A New Direction

Over many years I have focused on various aspects of the horse industry in an effort to make a difference for horses and their riders and owners. I am still on that path and want to welcome you to my new website MaryMidkiff4Horses.com!

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The Pendulum Swings

As a fellow horse person, balance is on my mind frequently; in fact it is one of my core values and acts as a gyroscope on my soul. Whether you use the word Balance as a verb or noun and in what context, it is a big part of our daily lives. Perhaps it is something you think about a great deal as well.Balance in your mind, body, soul; your…

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Horse Riding Through Menopause and After

I've been through it have you? Are you going through it now? Are you curious about what lies ahead?Going through menopause used to be thought of by society as the time when a woman become useless, tired, crazy, troublesome and many more undesirable descriptivism! Now we know it is a change in our reproductive and hormonal systems that can be balanced, managed, supported and nurtured. Thank goodness for women looking…

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Fascia and Scar Tissue: How it Inhibits your Horse

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What is this wet, sticky, stringy web of stuff? It's called FASCIA and it is in all living things! It's a thin layer of connective tissue that surrounds and holds every organ, blood vessel, bone, nerve fiber and muscle in place. It is the network of life and the organ of shape in the horse's body, and in yours!When you see the shape of a horse you are seeing the…

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Locate and Realize Your Hip Joint

Key to Balance for Female Equestrians Start by locating the hip joint I wrote a book that was released in 1996 "Fitness, Performance and the Female Equestrian" (Wiley Publishing) providing definitive information for the female rider. It was much needed then and it is just as relevant today for knowledge or the female rider as an athlete, resources just for her and information on how to make positive changes to…

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Can we predict what the feminization of the veterinary profession will do?

In recent years veterinary students and the veterinary profession have experienced a significant shift. A gender shift toward the feminization of veterinary medicine.I wrote a term paper for one of my University of Kentucky graduate courses in 2021 on the “Ripple Effect of the Gender Shift in the Veterinary Profession.” I was astonished at the “quick” shift from the 1960s to today’s male to female ratio of veterinary students in…

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