The SMB Group’s Equine Rehabilitation facilitates, and their resident horse, Sooty, have recently been featured in Anatomy in Action - an exciting new multimedia publication from Horses Inside Out.
The Brooksby Equine Rehabilitation Centre, which is situated at the SMB Group’s Brooksby Campus, provided the perfect setting for recording overhead footage of Sooty on the college’s Activo-Med Aqua treadmill, enabling the team to study back movement from above.
Check out Sooty in action!
Anatomy in Action, which provides a comprehensive anatomical study of horse movement, officially launched last month. The product of over five years of work, this exciting new publication is a photographic record of horse movement, accompanied by biomechanical explanations and key observations. There are also corresponding videos available, which feature detailed voice-over explanations.
Rachel Watson, Section Manager for Equine at the SMB Group said ‘The Equine Department were excited to see Gillian at the centre once again to use our fantastic facilities. It is always great to see such a skilled professional working with our own horses. Sooty thoroughly enjoyed the session and felt like he was being pampered during the whole process. Gillian is always welcome here at the SMB Group’.
Horses Inside Out is an internationally recognised, award-winning organisation, which was founded in 2006 by renowned equine anatomist, therapist, author and educator, Gillian Higgins. An authority in equine biomechanics, Gillian is also very well known for her anatomical painting on live horses, which she uses to aid her teaching. Gillian has also been a speaker at conferences, and has competed as a rider in Team Chasing, British Dressage, Eventing, and British Show Jumping.
Brooksby Melton College (Part of the SMB Group) offers a range of Equine qualifications at the 850 acre Brooksby Campus, including Level 2, Level 3 and degree programmes. Students learn from industry-expert teaching staff and benefit from multi-million pound facilities, including a state-of-the-art Equine Rehabilitation Centre featuring an Activo-Med Aqua treadmill and a MaxuSS Pro Solarium
Click here to find out more about Anatomy in Action.
Pictured: Sooty with Brooksby Level 3 Equine Management student, Rhianna.