RISKS OF NEGLECTING GOOD POSTURE - MEREDITH HODGES - LUCKY THREE RANCH
• We don’t usually pay close enough attention to our good posture and often take it for granted
• Important for both two-legged humans and four-legged equines
• We get used to working in comfortable environments and don’t realize the importance of how we are traveling until we are challenged with different situations.
• Cindy should tell her story about what was required at the pageant and how she had to compensate when walking In heels on the unusually flat stage.
• She realized it takes TIME to cultivate really good posture.
• When we are in good posture and pay attention to it throughout all that we do, our daily tasks become beneficial postural exercises.
• Core elements are strengthened in an ideal balance and performance is enhanced.
• Soreness and compromised movement are no longer at risk.
• Meredith tells the story of walking with Allie who had not practiced her postural leading exercises for 16 years.
• Meredith was unable to walk in sync with Allie’s gait, and her uneven balance caused a Chiropractic visit for Meredith because of a pinched nerve from being thrown off balance with every step.
• In the halt, it was clear that Allie’s spine was misaligned. She could not square up with the hind feet in line with her front feet. Her pelvis was torched, causing her toes to point to the side.
• Tell the story when Dr. Haussler examined Rock when he got Laminitis. He expected Rock’s spine to be irregularly bent from his ears to his tail, but it wasn’t. This was due to the Postural Core Leading exercises he had been doing for months
• As we age, we are more vulnerable to arthritis, bone injuries, and joint injuries if we do not continually “practice” good posture.
• Treat ailments with natural methods and avoid drugs and surgeries whenever possible.
• Have regular team checkups with the vet, chiropractor and massage therapist for good health.
• Make sure exercise is appropriate for performance and not overdone.
• Excessive exercise (drilling) does nothing more than exhaust the body in any living being. Increased performance and ability is then inhibited and not enhanced.
• Therapy equines can do a better job when they are in good posture.
• Saddle mules are less likely to take missteps and put you at risk on the trail.
• Driving equines are less likely to have their bodies compromised and will gain longevity of use.
• Healthy feeding and exercise can prevent obesity and other related problems...less vet costs and nearly no incidence of colic and founder.
• Organs in the body are able to function in a healthy manner.
• Riders are less likely to experience losses of balance, vertigo, and falls.
• Overall performance in both equine and riders is enhanced.
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Jun 30 202543 min