Equine Education Connection: Proper Body Mechanics for Equine Therapy
Proper Body Mechanics Help to
Prevent Fatigue and Injury
Proper body mechanics allow your body to be used in an efficient, deliberate, and safe way. By using good posture, balance, and the largest and strongest muscles in your body - it will allow you to work without stressing or causing fatigue to your own body. You don't want to help your horse feel better in his body while making you feel worse in yours.
Please take some time to learn more about Proper Body Mechanics by reading the following pages:
Learning proper body mechanics takes time and practice. Do not be
discouraged if it seems difficult at first. Before long it will become
second nature.
The biggest thing to remember is - if at any time you feel tense or uncomfortable, you need to change what you are doing.
It
is not uncommon to get involved in helping your horse and not paying
enough attention to your own body. I caution you to not do this. You
may not feel too bad at the time, but you might feel it later. Or, you
may get a repetitive strain problem down the road.
It is like
what they say about giving yourself oxygen on the plane - first -
before helping your child. If you don't take care of yourself, you
can't help someone else.
So, be sure to pay attention to your own body while working with your horse. Your body and your horse will thank you.
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