New book:
“Understand Your Riding Horse” PRINT PAGE
Veterinarian Rikke Schultz is currently writing on a new book “Understand Your Riding Horse”, which deals with the problems of the jumping and dressage horse seen from a holistic perspective.
The book came out in Danish on 27. November 2004.
“Understand Your Riding Horse” contains chapters on:
- lameness
- hoof problems
- back pains
- communication
- rider problems
- saddles
- bits and auxiliary reins
- training
- examination and treatment methods
- acupuncture and chiropractic
and it deals with the following issues among others:
- Why can’t the horse back-up on a straight line?
- Why does he walk on two tracks?
- Why does he always land on the left lead canter after a jump?
- What happens when the horse is afraid of the rider?
- Why can it be damaging to use side-reins or draw-reins?
- How do we tell when the saddle fits correctly?
- How does the bit work?
- What is the hyoid bone?
- It is important how the horse is being groomed?
- Can the blanket affect the horse’s pattern of movement?
- Is it beneficial for the dressage horse to be ridden on the riding ground only.
- How does the horse’s nervous system function?
- Why does the horse refuse to be shod?
- Why does he counter canter?
- What is the effect on the horse, if the rider has back problems?
- Why does the saddle become lopsided?
- What are acupuncture and chiropractic?
- Which exercises of the TTEAM method are beneficial in training.
- Which TTEAM exercises should be used for relieving muscle pain?
- Can you do something for your horse yourself?
- How does the veterinarian examine the horse?
- How can he be treated for limb problems?
- What can be done about a tilted pelvis?
In a list of problems in the back of the book where you can find the problem and see which are the most common causes. For example; the horse refuses to back-up – please look under pain in the sacrum, pain in the hind legs, rider problems, neck pain.
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