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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Proprioception and Proprioceptive Conditioning for Horses
Today 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❓
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Scar tissue restrictions in your horse - find out more.....
As a soft tissue therapist that works mainly with my hands I am only able to work on the superficial structures.
▪️Scarring from any type of invasive surgical procedure is not only going to be superficial, there will inevitably be damage to deeper internal structures.
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Tightness in the forelimbs? It's more common than you may think!
One area of tension I commonly find on horses I am treating is the foreleg extensor muscles.
These are the ones at the top of the forelegs on the front of the leg (see image for the arrows pointing to them on my young horse Eric)
Clients are often surprised when I tell them that their horse has tight forelegs, as it’s not an area many consider.
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A Gentle Touch Is Often More Than Enough - Myofascial Work, Find Out More..........
I have had some gorgeous moments this week, where horses I have been treating with Myofascial work have stretched themselves unprompted upon release of the fascia 😍
Unfortunately this hasn't been caught on camera 💁🏼♀️
But I still wanted to talk about it........
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Time for a stretch! Find out more about the benefits of stretching horses.
Horses instinctively know how to stretch and if you watch them out in the pasture or in the stable they will often stretch spontaneously, continually, and naturally, tuning up the muscles they need to use most.
Find out more about the benefits of stretching.
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The Fascialedge - and why it's my favourite tool for treating your horses
oday I wanted to share with you a little bit about my favourite treatment tool.
▪️The fascialedge ▪️
Those of you that have seen me treating horses will have seen me using this tool.
It kind of looks like a giant spoon 🥄 but there is a very important reason for it’s size, shape and weight.
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Variable Feeding Positions - Passive Physio In Action
Late last year I was fortunate enough to be able to attend a seminar presented by Equine Anatomist Sharon May Davis.
One of the topics was VFP (Variable Feeding Positions)
Today I thought I would share with you some of the key points from this seminar that you might find useful for your own horses.
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Mobilisations for your horse - find out more.......
During treatment you will see me mobilise your horse's joints in a variety of ways .
But what are mobilisations and what are the benefits?
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The skin rolling technique and how it can benefit for your horse
Lovely Sunset enjoying some Skin Rolling to the Pectoral and Abdominal muscles using The Fascial Edge Tool 😌
But what is skin rolling and what are the benefits for your horse?
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Massage Techniques Part 4
Hello and welcome to the final part of my 4 part mini blog series on Equine Massage Techniques.
During this mini blog series I have been discussing some of the hands-on equine massage techniques you will see me use when treating your horse.
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Massage Techniques Part 3
Hello and welcome to part 3 of my mini blog series on Equine Massage Techniques.
During this mini blog series I have been discussing some of the hands-on equine massage techniques you will see me use when treating your horse.
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Massage Techniques Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of my mini blog series on massage techniques.
Last week I discussed some of the primary massage techniques I use to calm the horse, get them used to my touch and warm the area I am going to be working on.
This week I am going to talk about 3 more techniques:
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Massage Techniques Part 1
Hello and welcome to part one of my mini blog series on Equine Massage Techniques.
During this mini blog series I will be discussing some of the hands-on equine massage techniques you will see me use when treating your horse.
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