Movement organization
The horse begins, for example, for the preparation of the trot to build up the thrust on the removal of the hindquarters toe. It extends all hindquarter joints and releases the pressure up into the hip joint. It reacts with extension and relieves the pressure on the sacroiliac joint, which expedite the thrust with the lumbosacral joint further forward. The vertebral, muscular and myofascial chains are involved into shifting the thrust and body mass forward, so that, among other things, the load on the base of the neck is released, which releases it onto the shoulder joint. Thus, the diagonal front leg of the advancing hind leg in load absorption and subsequent traction can bring the body mass in motion. If the hindquarters push very strongly during the initiation of the movement or if the hip joint is possibly even overstretched and / or the hindquarters are very strongly raised, correspondingly more pressure is created on the forehand ie the base of the neck and / or the shoulder joint. Both can be loaded separately. If the neck tends to be carried higher, there will be less downward pressure into the base of the neck. However, depending on muscular and fascial activity in the area of the shoulder girdle, the shoulder joint may still sag. If the hip joint gives less pressure because it is more flexible, less pressure will be created on the forehand. This also changes the center of gravity in the horse. Depending on the position and action of the hip and hindquarters, the activity of the ilium and the sacroiliac joint changes. Strong pushing activity extends the joints more and flattens the line forward. Depending on the shoulder / shoulder joint activity in higher or lower position, the line raises or lowers. Say the focus moves forward or backward. Depending on the height or depth of the hip joint and / or shoulder joint.
Different conformations – different balance