See What Everyoneโ€™s Talking About: Helenโ€™s Latest Facebook Highlights

Over the past few months, Helenโ€™s Facebook posts have been reaching thousands of horse owners and riders across the UK and beyond โ€” one recent post was viewed over 100,000 times in a single week!

Weโ€™ve gathered some of the most popular posts here so you can catch up on the conversations, see the techniques in action, and learn more about how Helen helps horses achieve balance, comfort, and freedom of movement.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ & ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€
Helen Thornton Helen Thornton

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ & ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐— ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ & ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—œ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€

An anatomical structure that is far more clinically relevant than many realise.

๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜†:
Myo = muscle
Dural = dura mater, the protective membrane surrounding the spinal cord
This bridge represents a direct anatomical connection between the rectus capitis posterior minor muscle and the dura mater of the spinal cord, occurring in the spaces between the atlas (C1) and axis (C2), and between the atlas and the occiput.

Importantly, this region is one of the very few places in the body where the spinal cord is not fully protected by bone.t all begins with an idea.

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๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ & ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†?
Helen Thornton Helen Thornton

๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ'๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ & ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†?

IThe equine cervical spine is far more than a simple column of bonesโ€”it's the springboard of suspension, balance, and communication for the entire horse.

Through this delicate region run essential pathways: neurology, vascularity, fascia, meninges, viscera, and the powerful chains of muscles that link the head to the body.

Now imagine a restriction at the base of the neck, for example around C6/C7.

Such a dysfunction doesnโ€™t just stay local. It will immediately compromise the first rib and the cranial thoracic area. This creates a cascade of compensationsโ€”neurological excitation within the stellate ganglion, disturbed feed-and-feedback loops of sensory and motor information, and a whole-body burden of adaptation to the cranium and throughout to the sacrum.

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