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WEIGHT SHIFTING - Coggle Diagram
WEIGHT SHIFTING
Global effects
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Improves co-ordination, balance, strength
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Cellular
Shifts the animals weight from side to side. Mechanoreceptors and balance system detects this and tells the cerebellum that the body is being pushed off balance. The brain then sends motor signals to muscles to contract and pull the animal back to correct position
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Equine Progression:
Start with wither rocks - forelimb WS - WS with a hold time - lifting a limb during WS - changing direction/loops/serpentines
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