Staff at Moulton College have participated in the production of an expert guide to Equine Swimming Exercise as part of their work within the Equine Hydrotherapy Advisory Panel (formerly the Equine Hydrotherapy Working Group).
The new publication ‘Equine Swimming Exercise – a guide for users’ is the first document of its kind and has been put together by leading Vets, academics and hydrotherapy centre experts from around the world in order to promote best practice. Endorsed by British Equestrian (BE) these guidelines provide recommendations on how to incorporate swimming exercise into a training or rehabilitation programme and advise on what to look for when swimming horses to ensure a horse’s well-being and to maximise the potential benefits of the exercise.
Publication credits: Nankervis, K., Tranquille, C., McCrae, P., York, J., Lashley, M., Baumann, M., King, M., Sykes, E.,
This new document follows the success of the publication the former Group released in 2020 ‘Equine Water Treadmill Exercise – a guide for users’ and subsequently the Consensus Statement “Consensus for the General Use of Equine Water Treadmills for Healthy Horses” that was published in Animals Journal in 2021.
