FAQ
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What is involved in the Initial Assessment?
Each session begins with observing your horse’s natural movement to assess comfort, symmetry, and balance. This is followed by a thorough hands-on evaluation of key muscle groups and structural alignment.
Based on these findings, a tailored bodywork session is performed to help release tension, restore balance and natural alignment, and support overall performance.
Each session is completed with BEMER therapy to support circulation, enhance recovery, and promote overall cellular function, complementing the hands-on work for a more complete and effective result.
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What is involved in the Follow-Up?
Follow-up sessions are an important part of your horse’s long-term progress. These visits allow for continued monitoring of changes, ensuring previous adjustments have held, and identifying any new areas of tension or imbalance as the body adapts.
They also provide an opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of the work and determine whether any additional support or veterinary involvement may be beneficial. This ongoing process supports your horse’s wellbeing while maintaining a high level of accuracy and responsiveness in care.
Follow-up sessions are included as part of your initial session package at no additional cost.
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Do you work on other animals?
Yes! While I specialize in horses, my training and hands-on approach extends to livestock, dogs, cats, and most four-legged animals.
Imbalance can play a major role in changes in performance, especially in roughstock. Restrictions and compensation patterns often affect how an animal moves, feels, and performs over time.
The techniques I use are well established in the rodeo and performance industry, with a focus on supporting better movement, comfort, and overall function.
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What are signs that a horse is imbalanced?
Horses experiencing structural misalignment may show both physical and behavioural changes, such as:
- Uneven or shortened stride
- Difficulty coming off the forehand
- Reluctance to pick up or change leads
- Cross-firing
- Falling down or stumbling
- Trouble picking up feet
- Bucking
- Refusal to jump
- Arena sourness or gate issues
- Uneasiness during saddling
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Why would an alignment not hold?
When a horse’s body has been out of balance for a long time, certain muscles may become weak while others overdevelop to compensate. This uneven development can make it harder for the body to maintain new balance after tension is released.
I use techniques to help release these areas of tightness and encourage proper muscle engagement, but long-term compensation patterns often need time and maintenance to fully correct. As the muscles redevelop and strengthen evenly around the spine, the horse begins to hold its own natural alignment more easily.
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Will this be an ongoing need?
Ideally, no. Each horse is different and my goal is always long-term stability and balance. Maintenance is encouraged but frequency depends entirely on your horse.
A balanced horse is a strong horse, and when the body is working correctly, it tends to maintain that balance on its own. This is why proper conformation is so valued in the equine industry.