K.Olsen Equine Bodywork

27/05/2026

Who needs more winter rugs!

🐴 𝘽𝙄𝙂 𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 — 𝙊𝘽𝙀𝙍𝙊𝙉 𝙎𝘼𝘿𝘿𝙇𝙀𝙍𝙔 & 𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙍𝙆𝙀’𝙎 𝙃𝙊𝙍𝙎𝙀 𝙍𝙐𝙂𝙎 𝘽𝘼𝙏𝙃𝙐𝙍𝙎𝙏 𝙃𝘼𝙑𝙀 𝙏𝙀𝘼𝙈𝙀𝘿 𝙐𝙋! 🤝

With the retirement of Annie & the team at Bourke’s Horse Rugs, Oberon Saddlery is proud to now be integrating 𝐀𝐋𝐋 Bourke’s Horse Rugs stock into our IN-STORE location & upcoming ONLINE STORE! 🛍️

✨ 𝑹𝑼𝑮𝑺, 𝑹𝑼𝑮𝑺 & 𝑴𝑶𝑹𝑬 𝑹𝑼𝑮𝑺! ✨

We now have 𝐁𝐔𝐋𝐊 quantities of:
▪️ Canvas & Ripstop Rugs/Combos
▪️ Various denier/gsm Heavy-duty Waterproof Combos & Rainsheets
▪️ Woollen & Polar Fleece Rugs
▪️ PVC Halters & Fly Masks
▪️ Grooming, Stable & Rug Accessories
▪️ Plus much more in a huge range of sizes!

🎉 To celebrate, we’re launching our 𝑩𝑰𝑮𝑮𝑬𝑺𝑻 𝑮𝑰𝑽𝑬𝑨𝑾𝑨𝒀 𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹 since transitioning to new ownership! 🎉

🎁 𝐓𝐎𝐓𝐀𝐋 𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐀𝐖𝐀𝐘 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐔𝐄 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 $𝟒𝟓𝟎 🎁

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🏆𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐙𝐄 𝐏𝐎𝐓🏆

🏅1x Unlined Canvas Combo + Ripstop Combo
🏅1x Rainsheet Combo
🏅1xWoollen or Polar Fleece Rug/Combo (style availability dependant on size requested)

🍀 𝐏𝐋𝐔𝐒 — 𝟏𝐱 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐬 ‘𝐋𝐔𝐂𝐊𝐘 𝐃𝐈𝐏’ winner to be drawn over the next 5-days to win a FREE fly-mask or rug accessory!😮‍💨
Day-1 winner announcement 7pm TONIGHT!🍀

📅 Entries Close: Sunday 31st-May — 12:00PM
📣 Winners Announced: Monday 1st-June — 7:00PM

📦 Australia-wide postage covered by Oberon Saddlery!!

🌐 𝑶𝑵𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑬-𝑺𝑻𝑶𝑹𝑬 𝑳𝑨𝑼𝑵𝑪𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝑺𝑶𝑶𝑵!!
Featuring both Oberon Saddlery & Bourke’s Horse Rugs stock! 🚀

🤎 𝑳𝑰𝑲𝑬 & 𝑭𝑶𝑳𝑳𝑶𝑾 our page for extra info on exclusive offers, restocks & new arrivals!🛍️

*T&C’s apply. Oberon Saddlery reserves the right to amend the giveaway. Winners have 24 hours to claim prizes. Oberon Saddlery will never request payment or financial details*

15/05/2026

Pre & Post Ride Back Checks Matter 🐴

One of the most valuable habits you can develop as a horse owner is checking your horse’s back before and after you ride.

Not just to see if they’re “sore” but to observe how they are coping physically with the work you are asking them to do.

✨ Does the back feel soft and supple or tight and reactive?
✨ Is there symmetry from one side to the other?
✨ Does your horse comfortably perform a belly lift?
✨ Has the shape of the back changed after work?
✨ Does your horse look more relaxed and connected after the ride or more braced and fatigued?

Every stride, every compensation, every change in balance, hoof comfort, rider position, saddle fit, and posture travels through the back. Often, by the time horses become girthy, cold-backed, buck, rush, hollow, or resist work, the body has already been compensating for some time.

Your horse shouldn’t need to “warm out” of discomfort when you first get on.
They shouldn’t consistently feel tight, reactive, or hollow at the beginning of every ride.

Those subtle changes are valuable information to identify problems and recognise progress.

✔After a good ride, your horse’s back may feel:
- Softer & fuller
- More uniform in tone
- Comfortable to lift through the core and thoracic sling
- Improved shape

That tells you the work supported the horse rather than overloaded them.

Observation is your superpower.

The more familiar you become with your horse’s normal, the earlier you can recognise changes and the more meaningful conversations you can have with your saddle fitter, bodyworker, farrier, vet, trimmer, or coach.

Recognising changes in posture shape and function will often occur first so that we can be proactive before the horse has to show behavioural alterations.

Sophie and I unpack this further on The Equine Functional Posture Podcast

https://www.integratedvettherapeutics.com/podcasts/the-equine-functional-posture-podcast/episodes/2149203888