction in this area can help us make better training decisions.