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Does Your Horse Have Impulsion?
In a recent blog, we discussed propulsion, or the forward movement generated by the horse’s hind end. Propulsion propels your horse forward with power, strength, and efficiency. A word that commonly gets confused with propulsion is impulsion, or the “spring” in your horse’s step! Both propulsion and impulsion rely on correct engagement, suppleness through…
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How Hind End Propulsion Impacts Your Horse’s Performance
You’ve likely been in a lesson before where your horse trainer mentions “propulsion.” It’s a buzzword in the horse world, and we all nod along like we know exactly what is being discussed, but what is propulsion really, and how does it impact performance? Hind end propulsion is largely a result of the hindquarter…
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10 Tips for Conditioning Your Horse in the Winter
You know as well as we do that it is essential to tailor any training program to the specific needs and condition of your individual horse. That being said, we wanted to offer you some “winter-approved” horse training and conditioning tips, to get you started! Remember, if you are miserably cold, your horse is…
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Young Horse Spotlight: 7 Steps to Training Success
If you have ever owned a young horse getting started under saddle, you know that it is a delicate process requiring a careful and systematic approach. There are many considerations to account for in order to ensure their physical and mental development, safety, and wellbeing. Mistakes are inevitable (we are only human, after all!),…
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Comprehensive User Guide!
Introducing the genuine Equiband® Pro System from Equicore Concepts! Backed by science. Recommended by veterinarians, therapists, trainers and riders, for conditioning and rehabilitation. Strengthen your horse’s core safely and appropriately, with the only commercial equine resistance band system that has undergone peer-reviewed clinical research! TheEquiband® Pro System is intended for use under guidance from…
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Equiband® Pro resistance bands increase activation of core muscles at the trot
A peer-reviewed study used EMG sensors to show that abdominal and hindquarter Equiband® Pro increase activation of the rectus abdominus muscle in horses at the trot. This confirms that the Equiband® Pro System is a useful addition to athletic training and rehabilitation programs requiring strengthening of core muscles.
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Rehabilitation exercises featuring the Equiband® Pro System strengthen spinal muscles and improve posture in horses
Core strengthening exercises (including handwalking with the Equiband® Pro System) have been shown to strengthen spinal muscles and improve postural stability. This is critical for rehabilitating horses returning back to work and to prevent future injury.