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.
Read MoreLast 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.
Read MoreThis 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.
Read MoreLast 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.
Read MoreToday I wanted to talk a bit about Proprioception and Proprioceptive Conditioning.
This is something I talk to most of my clients about but for many different reasons.
But what is proprioception in relation to horses❓
Read MoreThis week I was really excited to get out to my first LIVE CPD course since the pandemic shut everything down!
Finally a chance to get some more learning experience face to face with actual real people and horses.
I chose to book onto a course with Jo Rose of Rose Holistic Therapies and Training after hearing great things about Jo from some of my peers.
Read MoreI am often encouraging my clients to walk their horses more 🐴
Might sound a little boring to some of you, but walk is a wonderful pace and has so many benefits for your horse 👍🏻
It’s also something you can easily do in-hand, so a suitable exercise for your youngsters, oldies or those recovering from injury
But why do I recommend walking more and what are the benefits❓
Read MoreThis morning I met my sponsored horse and rider combination Finn and Charlotte Bowden at Allens Hill Competition and Livery Centre for the BD dressage to give Finn a pre-event warm up massage 🖐 🤩
It was lovely to watch Finn really relax, swing and stretch in his second test after being a little ‘woohoo’ in his first 🐎
It’s been a busy couple of days treating both new horses and regular clients 👏🏻
Something I have been applying in most of my treatments over the past 2 days is heat therapy 🔥
Read MoreHello and welcome to my blog, the first one of 2020!
I hope you all had wonderful Christmas and New Year celebrations?
This week I would like to discuss pole work, and how it can be beneficial for your horse.
Read MoreHello and welcome to this week’s blog. I hope you are all feeling festive in the run up to Christmas?
Today I wanted to give a brief introduction to aromatherapy for horses.
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This week I would like to introduce you all to Vibration Therapy using the Thumper® Equine Pro.
Vibration Therapy is something I offer as part of a follow up treatment, after I have fully assessed and treated the horse for the first time.
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This week I would like to talk about Phototonic Red Light Therapy.
Phototonic Red Light Therapy is not something I use in every treatment. It is an additional therapy I have in my ‘tool kit’ and during my hands-on assessment of your horse I may find it is a useful addition to encourage tension release and healing for your horse.
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This week I would like to talk about stretching your horse.
Stretching is something I include in most of my treatments, always at the end of the therapy once your horse has been fully warmed up by hands-on massage and other techniques
Read MoreWelcome to this week’s blog!
This week I am going to talk about Trigger Point Therapy, one of the therapies I offer along side hands-on massage techniques.
Trigger Point Therapy is a skill and an art form in and of itself but it compliments massage therapy very well.
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