{"id":93006,"date":"2022-10-03T11:15:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T09:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antares-sellier.com\/?p=93006"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:23:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T10:23:13","slug":"saddles-equine-osteopathy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.antares-sellier.com\/en\/saddles-equine-osteopathy\/","title":{"rendered":"Saddles and equine osteopathy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As featured in our article entitled, “3 tips to prevent your horse from getting back pain<\/a>“, having the right tack and consulting an osteopath will help you protect your horse’s back. As a horse’s well-being is our overriding concern, we have been working closely with the EOS Animal Osteopathy School<\/a>. As such, an inaugural training course was held so that our Antar\u00e8s specialists could improve their knowledge about equine conformation. Recap of the morning training session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Equine osteopathy dovetails with saddle fitting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While both professions are different, they are actually complementary. Osteopathy identifies the source of an disorder<\/strong> in a horse to regain its mobility as far as possible. Treatment soothes the horse’s discomfort and improves its performance<\/strong>. Saddle fitting adjusts the saddle to the horse’s physical characteristics and the way it moves, the goal being to give the horse as much freedom of movement as possible<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enzo Polizzi, a member of the EOS Animal team, conducted a study of horses’ backs, joints and muscles. J\u00e9r\u00e9my Lacheau tells us that this research helped him “better understand how the horse’s musculoskeletal system works beneath the saddle”. We reviewed the entire muscular system in the forequarters”.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As our Antar\u00e8s second-hand saddle<\/a> specialist, Daphn\u00e9 Maujean<\/a> emphasises, this insight into osteopathy helped her, “understand muscle insertions and anatomy to better pinpoint necessary saddle adjustments (panels, gullet angle, length, etc.)<\/em>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Theory-based learning was supplemented by observational checks<\/strong> and hands-on training<\/strong> so that Antar\u00e8s specialists could feel for specific signs of discomfort that might be present while patting down the horse. Based on the location and level of discomfort, it is strongly recommended to speak to an equine health therapist before changing saddles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The training session also introduced our specialists to even more technical terms used in osteopathy as well as the chance to share their various experiences<\/strong>. Horses’ bodies and sporting demands are constantly changing, so this osteopathy training course provided our specialists with a recap of good practice and the necessity to place a horse’s needs front and centre.

We can never say it enough, but tack, or more precisely saddles, must be tailored to your horse’s physical characteristics<\/strong>. This capacity building exercise for our Antar\u00e8s specialists will help them provide you with even better tailor-made solutions for your horses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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