http://www.horsemusclecare.com/members Mon, 18 May 2009 16:26:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Using our hands correctly is crucial to the success of this technique. The videos below outline some important factors that, when followed closely, will have you achieving excellent results from your first attempts. http://www.horsemusclecare.com/members/essential-skills/essential-skills Horse may react to extreme soreness by stepping away or to general tightness by leaning or stepping into the pressure. http://www.horsemusclecare.com/members/bonuses/correction-7-croup-area/bonus-correction-7-the-cribb-correction Tension presents as stiffness and the horse may swing the affected leg outward when walking. http://www.horsemusclecare.com/members/bonuses/correction-8-hock-area/bonus-correction-8-the-hock-correction Introduction by Steve Rochford and Kath Hastings Welcome and thank you for purchasing Muscle First Aid for Horses. You are about to learn an amazing technique for muscle first aid for your horse. These corrections will allow you to: Treat your horse in the field by yourself Provide relief to your horse ... http://www.horsemusclecare.com/members/start-here/getting-started-what-you-need-to-know-before-you-start Safety, when it comes to horses is often overlooked if not completely ignored. Safety must become our primary consideration when working with an animal that has the potential to cause us serious injury. We need to work through some basic points that will enable us to work safely around horses. Sensible Clothing Leather ... http://www.horsemusclecare.com/members/safety/safety-first The Lumbar Area is an area of high stress buildup and the whole area can become extremely taut. Muscles affected by this correction assist in lateral flexion. http://www.horsemusclecare.com/members/core-training/correction-1-lumbar-area/correction-1-the-lumbar-correction Tension in the pelvic area will affect the hindquarter movement particularly in working horses. and he may flinch or drop his hip when turning.Stress and tension here is often misconstrued as a back problem. http://www.horsemusclecare.com/members/core-training/correction-2-pelvic-area/correction-2-the-pelvic-correction Stress in this area can present as discomfort in the stomach area, a hollowed back and a tendency to stand under himself. http://www.horsemusclecare.com/members/core-training/correction-3-barrel-area/correction-3-the-barrel-correction Stress and tension caused by this group of muscles may present as either excessively high or low head carriage or the head may be flexed to one side. The horse may resent working to the side opposite tension. http://www.horsemusclecare.com/members/core-training/correction-4-neck-area/correction-4-the-neck-correction Keep coming back here to see the answers to your questions. Got a Question? If you do have a question go to the Ask A Question link at the top of this page and submit your question. When we have your answer we will post it in this section of the website for ... http://www.horsemusclecare.com/members/questions-and-answers/your-questions-answered-here