The Equine Hanna Somatics® BLOG
Equine Brachiocephalic Muscles
By: Alissa Mayer BSc(Equine) C-EHSE Published on: 03/05/2025Understanding the Brachiocephalic Muscles and what causes an "Upside-down" neck is crucial to helping horses regain awareness and function in their thoracic sling and topline.
NeurophysiologyEquine Somatic IssuesGreen Light PostureThoracic Sling
What is the Stretch Reflex (myotatic reflexes)?
By: Alissa Mayer BSc(Equine) C-EHSE Published on: 02/23/2025What are the Stretch Reflexes and why do we avoid triggering them in Hanna Somatics?
Neurophysiology
Roach Back Posture & the Iliopsoas Muscles in Horses
By: Alissa Mayer BSc(Equine) C-EHSE Published on: 01/17/2025What causes Roach Back posture in horses, and how can we help with Equine Hanna Somatics?
Equine Somatic IssuesRed Light PostureRoached Back
"Worm Aneurisms" in the equine Cranial Mesenteric Artery
By: Alissa Mayer BSc(Equine) C-EHSE Published on: 01/10/2025Can worm aneurisms be palpated or positively identified outside of a veterinary diagnostic exam, and do they cause or contribute to a roach-back posture and/or various hind limb lamenesses?
Equine Somatic IssuesRoached Back
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