Equine Posture Explained: What to Look For and Why It Matters

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Ask An Expert: Horse Care and Riding Advice

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Equine Posture Explained: What to Look For and Why It Matters

Ask An Expert: Horse Care and Riding Advice

56 minutes 59 seconds

6 days ago

Equine Posture Explained: What to Look For and Why It Matters

Equine posture offers valuable insight into a horse’s comfort, balance, and overall well-being. In this episode of Ask an Expert, Shelley Thomas explains what your horse’s posture is telling you and how noticing small changes early can support their long-term health and happiness.

Episode Highlights:

4:00: What equine posture entails and why it is important to pay attention to it

7:45: What the ideal posture looks like and how riders can assess their horses' posture

29:30: What to do with the information gathered from assessing posture

50:15: How nutrition plays into posture and the indicators that a horse may need a different nutrition plan

Want a free downloadable worksheet on how to assess your horse's static posture? Check out Shelley's website!

Meet the Experts, Shelley Thomas

Shelley Thomas is a Certified Equine Rehabilitation Practitioner through the University of Tennessee. She is also a Permitted Equine Therapist for FEI competitions, a certified movement performance coach, a Precision Nutrition Level 1 coach, and a Master Reiki practitioner. In addition to her equine work, she holds a degree in psychology and a master’s in physical therapy from the Mayo Clinic and has over 20 years of experience as a human physical therapist. Having ridden through Preliminary eventing and Fourth Level dressage, Shelley brings firsthand knowledge of sporthorse demands to her busy practice, where she treats both horses and riders in-person and virtually.

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