The FEI “condemned” hyperflexion in 2010, but you won’t find the words hyperflexion (or blue tongues) anywhere in FEI dressage sport rules, nor in FEI veterinary and general regulations, ...

A long time, make that a very long time ago, when I rode ponies I was warned especially against over bending the little darlings (yes, I am being a little snide here) because it would put the idea … ...

Hyperflexion spinal injuries are typically caused by trauma to the back of the head or forceful decelerations. Comparatively hyperflexion-rotation spinal injuries are caused by disruption to the ...

Arguments over how best to train horses have raged for centuries. Two years ago, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) was even moved to ban the practice of hyperflexion as a result of a ...

Transverse fractures of the vertebral arch are also known as Chance fractures. In 1948, Chance [1] first described a transverse fracture of the vertebral arch that was produced by a hyperflexion ...

How forceful hyperflexion should be distinguished from permissible LDR training was not clearly stated – instead, a working group has been established to come up with an acceptable definition.

image: During hyperflexion on the second shake, the fluid did not have enough time to reach the affected areas. In other words, following the first shake, the CSF was unable to prevent the brain ...

Horses experience hyperflexion, or rollkur, when their necks bend far towards their chests – it could place the animal at a greater risk of physical discomfort and stress. By Christa Lesté-Lasserre ...

Arguments over how best to train horses have raged for centuries. Two years ago, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) was even moved to ban the practice of hyperflexion as a result of a ...