Welcome Equine Bodywork by linda
Horse’s muscles do not get better with rest. As a prey animal, the horse guards and hides his weaknesses, like muscle tension and restriction, and layers it like an onion. This may create various physical and emotional barriers that will affect the horse’s performance, behavior and overall health.
PREVENTING AN ISSUE IS CHEAPER THAN TREATING ONE.
HOW TO SPOT PROBLEMS
- Does your horse have difficulty picking up a lead?
- Can your horse flex better to one side?
- Does your horse demonstrate short, stiff strides?
- Is your horse feeling detached mentally, emotionally, physically?
- Does your horse exhibit clumsiness, or tends to trip?
- Is your horse balking or refusing or bucking under saddle?
Danny rescued Belgium Draft
Linda has helped my beautiful Belgian draft who was rescued out of a kill pen in Galveston, PA, an old Amish horse who pulled a plow his entire life. I believe he became injured from an accident and had many issues going from his spine to SI joints. He walked sideways, could not stand square, turned circles, leaned on the walls of his stall and bit. Once she began working on him regularly, he began to lighten around people, around the horses, is kinder in his stall, he is now able to walk hills and runs on occasion to show he feels good. I’m grateful for the great work she has done for him.
Lisa Brownie
Horse Rescue @ https://rocknridingranch.com
Stephanie Field showing Notolas; Dutch Warmblood
Linda has been working on my dressage horses since fall of 2024. The first horse she worked on for me had an improved attitude and felt softer in her body for at least two weeks. So naturally, I had her work on my trickier, younger horses also. From the first session, I’ve felt my horses have softer bodies and more relaxed brains. Because their bodies feel better, my training is more efficient. I love that Linda’s application of Masterson Method is gentle. She is patient and responsive to each horses needs. I’m so grateful to have her on my team for my performance horses’ wellbeing.
Years of stress and stiffness can often be resolved in a few sessions, by relieving built-up tension in core muscles and key junctions of the body that affect the horse’s performance. Horses inherently hide their pain or discomfort from the herd. If not addressed these areas and surrounding areas become restricted and in time the horse becomes lame.
At horsehealingbodywork.com, I am dedicated to enhancing the well-being of horses through specialized bodywork techniques. Working with a horse in a relaxed state promotes ROM and calm. By taking each joint of the horse’s body through a small range of motion while working under the horse's instinctive bracing response triggers the central nervous system to release tension in key junctions of the body that most affect performance (Poll-Atlas Junction, Neck-Shoulder-Withers Junction and the Hind-End Junction.
Poll extension
Rescue ranch in Auburn, Ca
Poll extension
This horse is in a relaxed state giving me all his weight allowing his poll to extend to release tension.
Psoas
Rescue ranch in Auburn, Ca
Poll extension
The Psoas is a deeper group of muscles below the lumbar. Here he is releasing the tension by yawning.
Rescue ranch in Auburn, Ca
Rescue ranch in Auburn, Ca
Rescue ranch in Auburn, Ca
Working on this horse as he is in a relaxed state. Working on ROM from his pelvis to his stifle.
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