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Stretching Horses vs. Voluntary Pandiculation
By: Alissa Mayer BSc(Equine) C-EHSE Published on: 11/25/2025Even though some of the somatic exercises we do in EHS can look similar to what many bodyworkers, physiotherapists, chiropractors, vets and trainers do or recommend as 'stretches' - Voluntary Pandiculation is different...
Pandiculation vs. Stretching for Horses
By: Alissa Mayer BSc(Equine) C-EHSE Published on: 04/19/2025Pandiculation is not a 'stretch' but an active process inside the nervous system of the animal...
Equine Brachiocephalic Muscles (part 2)
By: Alissa Mayer BSc(Equine) C-EHSE Published on: 03/16/2025Upside-down or Ewe-neck and chronic tension in the brachiocephalicus is part of a whole-horse compensatory postural pattern...
Equine Brachiocephalic Muscles (part 1)
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.
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