What to Expect
During Your Session

At the time of booking I like to discuss what is going on with your horse and what you would like to achieve in the session. In some cases, it may be necessary to recommend seeing your Veterinarian, Farrier, or Dentist before our session to get major issues examined before doing a bodywork session. This ensures your horse will get the most out of a complete Equine Sports Therapy session and your horse’s path to optimal health and performance can start now.

Each session is unique and customized to your horse. Upon considering the history of the horse and what discipline the horse is trained in, an initial assessment of how your horse is moving is performed. This includes: their overall posture, differences from side to side, irregular sway in their stride, landing patterns of the hooves,etc. Then I will assess them statically (not moving)- I will check over how the muscles feel, range of motion at joints, reflexes and trigger points, any other areas of concern.

I base my session on my findings in my assessment, along with considering the goals of the horse and issues felt by the rider. Each horse will receive a full body deep tissue massage that compliments the other techniques and modalities used in order to balance the body. The combination of modalities is based on what I feel the horses body needs to reach its healing potential. Respecting the horses body and what it can tolerate is primary. I will then go over feed, supplements, riding habits, saddle/ tack fit, living environment, etc. to ensure your horse is getting exactly what it needs for success. I look at each session holistically and want to know what is going on inside and outside the horse so that each session is successful days after I leave and the path to progression and healing can begin.