Two by Two started with a horse.
A horse and a dream
to provide training and conditioning through the lens of anatomy and biomechanics for the horse and rider.
After dealing with various bouts of lameness with her main riding horse, Noa, and several injuries to herself, Dr. Anne decided that the road to the top of the podium wasn’t worth the expense of the horse or rider. She took a step back from showing and began looking for a better way to ride.
What she found was the biomechanics of the horse and that of the rider are remarkably similar. Thus an anomaly, ailment, or misalignment in the movement of one partner would have profound effects on the movement of the other.
It didn’t take long for Dr. Anne to realize that this was what she wanted to dedicate her life to. It was a journey that took her first to the University of Minnesota where she majored in Equine Science. Next, to the University of Western States, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Human Biology and Doctor of Chiropractic degrees. Finally, she attended the Options for Animals College of Animal Chiropractic, where she delved into the art of adjusting animals.
Curriculum focused heavily on anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics conflicted with mainstream ideas of training and riding. Dr. Anne took it to the horse, to Noa. Over the course of five years, she applied the textbook knowledge on the ground and in the saddle.
Noa was and is the driving force behind Two by Two, a brand named after her show name. She was a “no” horse, a horse you couldn’t force and you couldn’t demand. Rather, she was patient and steady in her ask for better methods.
And so, Two by Two was created, a brand born to honor the autonomy and anatomy of the horse, named after the one who began it all, Noa.
