How to Build a Horse

Equine Bodywork IPT II Not a horse but ANAT OMY TIME !

EQUUS SEGMENTS

The next slides of “Equine Breakdown” will give your ideas of the Equus BODY PARTS. Are some full “answers” missing??? YEP! YOU fill in the rest.

These will strengthen your IPTouch Equine Massage Provider style toward progressive goals and program setups…..

Try to assess through feel and vision BILATERALLY for a comparison of muscular size, joint heat, physical tension…EXAMPLE: Knees, Deltoids, Gluteal Maximus…

POI: Points of Importance

Points of Importance Ear Tension Patterns Nucheal Ligament Croup - Tail Motion

Abdominal Aponeurosis

Wither Flinching Patterns Scapular Serratus Motion Pectoralis Tension Knots

Fetlock & Frog

Lip Tension

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Action: Vision, nutrition, sensory (hand), breathing and sense of smell…

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Attachments of Consideration: Equipment, jaw joint, ear comfort, teeth, tongue, sinus cavities, large facial nerve…

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Joint: TMJ: Condyle Hinge for lateral movement, C1 and 2: Atlas = up and down / Axis + pivot: head balance and movement…

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Bone: Skull, Mandible, Coraniod of Mandible (Temporal Fossa)…

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Ligament: Name 2

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Muscles: Masseter, tongue, Orbicularis Oris, Nasolabial Levator…

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Fascial Sheet

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Case Studies: Injury, Tooth pain, Rider’s hard hands with equipment, Other dis-ease creating head tossing, fascial nerve injury…

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IPT Techniques: Add 3

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Response: Permission, decreased head flight, improved communication with equipment

FACE – MOUTH

NECK •

Action: Balance, momentum, rider “conversation”

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Attachments of Consideration: ears, teeth, vision, rider - equipment

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Joints: Temporomandibular Joint, Atlas – Axis, C7 – T1, C1 and 2: Atlas = up and down / Axis + pivot: head balance and movement:, Other five cervical bones are ball and socket, C7 first Thoracic permits lowering of head during grazing = freest moving articulation

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Bones: Scapular Withers: T Spinous process. The scapula does not rise above this crest. Equus UNABEL to crouch

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Ligaments: Nuchal Ligament (Crest)

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Muscles: Rhomboids (lift scapula up and forward), Trapezius (lift scapula. up and forward), Brachiocephalic (bend neck sideways, pull forearm forward)

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Fascial Sheet

Case Studies / Observations: Shine, Poor Skin Movement, Inability to lift tissue or muscle group, head high with gate, head tossing, poll “sticking”, Wobbler Syndrome…

IPT Techniques: Add 3 Response: Dozes, Turns to EMP and guides manual IPT, IPT activates Sympathetic response, Poor Bit Tolerance

SHOULDER

PE to Front Leg Shoulder is important AFTER saddle placement…This rates up there with Bra and Jock Strap adjustment.

(No offense intended) Learn about the Serratus group and the Subscapularis.

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Action: Propel – Pull body forward, length of stride, Stay Apparatus

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Attachments of consideration: Rib mobility, Withers, Stay Apparatus comfort

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Joints: Supraspinous Bursa, Scapular humeral shoulder joint

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Bones: Scapula, Humerus, Thoracic vertebraWithers, Ulna and Radius fuse as one= no arm rotation

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Ligaments: Nucheal Ligament, Supraspinous, Supraspinous Ligament

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Muscles: Name 5

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Fascial Sheet

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Case Studies: Poor balance, Front leg shifting, Extension, abduction, flexion dis-ease, Poor AV rhythm, Flighty with Serratus, Withers tactile IPT

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IPT Techniques: Add 3

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Response: Improved balance tolerance, improved equipment tolerance, standing legs properly under shoulder region

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Action: Protect organs, lungs, and basic skeletal structural support.

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Attachments of Consideration: First 8 True ribs attaching with sternum, Rider equipment, spinal nerves, Respiratory muscles: intercostals (external and internal), diaphragm

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Joints: Spinal, Rib

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Bones: The bones that make up this body area are?

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Ligament: Supraspinous

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Muscles: Pectorals, Abdominal, Latissimus Dorsi, Serratus (cervical and thoracic), Respiratory

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Fascial Sheet

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Case Study

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IPT Techniques: Add 3

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Response: SIGH! Full body breaths, improved rolling tolerance and balance, PNS activation obvious

RIBS – THORAX

At the last rib junction, the Thoracic Vertebra becomes the Lumbar Vertebra. EMPs can find Trigger Points on either side of the spine musculature in this area. This will also release should, hip, and back TP patterns.

FRONT LEGS STAY • APPERATUS

Action: Automatic support to stand at rest for flight safety

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Attachments of Consideration: Pectoral muscles, shoulder – neck comfort, balance awareness, equipment placement, Farrier fitting, rider fitness

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Joints: Shoulder, Elbow, “Knee”, Fetlock, Pastern, Coffin

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Bones: Sesmoid, “Knee”,

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Ligaments: Lateral collateral, Suspensory

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Muscles: Name the Stay Apparatus muscles.

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Fascial Sheet:

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Case Studies: Wind Puffs, Front leg shifting, Head tossing, Agitation due to lack of rest

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IPT Techniques: Add 3

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Response: Improved balance tolerance, improved equipment tolerance, standing legs properly under shoulder region

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Action: Balance, spinal movement and comfort

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Attachments of Consideration: Share 2

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Joints: Tension Patterns, Balance and Flexibility, Sacral equity, tail mobility

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Bones: Femoral, Femoral tibial, Stifle, Hock, Fetlock, Pastern, Coffin

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Ligament: Lateral and Dorsal SI, Sacrotuberal, Patellar, Suspensory, Quadriceps

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Muscles: Gluteal (flexes and ABD hip), Tensor Fascia Latae (extends Stifle), Sartorius (flex, ADD, rotate thigh), Hamstring group (flex and extend stifle and hip), Gastrocnemius (extend Hock, flex Stifle)

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Fascial Sheet

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Case Study

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IPT Techniques: Add 3

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Response: Hip release to guide IPT AV to joint, selfstretch BIG! Head position comfort during gate

HIP – HIND END STAY APPERATUS

TAIL-SACRUM •

Action: Balance, spinal movement and comfort

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Attachments of Consideration: Croup equality (tail begins here), weight shift habits (hind Stay Apparatus), Lumbosacral Plexus, hip joint

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Joints: SI joint, Vertebral

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Bones: Spinal, Sacral

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Ligament: 11 and 1 o'clock

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Muscles: Levator, Depressor, Gastrocnemius, Semitendinosus, Gluteal

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Fascial Sheet: Name 2

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Case Study

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IPT Techniques: Add 3

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Response: Weight shift to open SI and guide IPT session, Unlock hind LE for AN to hip joint