Keeping Your Horse in Peak Performance
It's great fun to attend training clinics by
Clinton Anderson, Craig Cameron, Chris Cox and
the like, but how frustrating it can be when you
return home filled with this new knowledge and
can't begin to get your horse to comply.
Why is that? One realistic reason is that
your horse physically cannot respond
appropriately because his muscle tone and body
function is not equal from the left side to the
right side.
The imbalance may be very slight visually, but
mechanically to the horse it can be immense.
Take a few moments to assess your horse from all
sides looking for symmetry and evenness.
Do this from a distance, say 20' away, and then
close up. Now add some action.
Standing on the ground ask the horse to move
just the head to his left keeping the head
straight (not shifting at the poll) to the
middle of the neck. You may need to use a
treat to encourage him along. Now do the
same to the right. Can he do this without
shifting the line of the head or moving the rear
end over?
Hurray for those who can - and for the rest of
you, there are some considerations to be made.
The lack of motion could be from the neck, or
the withers, or the pelvis. Everything is
connected and a dysfunction in one area will
eventaully lead to a problem in another.
How can this be resolved? There are ground
exercises that can improve neck flexibility and
motion. But in difficult cases, a
chiropractic adjustment by a doctor certified in
animal chiropractic is in order. To find a
certified doctor in your area, visit:
www.avcadoctors.com.
Article Written By:
Ava
Frick, DVM
AVCA Certified in Animal Chiropratic
Author of Fitness in Motion (TM)
published by The Lyon's Press
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Dear Robyn,
We hope you enjoy our first newsletter of
2008, which includes a very informative
article about keeping your horse in peak
performance, a terrific trailering tip as
well as a low-fat (it's
that time of year again!) recipe.
Stay warm and happy trails! |
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- 2007 Kiefer Built Grand Prix
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- Aluminum Skin-Steel Frame
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- 10,400# GVWR
- Rear Ramp & Tail Curtains
- Load Lights
- Spare Tire
- Overlapping Latch Locks
- Front Dress / Tack
- Dual Escape Doors
- Padded Dividers
LIST PRICE:
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Please
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- or see this trailer on our website:
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Gooseneck Woes (Whoas) - Hooking
Up Your Gooseneck
With the popularity of extended cab
pickups, hooking up your gooseneck
trailer alone can be quite a challenge.
Here is a tip that will make your
connection a breeze.
Simply stretch a bunge cord across the
bed of your truck - attach the hooks
under the bedrail. Center the cord
over the ball. Mark the center of
the cord with a ribbon to be in
alignment with the neck. You will
be able to see the cord and when it
begins to stretch, the collar will be
right where it belongs!
This tip
courtesy of Jane Doskal, Wildwood, MO.
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1 medium head
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2 cups diced
apples
1 (11 oz.) can
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1/3 cup
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1 tsp. lemon
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We strive to bring you interesting and
informative content via our
Double Four-Um newsletter.
We value your ideas and suggestions for
articles that you would like to see; we
would even be thrilled if you would like
to become "published" and write the
article yourself! Please feel free
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And again, without your faith in us, we
wouldn't exist. We are very
appreciative of your time and look
forward to continually
EARNING your business.
2008 is going to be GREAT!
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Sincerely,
Randy Long
Double 4 Trailer Sales |
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