Abstract
When it comes to optimising your horse’s health and performance, the role of professional support is invaluable. Physiotherapists, hydrotherapists, and veterinarians all bring their expertise to identify, treat, and monitor musculoskeletal issues. But there’s a crucial piece of the puzzle that often gets overlooked: your role as the horse’s owner or rider.
Learning to assess your own horse—regularly and with intention—not only helps you measure performance but also makes your therapist’s job more accurate and effective. After all, you are the one who sees your horse every day. Subtle changes in movement, behaviour, or performance can easily slip by if you don’t have a structured way of noticing them.
Learning to assess your own horse—regularly and with intention—not only helps you measure performance but also makes your therapist’s job more accurate and effective. After all, you are the one who sees your horse every day. Subtle changes in movement, behaviour, or performance can easily slip by if you don’t have a structured way of noticing them.
| Original language | English |
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| Specialist publication | Your Horse and Country magazine |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2025 |