General Information 

The clinic starts at 9:00 am each day and ends at 5:00 pm.

Each morning is devoted to class room lectures.  Lectures are held in an air conditioned/heated classroom.

Lunch break is from 12:00pm to 12:30pm.  Since our farm is out in the country and not close to restaurants, students should plan to pack a lunch. We have a student refrigerator for food storage and microwaves for food preparation.

We provide complementary bottled water, tea, and coffee throughout the program.

Each Participant will receive a Conscious Horsemanship Workbook. Participants should bring their own pens and notepad for extra note taking.

Lecture Topics and Activities

The Equine Mind Body Connection

Equine Sports Massage—A Toolkit for Conscious Horsemen

Communication, Evaluation, Problem Solving, Prevention

Massage Modalities and Pressure Indexes

Different Types of Horse Massage

Pre-Event, Post-Event, Maintenance

What do Horse Massage, Chiropractic and Acupuncture have in Common?

Physiology of Muscles and Muscular Problems

Causes of Muscular Problems

Long Term Problems caused by Muscular Injuries

How do Muscle Injuries Affect Performance?

Psychological Influence of Long Term Muscular Problems

How to Prevent Muscular Problems

Benefits of Massage

Massage and Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM)

Common Regional Soft Tissue Problems

Head & Neck

Shoulder

Back

Hind Quarters

Forelegs & Hindlegs

Best Practices for Effective Horse Massage

Contra-Indications for Massage

Massage Strokes and Principles

Massage Strokes Practice Lab

Basic Equine Anatomy

Afternoon Instructor demonstrations and Hands-On Practice!

Massage Routines for the head, neck and shoulders

Massage Routines for the Back and Hind Quarters

Foreleg stretching

Practice, Practice, Practice! 

You will develop your sense of touch and learn how to communicate directly with your horse with your hands.

You will learn how to evaluate your horse's muscles with your hands

Are the muscles firm, pliable and healthy?

Or

Are the muscles, tight, tense and painful?

You will learn how to perform Horse Massage Techniques that will benefit your horse.

You will learn how to use your hands to provide your horse with relief from tight, painful muscles

and

You will learn how to use your hands to keep your horse's muscular system pliable and healthy

Via Horse Massage, you can have non-verbal conversations with your horse that give you greater insights into his/her mind and body

Horse Massage empowers you with the ability to Communicate, Connect and Enjoy Life with Your Horse!

3-Day horse massage clinic

schedule & syllabus 

Here is what you will accomplish and learn in the 3-day horse massage clinic