This webcast explains how rehabilitation and physical therapy principles can be applied to the horse with respect to lameness, loss of performance, performance enhancement, injury prevention and principles of conditioning. Exercise based rehabilitation techniques, including mobilization and dynamic core muscle exercises, and how these can be applied to your horse are also discussed.

1. My Horse University and eXtension’s HorseQuest welcome you to this live Webcast. REHABILITATING THE LAME HORSE Narelle Stubbs B.Sc(PT), M.AnimSt (Veterinary Physiotherapy), PhD candidate McPhail Equine Performance Center Michigan State University

4. Muscle imbalances Biceps Femoris Sport specific injuries SPORT HORSES: NEVER INJURY FREE! MANAGEMENT +++++++++ Osteoarthritis DJD Muscle trauma

5. TEAM WORK= SOUNDNESS BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008

8. THE HORSE-RIDER UNIT The Athlete Sports Medicine

9. FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT- TREATMENT TECHNIQUES

10. MANUAL THERAPY

11. ELECTROTHERAPY

12. WARM DOWN AND CRYOTHERAPY (COLD THERAPY)

13. Taping Rehabilitation and performance enhancement

18. RESEARCH ON SADDLE FIT Areas of interest are the effects of asymmetrical weight distribution of a rider, effects of locomotion at different gaits on saddle fit, and the comparison between different types of saddle pads

20. MOTION ANALYSIS

22. Canter Pirouette Motion Analysis and Force Plate Analysis

23. Active Exercise Therapy Methods in Treatment, Prevention and Rehabilitation of Equine Spine- Related Disorders

24. To determine the effects on the kinetics and kinematics of the horses limbs, habituation, cross-over effects and interlimb coordination T he effect on proprioception and motion: Tactile stimulation of the pastern and coronet in the horse

25. NO JANGLES

26. JANGLES (55 GRAMS)

27. DYNAMIC STABILITY Core Muscle Exercises

28. Mobility, Stability, Strength= SOUNDNESS Treatment Rehabilitation Injury Prevention Performance Enhancement Ballistic muscle activity versus preparatory, postural, dynamic stability muscle activity The effect of box rest Advances in human sports medicine and training related to specific core exercises

31. The effects of a 6-month physiotherapy exercise program on the mobility of the equine spine

32. MOBILITY AND STABILITY Chin to Chest Chin to Knees Chin to Fetlocks Mobilization with movement: nothing is forced Chin to Fetl

33. skull 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Cervical Degrees Thoracic Lumbar sacrum Extension and Flexion (in vitro) ‏

34. MOBILISATION-INDIVIDUAL VARIATION

35. LATERAL BENDING coupled with flexion and rotation 6 5 4 3 2 1 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 skull 0 10 20 30 40 50 Cervical Degrees Thoracic Lumbar sacrum

38. ULTRASONOGRAPHY Long-term exercise program Muscle development Abdominal muscles Biceps Femoris Deep Epaxial muscles External abdominal oblique Internal abdominal oblique Transversus abdominis Rectus abdominis

39. Core strengthening combined exercises Combined rounding responses Thoracic Lumbar Pelvis

40. Balancing/stability exercises Destabilisation techniques: weight shifts Pelvic stability: Biceps femoris - EMG studies (unpublished)

41. MUSCLE FACILITATION TECHNIQUES

42. Rehabilitation after injury, prevent injury and enhance performance How these exercises affect strength and stability

43. Rehabilitation and soundness= happy horses and riders= SUCCESS

44. QUESTIONS

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