June 2024

Horse owners, trainers, manual therapists, dentists, farriers, tack fitters, among other members of the horse’s care team frequently talk about “compensations” and “compensation patterns”. But do we really understand what those words mean with respect to the horse’s anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics? What is really going on in the body when we say that a horse is “compensating” or has a particular “compensation pattern”? And how can we identify compensations and then determine whether they are a “good” or a “bad” thing. And what to do about compensations when we find them. Trainers Jillian Kreinbring and Dr. Veronika (Vroni) von Rohrscheidt discuss their work with Dr. Haussler.

Gatherings are 1.5-hour meetings including 30 minutes devoted to audience insights and experiences.