Moyglare Riding Club Host First Leg of Equine Shiatsu Ireland Dressage League
The first leg of the Equine Shiatsu Ireland took place on Sunday 25th September. This league is held by the West Leinster Region of Riding Clubs and sponsored by Aine Corcoran of Equine Shiatsu Ireland. Shiatsu is a therapy based on the same principles as acupuncture, in which pressure from hands is applied to [...]
To Clip or Not to Clip?
“To clip or not to clip?” This is a question that many horse owners ask themselves at this time of year. The decision to clip a horse and of what type of clip to go for should ideally factor in the horse’s workload, lifestyle and temperament.
FEI Unveils Iphone App for Prohibited Equine Drugs List
The FEI have un-vailed an app for equestrian Iphone users to be able to search the banned substance list. The app is available from to today and free to download from Itunes or in the on-phone app store. Currently the application is only available for Iphone users, but the FEI are working on a generic [...]
Winter Survival Guide
As winter weather is fast closing in, we thought we would do a winter survival guide. Horses often adapt to winter weather with no problems, but they do need some extra care to keep them safe and healthy. Pasture quality and availability decreases so you’ll need to increase your hay feed, but not the concentrated [...]
Whitethorn Equine Healing
During the following months Whitethorn Equine Healing are running one day workshops in Co Sligo on Herbs & Oils for Equine Health and Shiatsu for Equines. Herbs & Plants for Equine Health Carly Hillier Dip(Hons)Eq Sc(UL) Member of WFH Identifying beneficial herbs & their uses for equines Introducing Zoopharmacognosy— equine self-selection Creating environmental enrichment Using [...]
Your Horses Body Type – Training to Avoid Injuries
When bringing a horse into training for any discipline, it is important to consider an individual plan aiming to get the best improvement in muscle strength, tone and flexibility while minimising the risk of injury. Anyone who has dealt with a range of horses within various disciplines, or even within one discipline alone will know [...]
The Essential Jaw
Following on from our contemplations on the principles of Osteopathy, it seems natural to begin to consider some of the specific problems and syndromes that are commonly encountered in the performance horse. While focusing largely on the performance horse, the mechanical stresses in sporting dogs are often similar and principles of evaluation and treatment remain [...]
How and Why Osteopathy Can Help Your Performance Horse
Osteopathy is a form of manual therapy which focuses largely on freedom of movement. Movement is essential for optimal function of all the systems of the body, and conversely a lack of movement is one of the major preventable causes of poor health and loss of performance. Over the coming weeks we’ll delve into the [...]