Rain, Hail or Shine
December 9, 2010
Seven brave souls joined us on Saturday for the Level 2 horse course at Glenelg Equestrian Centre and we had a great day despite the constant rain. Thank you again to Georgina for putting it all together for us and to Shena and Jazzie for their tireless help with the horses. Glenelg Equestrian Centre is a great venue to hold our courses and we thank Keith Low again for the use of his facilities and his wonderful horses.
It is great to see the enthusiasm as people move up to level 2 but to also see others coming back for revision. Fine-tuning the technique as we progress takes our results from being good to excellent and we saw some great examples of this on Saturday where minor changes made huge differences.
The course dates for the start of 2011 have now been locked in and are on the website and Level 3 has been confirmed for 26th & 27th of March 2011. For those going through to complete their practitioners certificate, information packs will be emailed out today and we look forward to working through it with you.
Thank you all again. We will look forward to hearing of your progress and remember we love to hear your feedback. Sharing your experiences is the best way to help yourself and others learn and grow through building confidence so please let us know how you are doing.
Kath and Steve
Level 2 horse course 4th December 2010
Maya’s Third Trim
November 13, 2010
We caught up with Peter and Nikki last Tuesday for Maya’s third major trim. The changes in her feet are phenomenal as you can see from the photos below. The hoof angle is now correct and growing down well and the soles of the rears no longer show the damage caused by the protrusion of the pedal bone. Maya’s body now shows much less of the pain she has carried for so long; she stands relaxed and walks freely. There is still quit a bit of work and healing to be done but remember the story only began on the 27th September 2010.
Near Hind 9/11/2010
Above and below: The near hind is growing out well. Originally the worst hoof, the sole now has regrown and she almost takes an even amount of weight on it which lessens the strain on the muscles of the offside.
Near Hind Sole 09/11/2010
Off Hind 09/11/2010
Above and below: The offside beginning to look like a hoof again.
Off Hind Sole 09/11/2010
Fronts 09/11/2010
The fronts above and the two pictures below are growing down healthy hoof and the soles are looking great.
Off side front sole 09/11/2010
Nearside front sole 09/11/2010
Muscle treatment to balance her body to the changes after the trim.
Changes through whole body 09/11/2010
A very different pony to the one we started on.
Hindquarter 09/11/2010
Looking much more balanced and comfortable through the hindquarters.
Much more relaxed 09/11/2010
First hoof trim day at Imbil
November 7, 2010
with Peter Laidely was an excellent day of learning which put to bed some long standing myths, challenged some beliefs and saw us doing some great work under Peters watchful eye. We will look forward to holding more of these courses up here as this information is clear and relevant whether you are a owner, competitor, strapper, therapist, farrier or vet. If you are interested in joining us for one of theses informative, practical days, please contact us at equus@skymesh.net.au and we will ensure that you are kept informed of upcoming events.
Maya second trim
November 2, 2010
Maya had her second trim on 12th October. The changes already taking place in this pony are quite incredible.
In the first picture you can already see the changes with the hoof growth taking the correct angle.
Second trim offside hind 12th October 2010
Second trim nearside hind 12th October 2010
Second trim hind sole 12th October 2010
We followed up Peter and Nikki’s work with a muscle release treatment.
Muscle release 12th October 2010
The first treatment of muscle release therapy has begun to remove the stress caused firstly by the unusual angle of her hooves and secondly by the changes that have been made to correct them.
Muscle work 12th October 2010
Above you can see she already has a much more comfortable stance.
Muscle work October 12th 2010
Here you can clearly see the changes to the topline and hindquarter.
Maya’s story began when Peter found her on the 27th September 2010 and the final photos above were taken on the day of the second trim, which is also when we joined in to do the muscle work; the 12th October 2010. Maya has a long road ahead of her and we believe she is well and truly on the right track. Nikki and Peter will continue on with both the trimming and the muscle work and we will look forward to sharing with you the photos and the story of her progress.
Introducing Maya
November 2, 2010
G’day all,
We have been very fortunate to be able to start some information sharing days with Peter Laidely from Hoofworks and his apprentice Nikki. ‘Maya’ is the ‘project pony’ that Peter came across and on whom we will be working over the coming months. We will share Maya’s story with you here as it is quite remarkable to see the changes that are occurring not only in her feet, but throughout her whole body. So we will begin at the end of September when she arrived.
Maya arriving home 28 September 2010
If you look closely at her hind feet you will understand why she was chosen as the project pony.
Tension is clearly visible throughout her whole body
The pictures below taken the same day are a closer look at the hind hooves.
A closer look at the hinds 28 Sept 2010
Nearside hind 28 Sept 2010
Offside hind 28th Sept 2010
The fronts are a bit overshadowed by the condition of the rears but here is a closer look at them as well.
Fronts 29th Sept 2010
Front 29th Sept 2010
The tension present in her whole body is indicative of her pain.
Her stance is indicative of her pain
On September 30th 2010 some x-rays were taken to show what was going on inside the hoof.
Front hoofs x-ray day 30th Sept 2010
X-ray near hind 30th Sept 2010
X-ray off hind 30 Sept 2010
The above plates clearly show the changes that have taken place.
Maya’s first trim day was 1st October 2010.
Firstly, the changes to the fronts.
Front hoof 1st trim 1st October 2010
First trim front sole 1st October 2010
Then the hinds….
Hinds first trim nearside 1st October 2010
First trim offside hind 1st October 2010
A closer look underneath the hind
First trim hind sole
The last picture in this series (below) shows the hind feet protected. Note the tension still present throughout the pony’s body.
End of first trim, hind feet protected.
Some great feedback on horse treatments from Trish after Imbil course
September 15, 2008
Hi Kath & Steve,
Sorry I haven’t contacted you sooner…. life’s a little manic at present!
I have done a few practice “patients” apart from my own horses who have responded very well especially the quarter horse “Mudcrab” although I can’t help feeling there is something a bit bigger there than I can deal with????
My friend down the road has a an exracehorse that was nearly starved to death during the drought. She has rehabilitated him quite sucessfully although he was very rough to ride and didn’t quite finish fleshing out. When I assessed him (with my very limited skill level) it was obvious he has a problem with the offside hip… so much so that he was virtually stepping into the nearside front footprint with the offside foot when he walked.
I did a course of treatments as you suggested and there was a noticeable improvement especially after the first and second treatments! He is now a lot more comfortable to ride – Barb can actually rise to BOTH legs now and he stepping much straighter with his leg.
He has also filled out considerably…. not sure if they have changed his diet significantly.
Another change we have noticed is that Sonny can now lift his tail to poo rather than just put it to one side.
He really enjoyed the treatment… when I arrived the second time he actually stepped his hip toward me and rested his leg…had a hard time getting to stand on it. Much yawning, farting and head dropping.
Have been keeping my hand in on my horses and also my mum’s old dog who had trouble getting up after a big day of running around. She seemed to be able to get up more easily after 2 treatments.
Thanks for a great introduction into what is obviously a very effective treatment! Looking forward to taking it further….
Thanks
Trish
Just a reminder for Queensland
July 1, 2008
Applications for the Queensland Horse Owners course in Gympie close on the 15th July 2008 and we still have a couple of places available, so if you would like to join us, please email or call us and we will send you an application form and course details.
Horse Owners/Intro course new dates for Victoria
April 22, 2008
To all of you in Victoria who have waited so patiently for the horse owners/intro course, we can now confirm the new dates are the 30th and 31st of August 2008 and the weekend will be hosted by Beryl Bush at Pennyroyal.
You can contact us by phone or email for further information or to request an application form.
For New Zealand people
April 21, 2008
If you are interested and we haven’t spoken to you yet, we will be in New Zealand in May. If you would like further information or if you would like to join us, please drop us an email – equus@skymesh.net.au – and we will forward the information to you.
Team Penning News….
April 16, 2008
The Equus Muscle Management sponsored junior team penning team did us proud again on Saturday 5th of April with the fastest run of the day going to Abby Hastings, Jake Spreadborough and Tayla Bright. Congratulations guys and what a great way to start off the local round of competition.
Also a great start for Tayla as we welcome our two newest team members Alesha and Tayla Bright, taking us to a team of six. Well done and welcome aboard to both of you.
Our full team is now Abby Hastings, Jake Spreadborough, Ivy Lee Bradbury, Bree Spreadborough, Alesha Bright and Tayla Bright.
