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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Tendons & Ligaments of the Equine Lower Limb, with Gillian Higgins & Dr.Seth O'Niell
When I saw that Horses Inside out were going to be running an online seminar with Dr Seth O’Niell I was very excited.
My first experience of hearing Seth talk was at the Horses Inside Out conference in 2020, where he presented on Tendons and Tendinopathy Management and his work on how this translates from human athletes to equine athletes. You can read all about this in my previous blog.
I remember finding Seth incredibly engaging and so couldn’t wait for this seminar to come along so that I could learn more from him as well as look forward to the presentation from Gillian Higgins on Understanding the Tendons & Ligaments of the Lower Limb.
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Dublin Horse Show with Horses Inside Out
Earlier this year I received a phone call from Gillian Higgins of Horses Inside Out. Always nice to have a catch up with Gillian, we spent quite a lot of time together in 2021, as I attended many Horses Inside Out courses and was a helping hand during filming of the Autumn Webinar Series. What I wasn’t expecting during this call was for Gillian to ask if I would travel with her to Dublin to help represent Horses Inside Out at the Dublin International Horse Show! How could I possibly decline!
August soon crept up on us - this year seems to be flying by - and it was time to head to Dublin.
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How your horse bends and improving Lateral Flexion - with Horses Inside Out
Have you ever heard the saying ‘lateral flexion comes before longitudinal flexion’ or how about ‘without true bend you can’t have true straightness’ ?
Both sayings I have heard a few times over the years, and I understand what the principles are behind them, but putting this into practice can be more of a challenge.
How does the horse’s body create bend?
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The Anatomy of the Head with Gillian Higgins - Horses Inside Out
Every Wednesday through the Autumn, Winter and Spring months Gillian Higgins from Horses Inside Out brings us an educational webinar, each on a new and exciting topic.
This month the topic was The Anatomy of the Head: Related to Bridle Fit and Design.
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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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Equine Digestive Anatomy, Feeding & Nutrition
This weekend I was really excited to be attending the online seminar ‘Digestive Anatomy, Feeding & Nutrition’
The seminar was hosted by Horses Inside Out and there were 3 speakers during the day.
Anatomist Gillian Higgins
Independent Nutritionist Clare Macleod
Vet Liam Gamble
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Muscular Misconceptions - what is really beneath the saddle?
This month was the welcome return of ‘Webinar Wednesdays’ with Gillian Higgins of Horses Inside Out.
This month’s topic was ‘Muscular Misconceptions’ and all about the muscles in the horse’s body on which we place the saddle and sit.
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How does your horse use their body to jump and how can jumping help your horse?
How does your horse use their body to jump and how can jumping help your horse?
Find out more with Horses Inside Out.
This year I was very fortunate to be asked to be a part of the preparation and filming for a series of Horses Inside Out lecture demonstrations that were to be aired this Autumn as a series of live webinars.
You can read more about the filming days for these webinars at the Horses Inside Out Blog page.
The latest to be released was the final episode – Jumping From An Anatomical Approach.
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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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Dressage and Flatwork – Horses Inside Out Style
Earlier this year I was fortunate enough to be part of the team for the filming of part 3 of Gillian Higgins, Horses Inside Out Autumn Webinar series. This part was to be called ‘Dressage Dissected’ and you can find out more about the filming day in my previous blog post.
I have been waiting patiently for the webinar to be presented live and finally it’s here and it’s even better than I ever could have expected.
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It's here! Riding from and Anatomical Perspective - from Horses Inside Out
Earlier on this year I was lucky to be invited by Gillian Higgins to be part of the team involved in filming this Autumn’s Webinar Wednesday Series of Live Lecture Demonstrations.
I have been waiting patiently ever since to be able to watch the final demos on screen.
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Watch it now........The Principles of Movement - Horses Inside Out
Earlier this year I was lucky enough to be asked to help out for the day with the preparation and filming of Gillian’s first ever online lecture demonstration, The Principles of Movement.
It seems like an age ago now as this was in April of this year, and I feel like it has been a long wait to finally get to see the completed film of the demo.
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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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Dressage Dissected - With Gillian Higgins, Horses Inside Out
This week I was excited to be back at Horses Inside Out HQ for the final filming day for Gillian Higgins’ upcoming Live Lecture Demonstration Webinars.
The day’s focus was ‘Dressage Dissected’ and this is part 3 of the new series.
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Jumping from an Anatomical Approach with Gillian Higgins - Horses Inside Out
Last week I was very lucky to be invited back by Horses Inside Out to help out with the filming for Part 4 of the upcoming ‘Webinar Wednesdays’ series.
Today’s focus was ‘Jumping from an Anatomical Approach’
The day was held at a private yard in Leicestershire with an absolutely fabulous indoor arena. The perfect setting for the demonstration.
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Developing Palpation for Equine Therapists - with Gillian Higgins, Horses Inside Out
This week I was super excited to be heading to Horses Inside Out HQ in Leicestershire as a student, participating in the 2-Day CPD Course for Equine Therapists: Developing Palpation.
I was so looking forward to being able to immerse myself in learning for 2 whole days with a bunch of other therapists…..
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Riding from and Anatomical Perspective, with Gillian Higgins - Horses Inside Out
This week I spend the day at Horses Inside Out HQ assisting with filming for part 2 of Gillian’s ‘LIVE’ painted horse lecture demonstrations. Which are due to be released in the Autumn as part of the new series of Webinar Wednesdays.
The day’s focus was ‘Riding from an anatomical perspective’
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