Institute News
"Straightening the Crooked Horse" Clinic
with Klaus Schoneich, author of "Correct Movement in Horses"
One week clinic from July 9th to July 14th, Columbus, NC
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For over 25 years, the Schoneichs have taught their system of straightness
training at the Center for Anatomically Correct Horsemanship in Germany.
They have over the years trained or rehabilitated thousands of incorrectly
moving horses, from top FEI Grand Prix dressage horses and "problem" horses
to green horses.
Their method focuses on ensuring that all horses can move freely and
correctly, and thus remain healthy and happy performers throughout
their lives.
In this clinic, the participants will learn to use "straightening" groundwork
and gymnastic training as well as lungeing and riding techniques to
counteract the horse's natural inclination to bear more weight on its
forehand, and teach the horse to move balanced with an upward swinging
back.
US symposium on Equine Laterality
Announcing the first ever US symposium on Equine Laterality (crookedness
and unevenness) with Dr Kerry Ridgway and Manolo Mendez, dressage specialist.
Mark the dates of June 9 and 10, 2012 at Circle Oak Equine in Petaluma,
California, for this unique symposium on "Optimizing your horse's
straightness, balance and performance"
The seminar is meant to be practical and interactive. It will allow
horse professionals and amateurs to get a deeper understanding of this
key health issue for horses, and give them the tools they can take
home and use on their horse or clients's horses.
Please contact Caroline Larrouilh, from PRoudHorse Connections, at 415.595.2589 or clarrouilh@gmail.com for
more information
Check the Symposium PDF link below for a more comprehensive look
at the program.(Symposium
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Announcing Pete Ramey's new book "Care and Rehabilitation of
the Equine Foot". It is probably the most comprehensive
work ever written on the horse's hoof. With the help of major contributing
authors and researchers, it takes a new look at growing or rehabilitating
a horse's hoof from within, combining all the various aspects of hoof
care, nutrition and lifestyle.
With 440 pages and over 600 photographs and illustrations, Pete Ramey,
surrounded by collaborative experts in their fields, has created the
ultimate reference book on equine foot health. It is deep, detailed
and scientific and might well become the new way to think about care
for the foot, whether shod or barefoot.
The Wild Horse Research video is now available!
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The Brumby Research Unit who produced this DVD is a group of Australian
scientists with the sole purpose of improving the well being of the
horse. Heading this research, are Chris Pollitt, BVsc, PhD and Brian
Hampson, PhD who have been studying the desert brumbies, the
feral horses that have survived in the dry heart of Australia since
the 1870s. In this DVD they investigate their habits, through
the use of GPSs and determine the effects of a free roaming lifestyle
and lack of human intervention on foot morphology and health. It shows
exquisitely the adaptation of the foot to different environments.
Narrated poetically by Dr Chris Pollitt, and accompanied by breathtaking
photography, this DVD describes objectively what they observed. You
will be amazed!
Check it out and support their ongoing research!
“Guess what? Your horse is crooked!”
Free Evening Seminar in Columbus, NC, on October 13
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In an evening seminar, Kerry will be presenting an introduction to
the concept of the natural crookedness of the horse. It seems like
as riders, horse owners, trainers and vets, we are all aware that horses
have innate crookedness, but what we don’t necessarily realise
is that 95% will remain crooked throughout their entire lives.
Crookedness causes uneven shear and centrifugal forces and impairs
the normal biomechanics of the body.
Come and learn what you can do about it!
