What to look for when buying a new horse
Throughout October 2024 Horses Inside Out are running a series of 3 webinars (one each week) with Dr Sue Dyson called ‘Prevention is better than cure’
Last night was the first in the series, titled ‘Conformation Assessment: What Does Good Look Like?’ Aimed at horse owners wanting to be able to assess their own horse in more detail but also at anyone looking to purchase a new horse, things to be aware of, what to look for in terms of conformation and potential longevity as a working horse and long term soundness.
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Equine Joint Release and Realignment Applications – from an Osteopathic Perspective
I recently attended a 2 day CPD at Rose Holistic Therapies led by Osteopath Louise Mauferon Vernet. I have studied with Louise before, I attended a whole horse dissection that she ran a few years ago, and more recently I attended a CPD she held on Visceral and Cranial techniques, which was also hosted by Jo Rose.
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Myofascial Kinetic Lines in Horses - Important Trunk Transitions
Earlier this year Gillian Higgins from Horses Inside Out hosted Dr. Vibeke Elbrond for a day long seminar on Important Trunk Transitions: Functional Anatomy, Myofascial Integration and Dysfunction.
Vibeke was one of the team that has brought to us the research on the Myofascial lines in horses and is one of the authors of the incredible book, Equine Myofascial Kinetic Lines in Horses – For Professionals. Along with Dr. Rikke Schultz and Dr. Tove Due.
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All About Fascia
As an Equine Massage Therapist I already have a good understanding of what fascia is, and the role it plays in the body. But I also know that there is always more to learn and I was excited to see that Gillian Higgins of Horses Inside Out was going to be presenting a whole day online seminar on the subject, followed by 2 whole in person hands on days.
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My weekend at the Horses Inside Out Conference 2024
I couldn’t believe it when the weekend of the 2024 Horses Inside Out conference arrived in February. Where has the last year gone?
I had been looking forward to the conference as I have been laid up with a back injury for a few months and this was my first proper outing, I knew the line up of speakers was going to be incredible and this year the anatomy exhibition was going to be bigger then ever. That along with the opportunity the conference brings to catch up with my peers and friends and to meet new ones, I had been practically focusing my rehab from injury so that I would be fit enough to attend!
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A fascinating insight into the horse's head - what every horse person should know
When I first heard world renowned Equine Veterinarian and Dental Vet Specialist Dr. Chris Pearce from the Equine Dental Clinic present at the Horses Inside Out Conference in February 2023, I came away with mixed feelings. What I had just heard and learnt from Chris was absolutely fascinating and exciting for horses and the future of Equine Dentistry whilst at the same time making me feel uneasy about some of the dentistry practices, dental complaints and bitting injuries that horses have had to and are still having to in some cases endure.
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Energy Healing for Horses - Full Body Realignment & Psoas Release
Last week I attended another CPD in person training day at Rose Holistic Therapies & Training.
This day course was led by Lucy Yeomans who I did Equine Acupressure training with earlier in the year. Lucy works with horses & dogs very much energetically. This was something I took some interest in during the Acupressure training and wanted to learn more about. And I was also very interested to learn how this type of work can be used to realign & rebalance a horse’s body and also release the Psoas muscles.
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The Equine Hyoid. A day of learning and developing skills.
This week I have been on some training with Osteopath Sara Farina at Rose Holistic Therapies and Training School.
I have spent quite a bit of time at Rose Therapies this year doing various CPD days and have a few more planned too. Jo Rose hosts a number of different courses with a variety of course leaders.
This was my first time meeting Sara. She is an Osteopath from Italy, who works in the UK and around Europe treating humans, horses and dogs. She is very passionate about her subject and was a great course leader, open to discussion and happy to answer any questions.
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The Equine Lymphatic System & Equine Manual Lymph Drainage
This week I attended a CPD course with Racheal Maxwell of Animal Botanicals at Jo Rose Therapies & Training on Lymphatics.
I have been interested to gain some more in depth knowledge of the Equine Lymphatic System and how as a therapist I can help horses with lymphatic issues or edema.
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The Toggle Recoil Method using a Finger Flick or Tuning Forks during Equine Therapy
The latest CPD I attended was just a few weeks ago with Jo Rose Therapies, the subject of the day was Integrating the McTimoney Corley Approach with Tuning Forks into Animal Structural Therapies.
This was an Equine and Canine CPD day, which meant I got to take my own dogs Elsie and Vera along as models :)
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Learning the power of Animal Acupressure
Last week I was excited to be attending a CPD in Animal Acupressure with Lucy Yeomans.
Lucy is a Reiki, Acupressure, Quantum Touch Healing, Myofascial Release and Visceral Release practitioner as well as an Equine Communicator.
The course was hosted by Rose Holistic Therapies who I have done multiple CPDs with before in Positional Release, Muscle Energy Techniques and Kinesiology Taping.
I have been looking forward to learning about Acupressure and how to apply it to horses, this course also included working on dogs which is cool, as although I am not a dog therapist I do have my own dogs and this was an opportunity to take them with me for the 2 days and learn how to give them some therapy too.
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Training the Equine Brain with Dr. Andrew Hemmings and Horses Inside Out
A day long seminar with Dr. Andrew Hemmings.
This day was aimed at Equine Professionals and designed to help us understand more about the brain itself, how it works, what stimulates certain behaviours.
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Kinesiology Taping for Equine Therapists with Jo Rose
Just a few weeks ago I was lucky enough to secure a place on an Equine Therapist CPD course with Jo Rose from Rose Therapy learning about Kinesiology Taping for horses.
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Joint Mobilisations and Musculoskeletal Testing CPD with Gillian Higgins - Horses Inside Out
Still buzzing from 2 days at Horses Inside Out on the Myofascial Chains and Myofascial Release Techniques CPD course and with just the weekend to let my brain recuperate I was excited to be back for 2 more days of learning, this time the topic was Joint Mobilisations and Musculoskeletal Testing.
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Myofascial Chains – Equine Therapists CPD with Gillian Higgins, Horses Inside Out
In the last few years in the equine world, particularly since the release of the research papers from Vibeke Elbrond and Rikke Shultz - Myofascia - the unexplored tissue: Myofascial kinetic lines in horses, released in 2015. Myofascial connections have been a hot topic………….
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CPD with Horses Inside Out - Myofascial Release Techniques
One of the things I find so good about Horses Inside Out is how Gillian Higgins (The Founder) has been able to create a concept and content that is both accessible and applicable to everyday horse owners and equine professionals alike.
So you can imagine how excited I was to be attending a live course with Gillian aimed purely at professional therapists, as I just knew I was going to be in for 2 days of super in depth learning and ready to fully immerse myself!
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