Understanding the USEF/FEI Medication Rules

Understanding the USEF/FEI Medication Rules

Understanding the USEF/FEI Medication Rules

Understanding the USEF/FEI Medication Rules

Tutorial on How to use Polo Wraps with Nancy Later

Jim finishes his work on this horse with the hind legs showing how he does the movement. This is an exercise you can do yourself without much difficulty. He also does some lateral rocking from side to side to do gentle lateral movement of the spine.

Jim continues working on the hind end of the older horse. Here he demonstrates working with the lower legs to help the pelvis relax. He also reminds people to watch the horse's ears to judge how receptive the horse is to work on the hind legs. By being careful and paying attention to the horse's ...

Jim explains and demonstrates his methods on an Arabian mare who had an accident in the past and is tight in her poll, neck and shoulder. He stresses that you can't fix everything at once. Instead, you have to peel off a layer, get some success with that and then move on.

Jim finishes with gently rocking the horse’s spinal column to try to generate movement from the tail to the poll. The horse shows good movement throughout his entire body. He does warn that horses can sometimes be a little sore after being worked on because their nervous system is firing and musc...

Moving to the hind end, Jim demonstrates sacrum releases, which can be helpful for horses who dont move quite right behind, but dont have any diagnosed issues in the feet and legs. He explains the different hind end points to check for tension and works in various areas to release tension in the ...

Jim explains and demonstrates leg releases which will help the pelvis drop and stretch. Pay attention to what the horse is doing so you know if they are uncomfortable, and you lessen the chance of being kicked. Moving the leg towards the midline will help the stifle relax, and stifle issues can r...

Jim works on shifting weight off of specific legs to help release tension in the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae. The horse definitely is more uncomfortable one side versus the other, and tension upfront shows up in the horses hind legs.

Moving on, Jim explains and demonstrates moving areas in the scapula to release tension in the shoulders, neck and withers. Mostly he wants everything to be relaxed. When the horse tenses, it means hes feeling uncomfortable. At that point you need to wait for the horse to relax.

Jim shows how to do small movements in the neck. It's the relaxation, not the range of motion, that releases the tension, so you don't need a large range of motion. It's important not to rush because you can miss what the horse is telling you.

Jim moves between lateral flexion and lifting the horses head to release more tension in the poll, which, for this horse, is worse on the right side. He watches the horses reactions to notice when its getting to be uncomfortable. He also talks about what causes tension in the poll.

TMJ tension is common in horses. Jims answer for that is to do a tongue release. He explains and demonstrates how to do this and recommends doing it on both sides. This will help release the TMJ, hyoid and poll. You can do this prior to bridling the horse.