Brachiocephalicus: Wide strap like muscle
It's origin is at the base of the skull behind the jaw; and connects to
below the point of shoulder to the humerus.
The brachio muscle moves the head from side to side, pulls the scapula
forward, raises it in collection, swings the foreleg forward.
I could send you an entire collection of Hunter moving like that, mainly
when racking.
For him, it seems to be the head and neck position that goes with his
preferred gait.
As an old hunter/jumper/dressage showring rider, it took a while for me to
accept that this was Hunter as he came out of
As an old hunter/jumper/dressage showring rider, it took a while for me to
accept that this was Hunter as he came out of the box.
That's the $64,000 question, isn't it - what comes from their natural out of
the box conformation/wiring, versus what are bad habits? I sure wish I had a
crystal
Because Hunter is a limited distance horse (the shorter version of
endurance) his job is to go down the trail as quickly and efficiently as he
can while keeping himself safe and healthy.
I allow him to pretty much select a gear, sort of the equine version of
automatic transmition. He went 30
Before I decided that didn't work for Hunter, he did used to sort of round
up to rest his neck and back if I had kept him racking too long. I think
it is safer for him to trot when he begins to tire
I don't personally know what kind of limits to put on each gait - if there are
even valid
The brachio muscle can also give us an indication if we are hanging on to
the horse's mouth too much.
Where the brachio attaches at the top, take a look, feel around. See if
there's an obvious lump-type area which may be stiff.
A bulge at the insertion area is something that you want to
As an old hunter/jumper/dressage showring rider, it took a while for me to
accept that this was Hunter as he came out of the box.
Yes, some horses are born like that, and it's up to us to help them to use
their bodies to their advantage when carrying a rider.
I think these horses (born with
On 10/07/07, Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think these horses (born with ewe necks), when starting them, need a lot of
long and low and
miles of walking with their heads and necks relaxed on a loose rein.
Contact and gait training can come in much later down the road.
Which is why
Yes, some horses are born like that, and it's up to us to help them to
use their bodies to their advantage when carrying a rider.
Definitely and it is also important that the type of groundwork we are doing
is not inadvertently encouraging the posture. Any type of work that creates
a head up,
On 7/9/07, Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Let's talk about the brachiocephalicus.
Does anyone know what the brachiocephalicus is?
uhmn no?
Janice
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Does anyone know what the brachiocephalicus is?
I don't have my medical or Greek and Latin dictionaries here in KY. But
let's see brachius is related to arms; cephalus is skull - so a skull with
arms attached? Hahah?
Anneliese
So Judy, what is it - you would not ask if you did not already
But let's see brachius is related to arms; cephalus is skull - so a
skull with arms attached? Hahah?
OR...maybe the area between the arms and the skull...? The neck...?
Karen
Karen Thomas
Wingate, NC
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On 09/07/07, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But let's see brachius is related to arms; cephalus is skull - so a
skull with arms attached? Hahah?
OR...maybe the area between the arms and the skull...? The neck...?
When in doubt google...
http://www.justequine.com/photos.html
You'll
Does anyone know what the brachiocephalicus is?
Not really. I did a google search on it, and all I found was pretty
technical. Can you get us started?
Karen
Karen Thomas
Wingate, NC
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this is what it says on the link that was posted a few posts ago...
Brachiocephalicus permits the neck to bend and it also moves the shoulder
forward. If your horse has problems bending to the inside, massaging of
these muscles will help allow a greater range of motion in the neck.
this is what it says on the link that was posted a few posts ago...
Brachiocephalicus permits the neck to bend and it also moves the shoulder
forward. If your horse has problems bending to the inside, massaging of
these muscles will help allow a greater range of motion in the neck.
here's
Does anyone know what the brachiocephalicus is?
I don't have my medical or Greek and Latin dictionaries here in KY. But
let's see brachius is related to arms; cephalus is skull - so a skull with
arms attached? Hahah?
That was a great guess, Anneliese!
Here's what it is:
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