HOW HORSES COPE WITH FORELIMB PAIN BY ANN RAMSEY, CERA Apf Forelimb lameness is common enough that most horse owners can recognize the signs and symptoms. What often goes unnoticed is the compensation occurring in the neck muscles of the horse. Neck muscle bracing is how horses change the loading over the front end to mitigate…

Written by Trot On As a result of research the Danish Riding Federation have set a limit for noseband tightness in competition which is a start but why is change taking so long and is it enough?  The study conducted in 2014/15 examined over three thousand Danish horses after they had performed in dressage, show jumping,…