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Intro to Horse Owners Massage Workshop 
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​Book Helen to come to your facility for -​​​

A fun and informative day gaining knowledge of a new skill to help your horses' flexibility and suppleness.

It will be a practical day learning the importance of Feel and Palpation. We will be using other massage techniques to guide your hands for massage,

plus other useful techniques including Pilates stretches for your horse. 

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Massage has many benefits, it can be used as a maintenance massage for flexibility, suppleness and comfort which promotes physical and mental relaxation and reduces tension and stiffness throughout the body.

 

Helping to Gain Trust & Build a Bond with your horse.

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  • Maintenance massage for daily comfort and reducing the risk of injury

  • Improved Performance

  • Preparing for Competition

  • Maintenance for the Veteran horse for flexibility and comfort.

 

Notes

Workbooks are provided with basic anatomy and massage references

Please wear weather appropriate clothing and yard footwear.

Please bring a pack lunch and water bottle

Tea/Coffee and cakes provided

Limited to 8 participants for individual attention.

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Cost

Full day  £80.00 pp

Half day £50.00 pp 

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Timings 

Can be tailored to your requirements for a morning, afternoon or a full day. 

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  • 9.30    Welcome and Coffee

  • 10.00  Theory Session  principles of massage

  • 11.00  Break 

  • 11.15  Practical session Demo & massage techniques

  • 12.30  Lunch 

  • 13.00 Practical session Demo & massage techniques

  • 14.15 Break 

  • 14.30 Practical session practice  massage techniques

  • 15.30 Discussion 

  • 16.00 Finish 

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Please get in touch for a chat

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Workshop
Basic In hand Pole Work 

The Powerful Tool to Boost Your Horses Health and Wellbeing
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1 hour sessions

£25 per horse / person minimum of 2 horses

Practical and Theory 

Workbooks provided with exercise diagrams 

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Fun and Engaging ground pole exercises for horses can improve fitness, coordination balance, while also building a stronger partnership between horse and handler or rider. 

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Rehabilitation pole exercises for horses can improve core strength, balance and proprioception, aiding in recovery from injuries or improving overall fitness, with exercises like walking over poles, trotting through patterns and building up to cantering over poles.

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Starting with in hand ground poles builds confidence for you and your horse. 

Sometimes Less is More if you are working with a rehabilitation program.

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Building up your work to raised poles which increases the difficulty for the horse by having to lift more through the Core muscles and Thoracic sling muscles , therefore engaging the hind end to work more effectively. 

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For maximum benefit pole work should be practiced regularly

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Pole work Benefits 

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  • Balance and Self Carriage

  • Strengthening

  • Core Stability

  • Muscle Conditioning and Toning

  • Flexibility

  • Suppleness

  • Joint Health

  • Mental Stimulation

  • Straightness

  • Rhythm

  • Improved Stride Length & Range of Motion

  • Proprioception (body awareness and placing hooves) 

  • Confidence 

  • Building trust and a Bond 

 

​Please get in touch for a chat 

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