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The Equine Hanna Somatics® BLOG
Your Horse Doesn't Have a Weak Thoracic Sling
...BEFORE you 'teach' a horse to LIFT their withers or *thoracic sling* 🙏 help them FREE their tight spinal extensor muscles! ...more
Equine Somatic Issues ,Green Light Posture &Thoracic Sling
November 07, 2025•3 min read
Equine Brachiocephalic Muscles (part 2)
Upside-down or Ewe-neck and chronic tension in the brachiocephalicus is part of a whole-horse compensatory postural pattern... ...more
Neurophysiology ,Equine Somatic Issues Green Light Posture &Thoracic Sling
March 16, 2025•7 min read
Equine Brachiocephalic Muscles (part 1)
Understanding the Brachiocephalic Muscles and what causes an "Upside-down" neck is crucial to helping horses regain awareness and function in their thoracic sling and topline. ...more
Neurophysiology ,Equine Somatic Issues Green Light Posture &Thoracic Sling
March 05, 2025•6 min read
Roach Back Posture & the Iliopsoas Muscles in Horses
What causes Roach Back posture in horses, and how can we help with Equine Hanna Somatics? ...more
Equine Somatic Issues ,Red Light Posture &Roached Back
January 17, 2025•8 min read
"Worm Aneurisms" in the equine Cranial Mesenteric Artery
Can worm aneurisms be palpated or positively identified outside of a veterinary diagnostic exam, and do they cause or contribute to a roach-back posture and/or various hind limb lamenesses? ...more
Equine Somatic Issues ,Roached Back
January 10, 2025•6 min read
Relaxation, Topline and Thoracic Sling improvements after 2 weeks of DIY Equine Hanna Somatics!
My horse can walk like a normal horse, and we are riding again! This work has had a profound effect on my mare, Madeira and I am eternally grateful... ...more
Equine Somatic Issues ,Testimonials
July 14, 2024•3 min read
Assessing Outcomes of Equine Hanna Somatics
The main objective outcome of EHS is to is to cause an internally mediated normalization of resting muscle tone so horses can recover function and healthy tensegrity. We do this by... ...more
Equine Somatic Issues ,What is Equine Hanna Somatics? &Hanna Somatics (human)
July 12, 2024•8 min read
DIY INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEO/COURSE
Equine Hanna Somatics - Session 1
Watch a full-body Equine Hanna Somatics® session with a horse, and learn how to start doing EHS with your own horse! >>>
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