Equine Biomechanics is the science concerned with the internal and external forces acting on the Equine body and the effects produced by these forces. An Equine’s biomechanics can change according to his level of performance and the job that he is doing. At the highest levels of sport in which technique plays a major role, improvement comes so often from careful attention to detail that no professional coach, trainer, producer, vet, rider or other equine performance professional can afford to leave these details to chance or guesswork. For such individuals knowledge of biomechanics might be regarded as essential. We have therefore developed a course for the Equine Performance Specialist in Practical Biomechanics and Locomotion.

Our five day course includes the following.

·         Anatomy of the horse

·         Physiologically – what happens during movement?

E.g. how legs, body, head and neck work during movement.

·         Basic understanding of bone, muscle, tendons and ligaments how they connect and work together.

·         The gaits – walking, trotting, cantering, galloping – footfall sequence.

·         Anatomical points affecting movement and action.

·         Tools to measure biomechanics –e.g. giros/ high speed video etc.

·         Effects of training for mature horses

·         Age /Breed/Discipline

·         Muscle patterns more in depth measurements.

·         Anaerobic/Aerobic/ Strength/Endurance/ Speed

·         How training can effect normal horse

·         How horses should be trained to maximise efficiency and performance

·         Training for prevention of injury.

·         What could go wrong?

·         Biomechanics’ effecting the rest of the body

·         How to manage horses with subtle lameness’s

·         Effects of different surfaces/ training aids etc.

·         Physiotherapy session.

This course is certificated - To gain certification a practical and written exma is require on completion of the course.

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