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A myofascial release and craniosacral session with Kaiti Elliott, Certified Equine Therapist.
Our horses' bodies house an intricate network of interconnected systems, each playing a vital role in their overall well-being. There is an especially fascinating relationship between the myofascial system and the craniosacral system. How do we support these two systems and the vital work that they do together?
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Introduction to Equine Craniosacral Therapy has drastically changed my approach to my manual therapy work with horses. If you’re wondering what exactly craniosacral therapy is, you aren’t alone - a few short years ago, I had the same question.
This FAQ will help you to understand what this modality is, how it helps horses, and how to know if your horse would benefit from craniosacral therapy.
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As your horse’s steward, it is important for you to ask questions and understand what therapeutic modalities are being used with your horse and why! Here are my answers to the most common questions about red light therapy for horses.
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Just like it is necessary to build up physical activity over time, trim hooves often to avoid abrupt changes in their balance, or start with small tasks to learn a new skill - such is the case with consistent, routine equine therapy.
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The more successful that my equine therapy business becomes, the more questions I get from others who are wondering how they can start their own business.
The more successful that my equine therapy business becomes, the more questions I get from others who are wondering how they can start their own business. Here are my top 5 things to consider before pursuing a career in equine therapy.
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Next time you hear someone brushing off the work of a massage therapist or bodyworker because it's "just massage", it's time to change the conversation and give those professionals a little more respect for what they do for the horses.
I respect and value massage very much, and my goal of this post is to explain why horse owners and other equine professionals should as well. There is a bizarre hierarchical interpretation of different kinds of professionals in the horse world and it doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.
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Photo by Mike Bradley Visuals
Horse ownership - or partnership, stewardship, or however you quantify your relationship with horses - is a tough place to be right now. Our industry is experiencing intense changes and growing pains. We are learning so much, but also unlearning, which is much more challenging to work through. How do you keep on top of all of this information, sort out what’s useful for you, and apply it, while maybe only having the time to spend an hour or two with your horse a few days a week?
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Special thanks to my mom for the photo of me and my mare back in 2003.
I have realized that I don't need to be taught how to hear and understand the horses. I need to take down the barriers that exist within myself. I know what the horses are telling me. It's time to trust that.
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Equine Kinesiology Tape FAQ
Everything you need to know about this increasingly popular therapeutic modality for horses.
Since I’ve begun to utilize Equine Kinesiology Tape in my bodywork sessions, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about what the tape does and how best to use it. Here are my answers to the most common questions about k-tape for horses.
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Sometimes horses have straight-forward issues that are simple to decipher and we can resolve it within a couple of sessions. But far more often, horses have all kinds of habits and patterns (physical and mental) built up over their lifetime. Unraveling it all to find the "root cause" is not nearly as simple as some people make it out to sound.
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