Rivalé Equine

04/11/2025

David is back next week 🐴
If you are looking for a reliable farrier with a broad range of skills, experience and commitment to ongoing professional development get in touch now 🌞

03/11/2025

Hello Everyone,

Just a quick post to let you know that I’m taking some family time off after the arrival of our little lady 🩷
I won’t be away too long, and look forward to seeing all your lovely faces again soon.

Please still message through if you are needing to get your horses booked in for trimming as I’m still organising this for David.
This is just the PERFECT time to double message me if you think I have missed your first message.
I’m missing quite a lot of messages at the moment for obvious reasons 🤭 🤪

See you all soon 🐴

22/09/2025

Try This at Home

Here’s a simple but fascinating way to see your body’s kinetic chains in action.

Did you know your foot position can influence your shoulder position?

For years I struggled with rolled shoulders. No matter how many posture exercises I tried, nothing seemed to “stick” and they made me feel a littleoff-balance .Then one day someone pointed out that the real culprit wasn’t my shoulders at all — it was my feet.

I have very flexible, flat (pronated) feet. That hidden imbalance was quietly affecting my posture all the way up my body. When I consciously roll my feet into a more neutral or high-arched (supinated) position, my shoulders naturally follow — they open up, flatten out, all on their own.

That’s because a body is always balancing and centering itself. Every joint and muscle makes small, automatic adjustments to keep you upright and stable. A change at the foundation — your feet — creates a chain reaction upward, shifting how your knees, hips, spine, and shoulders organize themselves.

This concept, as we all know, applies to horses as well. A change at his foundation — the feet — creates a chain reaction upward, shifting how his ankles, knees, chest, shoulders and spine and pelvis organize themselves,all without any conscious thought.

This is a powerful reminder that posture in any body is never isolated to just one area. Small changes at the base can ripple through the entire kinetic chain and transform how you — and your horse — carry yourself.

15 Interesting Facts About Your Horse’s Muscles -
https://koperequine.com/15-interesting-facts-about-your-horses-muscles/

Picture credited to PosturePro

15/09/2025

With longer days - some highly sought after spaces have become available on David's regular run starting from Monday 29th September.

David is doing some fantastic work in his space but regardless of the great results he already is getting, he still remains committed to his furthering his study to continue to enhance the care and outcomes he can provide the horses.

David has a world of experiences with so many different professional aspects of horses.

Areas that he covers routinely is currently:
- Renmark
- Monash
- Berri
- Loxton
- Mindarie (through to Murray Bridge)

If your location is not on the list but you would like to book in for this run, please flick me a message as there is a small scope to broaden his radius.

Bookings are through Rivale Equine so please message through if you are interested in joining the next run. 😁

20/08/2025