Recovery is the key to Remodelling
Each horse will accept and process the changes differently according to their predisposition, temperament, age, general health and how long the issues have been present.
Immediately after a JENT session horses should be quietly walked in straight lines for 15 mins and then allowed to rest quietly for an hour or so.
They can then be turned out or travel.
An ‘active recovery’ exercise and rehabilitation program is advised, discussed and formulated to optimise the horse’s performance.
During the neuromyofascial remodelling / realigning phase of the program between sessions 1 & 2, horses are not to be ridden or lunged and if driven, are not circled, or worked hard for long periods or asked for collected or extended paces.
Exercise in a mechanical walker or hand-led on soft ground is recommended to promote sustainable neuromyofascial / postural changes.
Recovery rates depend on the individual horse’s health and the extent of pathology/damage present.
After the first JENT session horses often appear tired and exhausted.
It appears that they process relief after the release from the tyranny of constant low grade pain and discomfort.
To recuperate, they need lots of rest to integrate the changes.
Spending hours out in the field is an ideal remedial recovery, as they innately know how to care for themselves and wandering around at liberty for the better part of the day will assist faster more progressive results. During this period some horses are a little uncoordinated in their paces, as they develop a spacial and temporal perception, this can make them appear mentally scattered, irritable or just plain grouchy.
It’s a normal response, as the issues addressed may have been carried in the body for the whole of the horse’s life.
As the changes are integrated into a new way of carriage, they usually become bright again within 2-3 days.
These ‘recovery’ behaviours do not reoccur after the second and subsequent sessions.
