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New Service Alert!
By popular demand, I have begun to offer Equine Performance Therapy Support Sessions. These sessions are meant to complement your horse's existing bodywork sessions, and they are for the keen owners and riders who want to do a deep dive into what they can do on a regular basis to support their horse and integrate the positive changes from bodywork into their horse's daily life.
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Sundae, demonstrating her lovely movement! Photo by Kaiti Elliott of Free to Be Equine Services.
Did you know that massage is also hugely beneficial to arthritic horses? In fact, the degree that massage helped to manage arthritis pain for the horses in my care is what inspired me to pursue an education in this field in the first place!
Read moreStability Pad FAQ!
I get so many questions about using pads, so I decided to address the most common ones. Please let me know if you have additional questions and I will answer them, or direct you to some resources!
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It's important to be open minded during bodywork sessions and to try new approaches as you receive feedback from the horse. Read more about what that meant for this handsome guy Taco and his bodywork session!
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Sugar and Glenn sharing a special moment.
Massage is about so much more than fixing problems - problems that started out as a whisper, and are now being hollered. Massage relieves stress, tension, and trapped negative emotions. It catches those "whispers" and prevents them from becoming "hollers". Perhaps your horse doesn't work all that hard physically, compared to a lot of equine athletes out there. But it doesn't mean that he or she isn't working hard emotionally.
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View of the horse’s poll and cervical vertebrae.
One of the most common issues I run into when working with riding horses is tension and soreness in the poll junction. The poll area is made up of a complex arrangement of small muscles, but it is also an area where many large, important muscles in the rest of the body attach.
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Kaiti Elliott during an Equine Performance Therapy session with TC.
Equine Massage - there is SO much more to it than just relaxation! So what other benefits are there? There are many to list, but I’ll touch on a few that I think are imperative to our horses’ performance.
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How often should you book a massage session for your horse?
This is a great question and ultimately it is your choice as the owner. However, I can do my best to explain to you what the benefits are of a regular bodywork schedule.
Kaiti Elliott working on Fiona’s poll during an Equine Performance Therapy session.
Today I'm practicing some gratitude for finding my way into this career path with horses.
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Kaiti Elliott demonstrating equine massage to the students at Langley Equestrian Academy.
I had the privilege of speaking to the students at Langley Equestrian Academy about Equine Performance Therapy.
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