KIRK EQUINE PERFORMANCE

Increased strength of hindquarters is something we all want for our horses, (and ourselves!) This desire is both aesthetically desirable:...

Feather was the first horse that gave me a true chance of putting in to practice my physio training AND my dressage training, to find the...

As a kid, as a human, as a student slumped over my desk, and as a dressage rider, I was constantly reminded to correct my posture and...

2024 has been my first full year living back in Australia, and my first in Sydney. I have LOVED it. A tough couple of years preceded...

The Latin breakdown: “Arthro” = Joint “Itis” = Inflammation Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common, degenerative, painful disease with chronic...

Bone is made of a mix of inorganic minerals and organic material including collagen (mainly type 1), which creates a highly responsive...

In early 2017 I made an ambitious 12-month competition plan with Pokemon for that year. The goal was Under 25 Grand Prix for my last year...

The difference between the average test, and the elite test, at least aesthetically (and in my humble opinion), is down to balance. Some...

To preface this blog, farriery and horse hooves are something that I find extremely interesting, however, also very perplexing. This is...

Good conformation is fundamentally what is anecdotally or scientifically regarded as the most efficient spread of: - Weight - Force...

LASER works by using light energy of the visible to near infra-red range to increase the activity in the engine of the cell: the...

Electrotherapies include the machines available to Physiotherapists to target healing in more focussed ways than what our hands alone are...

Trying to summarise a 4-year degree to an accessible blog post was a lot harder than I gave it credit for! On a literal level,...

I made a bold statement during my placement year at University (roughly 2018) that I was going to start a blog… There’s nothing quite...