Equimassage NW

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Wishing Eva Mcglone all the best with her new venture.

Hi Everyone! Welcome to Eva-Rose CranioSacral!
Here’s a little intro into what I offer for your horses.
Don’t hesitate to contact me for any more info and I’ll do my best to help you!

What is CranioSacral Therapy?
CranioSacral Therapy is a very light-touch holistic treatment that aims to release tension and restore balance to the body.
This therapy encompasses the whole body with particular attention to the head of the horse.

Why would this therapy benefit my horse?
Domestic horses have great amounts of pressure on their bodies from young ages. When horses hit their heads off door-frames, fences, feeders etc., or put excessive pressure on their polls e.g. from standing on a rope attached to their headcollar, they create a great amount of pressure on the cranial bones. As bone is a living tissue, it moulds to continuous pressure. Compression, particularly of the cranial bones, can lead to discomfort which may be manifested as behavioural issues or problems in training.
CranioSacral therapy helps to relieve these pressures and restore balance to your horse.

A bit about me:
I was trained by Maureen Rogers, founder of Equine CranioSacral Workshops (www.equinecraniosacral.com). Lots of information on Equine CranioSacral Therapy can be found on her website.

I first learned of Equine CranioSacral Therapy when I met Maureen while I was completing my college work placement working for Tristan Tucker (TRT) in The Netherlands. After seeing the differences it made to the horses I decided to attend Maureen’s workshops.

I have personally seen major improvements in my own horses following Equine CranioSacral therapy treatments.

I am fully committed to continuous professional development and will be returning to complete further courses this September.

I also hold a BSc (Hons) in Equine Management and Diploma in Professional Practice (International) from CAFRE Enniskillen Campus validated by Ulster University.

Another person I want to wish luck to is Conor Gilmartin(Lisa Gilmartin) and his new horse Brooklyn 99 after working on Conor’s ponies for a long time he has now moved onto the horses and has his golden ticket booked to the RDS!!

Congratulations to regular clients Richard Kerins Harry Rush and Ella Rush on getting their golden tickets to the RDS with multiple horses and ponies qualifying. It’s well deserved!!

Be Among Those ....
Those Who Believe In You
Those Who Have your Back
Those Who Lift You Up
This Is The Most Powerful Fuel For Your Success

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Wishing all my customers a very merry Christmas! Thank you for your continued support and custom. See you all in 2023!

Are you experiencing anything like this with your horse?​​​​​​​​
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🙋🏼‍♀️They are girthy, or irritable when the saddle is put on​​​​​​​​
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🙋🏼‍♀️They lack range of motion in their shoulder, and look restricted in their movement up front ​​​​​​​​
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🙋🏼‍♀️They have trouble holding their front feet for the farrier​​​​​​​​
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🙋🏼‍♀️They toe out or toe in​​​​​​​​
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🙋🏼‍♀️They have high/low feet ​​​​​​​​
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These are signs that your horse's shoulders may be in pain.​​​​​​​​
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If your horse is showing any of these signs, it is important that you consult your vet before beginning bodywork, as many of these signs can be caused by other issues outside of our scope.​​​​​​​​
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Worth a read. Contact me if you have any questions.

An interesting article

💥Last chance to book!!💥

I have one space left for Saturday 3rd September, when I will be in the Antrim area. Don’t hesitate to contact me if you want the spot.

A great weekend being able to combine work and play. Was great to be able to use my own horse for my demonstration and show a horse that is supple and pain free because it has a regular treatment plan alongside his physio .

Worth a read

TRANSITIONS for success

1- within a gait (simply changing speeds in the chosen gait)

2- within a range of gaits (walk to trot & trot to walk, walk to canter, halt to canter and so on, and so forth, upwards & downwards)

WHY?
1- build fitness faster (interval training introduction)
2- builds confidence for the horse and his moving posture
3- helps balance the rider with the horse
4- builds strength, power, cardio fitness, & stamina

BUT... not only this...

often when i start work with your horses whether foundation training or as part of a rehab plan, the second stage (usually) in the fitness process (NOTE fitness process NOT training scale!) is to incorporate TRANSITIONS. So simple yet so over looked especially once we realise the benefits it can bring!

allowing / encouraging the horse to keep the correct chosen frame is of high importance in any change of gait! This may mean in extension for instance your frame may lengthen through the neck, this is still the correct chosen frame, otherwise you may get a fast stride but not a true extended one.

So transitions really are a science to them selves in my mind. Not only do they encourage the horse to think forward .... for instance in trot - it's forward to walk - or up to walk - or canter to halt for another instance it's UP to halt, or forward to halt! downward transitions should never be thought of as DOWN? they're always up!!

i use transitions to not only assess the horses balance yet also the horses demeanour, is he happy to pop forward at any given moment or does he think 'backward' is his expression of self, does he seem 'stuffy' or any degree of unwilling...?
importantly is he strong enough to hold the frame YET, does he need some rein back, or some turn on the forehand for instance to help engage well enough for these clean transitions?

HOW OFTEN DO YOU PLAY WITH TRANSITIONS?

and don't think it's just for the arena, play with them when out hacking too, ask the horse forward to the down transition and within the first few strides if he's falling out of frame ask again for the faster gait.

and don't think it's done when it's done, noo repeat, for fun... to take the time and patience in it, let's take the trot to walk and walk to trot as in the first instance (this is a good true transition te horse can truly understand and recognise) we're trotting along, we know exactly what we want from the horse at any given moment, (note, we haven't been round the arena twice aimlessly wondering what shall we do next) every moment must have its intention and we are engaged physically mentally emotionally spiritually with our horse, from trot we come up to walk, we have a good walk, the horse didn't pull or lose his balance, and after a few nice strides of walk we arrive at, foreword to trot and after we have a good few strides of forward balanced trot we come forward to walk and so on!! make sense? Don't confuse the horse, praise the instant praise is due! although once he FEELS it he will want more!

another benefit of this with young horses is not only to engage brain WITH body but it keeps them guessing and alive in said mind and body as well as, as said above, increases all components fitness, cardiovascular, strength, power, muscular, stamina and even aids suppleness when down correctly.

often when i train a horse and / or rider, it is the allowing of suppleness throughout the body that allows the mind to stay relaxed for the results to really come through! Allowing the horse to find its own rhythm (especially, sadly in rehab this has OFTEN been lost!) and once they feel their own rhythm we can then start to see their elevation as the hocks engage, as working over the back becomes easier and then, and only then can we really start to play with true cadence!

TRANSITIONS, TRANSITIONS, TRANSITIONS

I am incredibly proud of Donna Quigley and Archie who have achieved amazing things at Balmoral Show this week. It’s an honour to work on Archie even if I do need a step ladder to reach his back!

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Hope you are all well! It’s been a busy few months for me. But rest assured I am here for you and your horse. The season is now well underway so if you feel your horse isn’t performing as well as it should or you just want to keep them in tip top condition then don’t hesitate to get intouch.