02/07/2026
Same horse. Same day.
The difference is the body responding to the right input. ✨
➡️ In the before photo, this horse’s center of gravity is very far forward over her front legs, and she looks very downhill. This forehand-heavy posture puts extra stress on the tendons and ligaments in the front legs, makes true collection and core engagement difficult, and creates compensations throughout the rest of the body.
✅ After one session — my first time working with her — you can see a visible lift through the chest, a more neutral spinal angle — her withers are lifted up in line with her pelvis, and her center of gravity is shifted backward so she doesn’t look like she’s falling forward. She looks more balanced, more upright, and more comfortable simply standing.
➡️ Regardless of conformation, many horses can be functionally too heavy on the forehand, braced through the ventral neck, or lacking thoracic sling support — and that affects performance, soundness, and longevity.
Why this before and after happens👇
Horses don’t have collarbones. The height of their front end isn’t limited by the scaffolding of bones— it’s suspended entirely by muscle. That means posture, balance, and how a horse carries itself can change when we address tension, compensation, and weakness in the right places. Conformation isn’t always the full story.
📸 I used to be skeptical of before & after photos. But once I learned how to take them better and mark them with grounding lines to track angles, it became clear how important documenting these changes really is. It’s not about optical illusions — it’s about showing measurable, functional improvement.
