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Conformation vs Posture

What is conformation?
👉Conformation refers to the basic physical structure the horse is born with.

What is posture?
👉Posture is determined by the horse’s soft tissue structures, including muscles, fascia, ligaments and tendons.

Conformation cannot be changed, whereas posture can be changed. This can be positively or negatively affected by the type of work, rider, tack fit, farriery, and dentistry. A horse with good posture will generally stand square and have a well-balanced muscle development.

If a horse has a negative posture this can be improved gradually through corrective exercises, massage therapy, correct tack fit, remedial farriery and equine dentistry to resolve the issues.
If postural imbalances are ignored or are undetected, they can over time become more serious problems. The first detectable signs may be changes in behaviour, movement, or facial expressions.

By learning to identify the difference between conformation and posture, owners and professionals can work together to change the horse’s posture to improve performance and welfare.

The DEC students have thoroughly enjoyed our three trips today, starting off at farm, where we all had the chance to see the different types of rehabilitation equipment, how it’s used and it’s benefits.

Then we headed to the Museum of The Horse and here we got to see and learn a lot about how’s things were in the 1700’s to early 1900 for Horses, a truly amazing experience.

Lastly we made our way down to ARENA UK SHOW Centre, here we had the chance to watch some showjumping, browse the various stalls and get to see the hard work that goes into competing.

Doncaster Equine College
ARENA UK SHOW Centre
Museum of The Horse
Farm

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New/return level 3 students enjoying Harold, the simulator.🌟
Doncaster Equine College

Her Majesty the Queen. Patron of The British Horse Society.

Our heartfelt condolences to His Majesty, King Charles III and all members of the Royal Family at this deeply saddening time.

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HM Queen - 1926 — 2022

May our longest reigning monarch RIP🕊❤️🕊

We all had a lovely Sunday this weekend at Doncaster Equine College unaffiliated dressage competition. 🐴🏵
All students had the chance to take part, Weather they were riders or not, whilst some students were competing other students were helping with the scoring.
This was an amazing experience for everyone and gave all of the students an idea of what it is like preparing both you and your horse for a show.👏🏻
Everyone looked great and so did the horses. We can’t wait for next time.😁

The wonderful goat castle he is a new addition to the dec team and is a great character to be around in all ways.

The college had a lovely trip to Your Horse Live on Friday, where we got to watch a live lecture with Ben Atkinson. 😁
Everyone then had the chance to see all of the rescue ponies at the rescue village, and the donkeys of course. 🐴
We all then spent some cash in the three barns completely full of stalls with amazing products for both horse and rider.
There was also chances throughout the day to watch professional riders doing demos in the arenas and even little competitions.👏🏻
Overall this was an amazing day and the students greatly thank the college and Your Horse Live for this amazing day out.

The marvellous Bert 🤩