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Anatomy of Equine Bodywork – The Equinology Approach: Comprehensive Reference Book for Veterinarians, Therapists, and Horse Owners
Anatomy of Equine Bodywork – The Equinology Approach: Comprehensive Reference Book for Veterinarians, Therapists, and Horse Owners
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THE Definitive Equine Anatomy & Bodywork Reference – Updated 2025 Edition
Anatomy of Equine Bodywork: The Equinology® Approach is the comprehensive reference text trusted by veterinarians, equine therapists, trainers, and horse owners worldwide. Combining unparalleled anatomical detail with field-tested bodywork, stretching, mobilization, and saddle-fitting techniques, it delivers everything you need to elevate your understanding of the equine body and your hands-on skills.
Packed with illustrations and painted horse photographs to guide you through every step.
What’s Inside the 2025 Updated Edition:
- Expanded Musculoskeletal Atlas – Detailed coverage of the equine skeleton, bony landmarks, and musculature, including 66 additional individual muscles with origin, insertion, function, innervation, diagnostics, and rehabilitation considerations.
- High-Impact Visuals & Learning Tools – Hundreds of full-color illustrations, high-resolution photographs, painted-horse anatomy images, and over 100 instructional videos accessible via QR codes.
- Movement & Function – In-depth exploration of equine biomechanics, posture, and the influence of individual muscles on performance and behavior.
- Hands-On Bodywork Techniques – Step-by-step stroke instructions, region-specific routines, and full-body combinations to address the poll, shoulders, topline, croup, and hind limbs.
- Stretching & Mobilization – Safe, effective protocols for static passive, static active, and dynamic stretching—plus common mistakes to avoid.
- Rehabilitation Strategies – Progressive recovery protocols for conditions such as EPM, post-stall rest, and return-to-work conditioning.
- Saddle Fit Fundamentals – Recognize poor fit, understand its impact on performance, and learn practical adjustments.
- Bonus Intro to Equine Dentistry – An accessible overview of essential dental principles for maintaining equine comfort and performance.
Contributors include:
Debranne Pattillo, MEEBW, MSc. (h.c.), ASTR; Dr. Peter Flood, PhD; Dr. Carrie Schlachter, VMD, DACVSMR; Dr. Nicole Rombach, APM, MEEBW, CCBW, MSc., PhD; Dr. Asher Ashfaq; and Dr. Susan J. Holcombe, VMD, PhD, DACVS, DACVECC.
Whether you are a student, a seasoned practitioner, or a dedicated horse owner, this book is designed to meet you at your level—providing the anatomical knowledge, clinical insight, and practical skills to improve equine comfort, mobility, and performance.
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It’s a brilliant refreshment of the usual EEBW teaching tool. I truly loved all the new visual contributions: learning and reviewing will be easy and straight-forward for students, instructors and pros from now on! (I speak as a mixed visual/kinesthetic learner, but I think that the subject we teach will benefit so much from the actual layout of this Manual). I liked and found extra useful also the big amount of web references spread around the text – it’s very nice to provide students and readers with good and reliable online bibliography. Last but not the least I think that the chapter on the EBW Combinations is something that really completes the puzzle and fulfills the needs of students and experienced therapists in order to quickly and efficiently set up area-related and issue-related protocols.
Congratulations Debranne on writing THE book on equine anatomy and bodywork. At seven hundred pages, this book is thorough, clearly written and beautifully illustrated and is bound to become an essential resource for equine wellness professionals, trainers and riders. This book shows the same standard of excellence we have seen in the Equinology courses and Painted Horse demonstrations we have hosted over the years and we have no doubt that is is going become a best seller. Finally, we are proud to have the handsome Clint Eastwood featured on the cover, you truly are an artist besides being a gifted teacher and equine anatomist.
Debranne has the mind of a researcher and an anatomist — this passion, combined with her years of experience and expertise in the field, makes the information she presents exceptionally accurate and insightful. Because of its hands-on practicality, and its in-depth look into the anatomy of the horse, this text operates on a much deeper level than much of the literature available on similar topics. Many books address anatomy, and many books discuss bodywork, but few combine both of these essentials at this level of expertise. Another unique element of this work is that it presents a synthesis of experience and knowledge from top practitioners in the field of equine wellness, making it a comprehensive resource, collecting the thinking and best practices of some of the best minds on the subject. Those of us who have followed Debranne’s work for years are anxiously awaiting the publication of this comprehensive discussion of the horse.
Beautifully illustrated and comprehensive coverage of equine anatomy, particularly easy for the layperson.
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