Post by Calaminty Jane on Jan 29, 2013 10:14:10 GMT -5
From a Britain; good to hear from a medical person's expertise. Joan
Jenny Rolfe
INTERVIEW WITH A CRANIAL OSTEOPATH
• The most direct way to transform performance is to change the pattern of breathing.
• When horses perform in fear/flight mode- they are shallow breathing-
• Deeper steady core breathing sustains energy and function
• Restriction of natural movement, suppresses mental capacity, creates stress and impedes natural flow
• Any restriction of the tongue directly affects energy, rate and performance. The tongue is capable of highly sensory sensations. The vascular tongue is connected to the thyroid gland- regulator of energy/rate/performance.
• Suppression of tongue movement and swallowing restricts performance.
• Horse structure is supported by an important layer of fascia (like packing material!) Important impulses transport messages through the body- giving instructions on how to respond. Long term memory is stored within the fascia- with every physical trauma is stored an emotional memory. These communications become disturbed when the natural flow of motion is impeded.
• The head and neck counter balance the motion from the hind limbs- any restriction creates imbalance and inability to co-ordinate.
• Movement from the front limbs dictates depth of breathing as it creates a pumping action through rib cage and lungs.
• Tight nose bands, draw reins, tight reins cause tension within the neck and poll. This impedes freedom to move and breathe naturally.
Anxiety creates a stressed mind, labelled often as ‘bad behaviour’ and the result can become an accelerating battle between horse and rider.
Only a horse able to move with a natural fluidity and posture together with a rider supported by natural posture awareness can come together to produce any harmony. The core breath will support this empathy as when the rider is breathing with steady deeper core breathing, the horse will calm and mirror this rhythm. This pattern of breathing will calm the mind and thoughts of both horse and rider and help to gain a connection of both trust and comfort. This is the path of horsemanship- to ride with ‘MORE TRUST and LESS GADGETS’
Jenny Rolfe
INTERVIEW WITH A CRANIAL OSTEOPATH
• The most direct way to transform performance is to change the pattern of breathing.
• When horses perform in fear/flight mode- they are shallow breathing-
• Deeper steady core breathing sustains energy and function
• Restriction of natural movement, suppresses mental capacity, creates stress and impedes natural flow
• Any restriction of the tongue directly affects energy, rate and performance. The tongue is capable of highly sensory sensations. The vascular tongue is connected to the thyroid gland- regulator of energy/rate/performance.
• Suppression of tongue movement and swallowing restricts performance.
• Horse structure is supported by an important layer of fascia (like packing material!) Important impulses transport messages through the body- giving instructions on how to respond. Long term memory is stored within the fascia- with every physical trauma is stored an emotional memory. These communications become disturbed when the natural flow of motion is impeded.
• The head and neck counter balance the motion from the hind limbs- any restriction creates imbalance and inability to co-ordinate.
• Movement from the front limbs dictates depth of breathing as it creates a pumping action through rib cage and lungs.
• Tight nose bands, draw reins, tight reins cause tension within the neck and poll. This impedes freedom to move and breathe naturally.
Anxiety creates a stressed mind, labelled often as ‘bad behaviour’ and the result can become an accelerating battle between horse and rider.
Only a horse able to move with a natural fluidity and posture together with a rider supported by natural posture awareness can come together to produce any harmony. The core breath will support this empathy as when the rider is breathing with steady deeper core breathing, the horse will calm and mirror this rhythm. This pattern of breathing will calm the mind and thoughts of both horse and rider and help to gain a connection of both trust and comfort. This is the path of horsemanship- to ride with ‘MORE TRUST and LESS GADGETS’