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Your Horse Doesn't Have a Weak Thoracic Sling

Your Horse Doesn't Have a Weak Thoracic SlingBy: Alissa Mayer BSc(Equine) C-EHSE Published on: 11/07/2025

...BEFORE you 'teach' a horse to LIFT their withers or *thoracic sling* 🙏 help them FREE their tight spinal extensor muscles!

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Your Horse Doesn't Have a Weak Thoracic Sling

Equine Brachiocephalic Muscles (part 2)

Equine Brachiocephalic Muscles (part 2)By: Alissa Mayer BSc(Equine) C-EHSE Published on: 03/16/2025

Upside-down or Ewe-neck and chronic tension in the brachiocephalicus is part of a whole-horse compensatory postural pattern...

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Equine Brachiocephalic Muscles (part 2)

Equine Brachiocephalic Muscles (part 1)

Equine Brachiocephalic Muscles (part 1)By: Alissa Mayer BSc(Equine) C-EHSE Published on: 03/05/2025

Understanding 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
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Equine Brachiocephalic Muscles (part 1)

Roach Back Posture & the Iliopsoas Muscles in Horses

Roach Back Posture & the Iliopsoas Muscles in HorsesBy: Alissa Mayer BSc(Equine) C-EHSE Published on: 01/17/2025

What causes Roach Back posture in horses, and how can we help with Equine Hanna Somatics?

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Roach Back Posture & the Iliopsoas Muscles in Horses

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