Abnormal Compensatory Posture (ACP) is the root cause underlying almost all the common musculoskeletal issues you treat in horses. Living with humans (selective breeding, suboptimal management of hooves and dentition, restricted movement) has systematically altered the structure and function of three essential areas of proprioceptive reporting for posture and movement: the poll, the hooves, and the temporomandibular joints dental occlusion, resulting in chronic ACP. This most commonly presents as canted-in stance, and is the root cause underlying almost every chronic lameness we treat in horses, and well as a major factor in behavioral and metabolic imbalances stemming from postural stress. Restoration of neutral posture makes all your therapeutic interventions work faster, more effective, and longer lasting. Posture is the “pre-technique” you need to address before any other therapeutic modality!
Join expert lecturer and researcher, Dr Karen Gellman, for this, the second of two presentations discussing abnormal compensatory posture in dogs and horses. You can register for a single webinar, or both canine and equine webinars as a discounted package. Click HERE for more information.