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For the second year in a row, The Dutta Corporation Team takes 🥇 at FEI Dressage Nations Cup USA!

Introducing The Dutta Corporation Team for FEI Dressage Nations Cup™ USA! 🇺🇸

Straightness: Why? Part 1: The Thoracic Sling

We often talk about making sure our horses are straight but we never talk about why. In this little 3 part series I’m going to explain a few reasons for the importance of basic straightness training for every horse.

The thoracic sling’s function is to suspend the rib cage between the forelimbs and is responsible for lifting the withers during locomotion.

When a horse is crooked; whether caused by an asymmetric rider, saddle, or by injury (usually relating to asymmetric riders/saddles!), the weight distribution across the forelimbs is unequal. One limb will carry more weight and have more of an influence on direction than the other. To facilitate this unequal movement, the muscle development will be asymmetrical- the more dominant forelimb will have a ‘bigger’ shoulder and the opposing shoulder will be flatter in appearance and sit ‘higher’ on the ribcage.

Transferring this into ridden work, horses with thoracic sling asymmetries usually present by being difficult to circle in one direction, falling in on the more weight bearing limb and over compensating by bending too much in their neck.

In order to rectify these issues, the horse will need to improve their vertical balance- learning to carry weight equally on both forelimbs.

Coming up in Part 2: the Feet!

Check out our latest infographic on the impact of the US horse industry! The information is from the 2017 American Horse Council's Economic Impact of the US Horse Industry survey. Abby Neu and Hannah Lochner, UMN Extension, are the authors of the infographic.

Amazing riding, amazing horses and amazing humans! Such a treat to watch the Fri Night Freestyle with such talent. I was frozen like a popcicle but it was worth it.

Laura Graves & Verdades Back on Top as Winner of Wellington World Cup Freestyle – Dressage-News WELLINGTON, Florida, Jan. 25, 2019–Laura Graves and Verdades were back on top as America’s top combination with a victory in the Adequan Global Dressage Festival World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle under lights Friday night fending off strong challenges from Kasey Perry-Glass on Dublet and Shelly Fra...

USA’s Kasey Perry-Glass & Dublet Set New High Score to Beat Laura Graves & Verdades to Win Wellington World Cup Grand Prix – Dressage-News WELLINGTON, Florida, Jan. 24, 2019–Kasey Perry-Glass rode Dublet to a new high score to win the World Cup Grand Prix Thursday to beat Olympic and World Equestrian Games team mate Laura Graves on Verdades for the first time in almost three years.