{"id":739,"date":"2024-01-09T20:14:35","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T20:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/?page_id=739"},"modified":"2026-01-09T19:05:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T19:05:58","slug":"balance-plates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/?page_id=739&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Balance Plates for Horses: Improve Proprioception and Stability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When horses experience reduced proprioception\u2014difficulty sensing their body position and maintaining balance\u2014specialized exercises using\u00a0<strong>balance plates<\/strong>\u00a0can make a significant difference. These tools help activate deep stabilizing muscles, improving coordination and overall body awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As my yoga teacher once said,\u00a0<em>\u201cEven in stillness there is movement.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Similarly, when a horse stands on a balance plate, its muscles\u2014especially those rarely engaged during daily activities\u2014work continuously to maintain posture and stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best part? It doesn\u2019t take much time to awaken your horse\u2019s sense of balance and improve its physical well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits of Balance Plate Training for Horses:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enhances proprioception and body awareness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Activates core and stabilizing muscles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supports rehabilitation and injury prevention<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improves overall balance and coordination<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ready to try balance plates for your horse?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact us today to learn more about incorporating balance plate exercises into your horse\u2019s routine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here you see different possibilities when a horse stands on balance plates:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"740\" src=\"https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/177614207_4230482870309544_843027364289247953_n-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/177614207_4230482870309544_843027364289247953_n-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/177614207_4230482870309544_843027364289247953_n-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/177614207_4230482870309544_843027364289247953_n-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/177614207_4230482870309544_843027364289247953_n-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/177614207_4230482870309544_843027364289247953_n-2.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/186486331_4297751436916020_818096348229867905_n-2-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/186486331_4297751436916020_818096348229867905_n-2-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/186486331_4297751436916020_818096348229867905_n-2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/186486331_4297751436916020_818096348229867905_n-2-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/186486331_4297751436916020_818096348229867905_n-2-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/186486331_4297751436916020_818096348229867905_n-2.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"742\" src=\"https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/177324835_4230482873642877_9128640708853264084_n-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/177324835_4230482873642877_9128640708853264084_n-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/177324835_4230482873642877_9128640708853264084_n-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/177324835_4230482873642877_9128640708853264084_n-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/177324835_4230482873642877_9128640708853264084_n-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/177324835_4230482873642877_9128640708853264084_n-2.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8221;Even in stillness there is movement&#8221; (M. Melander)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When horses experience reduced proprioception\u2014difficulty sensing their body position and maintaining balance\u2014specialized exercises using\u00a0balance plates\u00a0can make a significant difference. These tools help activate deep stabilizing muscles, improving coordination and overall body awareness. As my yoga teacher once said,\u00a0\u201cEven in stillness there is movement.\u201d\u00a0Similarly, when a horse stands on a balance plate, its muscles\u2014especially those rarely&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/?page_id=739&#038;lang=en\">L\u00e4s mer <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Balance Plates for Horses: Improve Proprioception and Stability<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-739","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=739"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1001,"href":"https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/739\/revisions\/1001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/handsforhorses.se\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}