I have the greatest admiration for the equine athlete and am passionate about providing sport specific treatments for your wellbeing so you can function with ease & efficiency .
Season not going as planned? Does your horse show
*Stiffness / tension
*Resistance to contact
*Reluctance to move forward
*Behavioural issues
*Bucking and or difficulty with canter leads
*Head tilt
*Pain and inflammation
Body therapy is used alongside conventional and complimentary
healthcare and in conjunction with correct training techniques to get
the best results.
Injury and discomfort can ruin your competitive season with downtime
and disappointment. Using regular maintenance you reduce the chance of
this by increasing flexibility and freedom of movement.
Our aim is to enable sport horses and their riders to perform to the
best of their ability through well maintained musculature. We work in
conjunction with veterinary care to achieve optimum health and
success.
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THE HORSE:
Where in the world can man find nobility without pride, friendship
without envy or beauty without vanity? Here where grace is laced with
muscle, and strength by gentleness confined.
He serves without servility; he has fought without enmity. There is
nothing so powerful, nothing less violent, nothing so quick, nothing
more patient.
England’s past has been born on his back. All our history is his
industry; we are his heirs, he our inheritance
Ronald Duncan
Equine Massage – Sports / Therapeutic
Therapy focussing on muscles relevant to a particular sport
Enhance performance and git quality
Increase range of motion and length of stride
Provide comfort to muscle injuries
Maintain and improve flexibility
Improve stamina
increase circulation
Reduce tactile defence and help with disposition
Assess physical condition
Massage is used alongside conventional & complimentary health care and
in conjunction with training techniques enabling the horse to perform
to the best of his ability.
Low Level Laser Therapy
Fast effective treatment of injuries
Increase speed, quality and tensile strength of tissue repair
Resolves inflammation and gives pain relief
reduces recovery time
Alternative to needles
Relieves acute and chronic pain
Non-invasive drug free treatment for soft-tissue injuries in horses
Cranial Sacral Therapy
Aids respiration which starts with the nostrils, then the nasal
cavities which are bony, cartilaginous and membranous
Diaphragm release allowing greater breath
Ribs which need to move in respiration
Assist in increasing stamina
Pelvis and back function
Correct hind end function as this is the power centre of the horse
Upper neck and poll issues
Helps with straightness
Ability to extend neck more
stress relief
Balance the nervous system and symptoms relating to stress
Assists with appetite and digestion
relaxation
Bowen Therapy
*Bowen is a gentle form of bodywork using subtle moves involving
muscles and connective tissue encouraging prior cell memory of a
balanced and relaxed state
*There are frequent , but essential pauses throughout the session
giving the body time to respond and start up the healing process.
*Bowen can be used for a specific problem or the body as a whole
*Bowen works not only on muscles but fascia, nerves and organs. It
improves circulation and helps lymphatic drainage.
Acupuncture
* In Western societies and several other parts of the world,
acupuncture is explained including concepts of neuroscience
* Acupuncture points are seen by western practitioners as locations
where nerves, muscles and connective tissue can be stimulated.
Acupuncture practitioners claim that stimulation increases blood flow
while simultaneously triggering the activity of the body’s natural
painkillers.
* Acupuncture has been used effectively for the treatment of back
pain, headache, migraine and sports injuries. However, acupuncture
provides more than pain relief. It is helpful in treating anxiety,
insomnia, digestive problems, abdominal or menstrual cramps, weight
control, infertility & much more.
*One of the great benefits of acupuncture is that it employs a
holistic approach to treatment. Thus most of the time, the overall
health & wellbeing is considered and treatment provided is not limited
to one problem alone.
*Acupuncture takes care of all disease conditions and symptoms by
unblocking energy along various channels in the human body, thereby
eliminating all possible causes and healing the patient completely.
Horse not suffering a particular disease, but experiencing a serious
drop in energy levels due to stress and anxiety can benefit immensely
from acupuncture. Through the unblocking of energy channels in the
body, the patient returns to a revitalised & stress free state.
Patients will most likely experience calm & positivity post–treatment.
Reports indicate that acupuncture treatment inhibits and prevents
certain diseases from manifesting due to the strengthened d immune
system and improved blood circulation.