Katie Baker Equine Massage Therapy
Cert Equine Sports&Rehabilitation Massage Therspist. Offering Maintenance and sports treatments
20/10/2023
This sums up todays vibes well I think 🌧️ 💨
Slo-mo beating over the gluteal area.
You can see just how these tissues are being worked
17/10/2023
📔 ✏️ open diary for those massage appointments, into the hunt season we go 🐴 please get in touch to book.
16/08/2023
What a game changer 🫧
02/05/2023
Spot definitely Enjoying some poll release this morning
30/12/2022
We all need to hear this 🐴 ⛅️💡
12/12/2022
Nothing quite like working the muscles of a highland pony to warm up on these cold days ❄️ 🐴
27/11/2022
🌧️ good morning, just a little gentle reminder now we are into winter months that if you have treatments booked- please keep your horses out of the rain or a turnout on. It’s near impossible trying to massage wet horses🌧️
Thankyou x
24/11/2022
👂🏼🔊Dr David Marlins work rounded up into interesting podcasts available on Apple Music, Spotify. Easy listening while mucking out or doing yard jobs 🐴
from building top line to rehab exercises to Haynet research and more
Looking for something to listen to whilst mucking out, driving or walking the dog?
We have the podcast for you!
Stable Science from DrDavidMarlin.com >>>
We have lots of great podcasts for you to enjoy:
✅ The latest haynets research
✅ Muscle inhibition and building topline
✅ Nutrition
✅ Vaccinations
✅ Stress
✅ Rehabilitation exercises
✅ Bi-weekly roundups on David's work
AND SO MUCH MORE!
All our podcasts are now available on
👂 Apple Music
🎧 Spotify
🐴 Amazon Music
🔬 And through the website, of course!
https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/636a2ad585c2b00011dbf45d
https://drdavidmarlin.com/category/webinars-videos-podcasts/podcasts/
Enjoy!
21/11/2022
Morning, thought I’d post on my business page too, I’m selling a mark Todd 5* breastplate, never been used. Size xfull but they don’t measure huge. Mmessage for details if your interested
13/10/2022
Undeniable🐴 the best therapy
"There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man"
Winston S Churchill
10th October is World Mental Health Day so it’s a good occasion to appreciate our horses and all they are giving to us…
It’s also a chance to say thank you to all the amazing charities that support healthy minds.
Great Horses for Health Event Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) British Grooms Association
08/09/2022
I’ve missed this handsome lad, followed him to his new home and after coming back to work after mat leave he had his maintenance treatment ready for his little outing on Saturday 🐴 it’s so so good to be back
08/09/2022
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06/09/2022
🫳🏼 Get intouch via Facebook or WhatsApp, my diary is open for appointments, make the most of my back to work offer
📍Covering north east Lincolnshire and surrounding areas
06/09/2022
15/08/2022
💠 As most of you know, I went off for maternity leave to have my little girl in may, after recovering and she is now 3 months old I’m back with an open diary 📔 please do not hesitate to send a message to get booked in 🐴 I’ve missed you all lots and can’t wait to see the horses 🫳🏼
Fieldfarm horsey holiday comp🌊 🐴
Sharing just incase people have missed it, may help for dogs, horses and furries 🐾 🐴 💥
26/08/2021
Please could you lovely people give my good friend charlottes business a follow and spread the word, for all your dogs needs. Her work is fabulous and the reviews speak for themselves! For all of your four legged friends needs 🐾😊
Thanks x
www.leadthewaylincs.com
Are you having behavioural issues with your dog?
Separation anxiety?
Aggression?
Destructive behaviour?
Sound & sight phobia?
Mouthing & play biting?
Or other issues.
Contact Lead The Way via the website for more information on how I can help.
Fully qualified Canine Behaviourist & Trainer
Covering the whole Lincolnshire area
08/07/2021
Turnout➖Baseline fitness/ Conditioning➖Injury: A quick and easy read and it seems obvious but do we actually think about turnout and fitness for the competition horse and the leisure horse💭
Turnout Time Can Reduce Horses’ Risk of Soft Tissue Injury – The Horse Researchers found an inverse relationship between length of paddock turnout and risk of soft tissue injuries in nonelite horses.
01/06/2021
Anyone else feeling this over the bank holiday weekend we’ve had ☀️🐴 🔥
Equestrian problems!
16/05/2021
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Why is your horse difficult to shoe?
Is it a sign of pain?
Similar to Dysons ethogram, Mannsman et al. (2011) suggested a pain ethogram for the shoeing process. The study expressed that the behaviours can be the result of bad training, improper handling, or the recall of past pain/punishment but its findings correlated with Dyson and concluded that pain must be considered first!
When shoeing horses we can be asking them to make unnatural body compensations to facilitate our work. The image below shows how shoeing the hinds can affect all the way along the dorsal myofascial line. Horses presenting with pathology along that line will struggle. A common "behaviour" can be hopping around, also snatching or slamming the leg down. Something I have experienced often in horses presenting with negative plantar angles. However, often these horses can have great feet and we are experiencing the effects of higher pain.
Very often the amount of difficulty can be proportionate to how poor the feet are, as they improve with remedial farriery the signs of pain reduce.
In the meantime simple considerations can be made. A horse with very thin soles or pr*****ed frogs, leave the opposite shoe on and do one foot at a time, for example.
As farriers we are well placed to note these "behaviours" as possible early signs of otherwise unrecognised discomfort, or even reactions to obvious poor hoof conformation. Not label the horse as "bad"!
In my experience, and supported by Mannsman et al. (2011) these behaviours desist with the improvement of the feet or higher issues.
Horses, in general, are genuine animals. Recognising pain in the horse is an obligation for anyone working with them and mentioning shoeing observations can be the first step in saving horses from unrecognised higher issues.
Further reading at this link..
https://www.theequinedocumentalist.com/post/recognising-pain-in-the-horse
16/05/2021
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Rain - I know we need it, but our horses don't!
A word of warning - the rain on our water starved grass is super charging it with sugar, and as a consequence, we are seeing a flurry of laminitis and colic cases.
Please monitor how much grazing your horses and ponies are getting - the fields look bare but they are eating the sugar rich new growth.
Track systems, strip grazing and grazing muzzles can all help reduce grass intake.
Periods off grazing on hard standing or stabled with hay can reduce risks of problems too.
Check those crests! A firming up of crests on the fat/insulin resistant horses and ponies can be an early warning sign for laminitis.
10/04/2021
Back out competing or riding out? Who doesn’t love a grey 🙉 shampoo at the ready 🧼
Show season + grey horse = nightmare 🤣🐎
Image source 📸: theideaoforder
A few nice and easy tail mobilisation techniques and stretches to help your horses
03/02/2021
Courageous and strong, remembered always. Thankyou Captain Sir Tom Moore 🏅🇬🇧🎖🌹 Rest in Peace
31/12/2020
🦄 Here’s to 2021, another year of seeing you lovely people and treating your four legged friends. I wish you all a happy new year.
lunging first, wish that was an option for 2021. Stay positive 💪🏻 🐴
25/12/2020
I want to wish all of you a very merry Christmas and say Thankyou, this year hasn’t been an easy one for sure but here’s to 2021. 🤞🏼🎄🐴
21/12/2020
🎅🏼🎄I’m sure we are all looking forward to Christmas, whatever it may be this year BUT... it is the shortest day 🌅🐴😁
01/12/2020
Equine Massage Therapy
Hello, my name is Katie, here is a little insight into what I do and what my business is about. I am a Certified equine massage therapist. I qualified as a practitioner in August 2019. Prior to this I studied at university doing Equine Science and Complementary Therapies, followed by Equine Science. My treatments can be taken advantage of by all equines, from Sports, rehabilitation, referrals and maintenance. I believe prevention is always better than cure and all horses in whatever stage of their life’s benefit from physical therapies. I have varied experiences within the equine industry working on top eventing yards, show jumping groom and hunting yards. I have always had a passion for sports science, injuries, prevention and physical therapies, providing horses with maximum comfort and ability.
I also use a range of Modalities throughout my treatments, depending on individual horse needs, All of which I hold certificates for and these treatments are covered by insurance. These include:
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