Holistic Horseworks Talks with April Love

Yearlings and behavioral issues—a deeper look | Gem & Honor's Story

April Love

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 Why will one horse won't stop running and another won't move?

What if the horse that never stops moving and the horse that doesn't want to move are both telling you the same thing?

In this episode of Holistic Horseworks Live, April Love evaluates two young horses from the same farm: Gem, an Arabian yearling filly who seems to run herself into a sweat every time she's turned out, and Honor, a horse who appears heavy through the shoulders, downhill in posture, and sometimes mistaken for lazy.

Through live evaluations, April discusses cranial compression, hoof balance, high-low syndrome, posture, pullback injuries, and how structural stress patterns can affect movement, behavior, and overall health.

This episode also includes live Q&A with horse owners on topics including tendon injuries, navicular issues, TMJ dysfunction, wood chewing, cranial asymmetry, Cushing's disease, and how bodywork can help horses of all ages.

In this episode:

• Why behavior and conformation may not tell the whole story
• What April found during Gem and Honor's evaluations
• High-low syndrome and its effect on the entire body
• Cranial compression and pullback injuries
• Hoof balance, posture, and movement patterns
• Questions from horse owners around the world

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