ABOUT EQUIK9 BODYWORK

Equik9 Bodywork is built on the foundation of a passion for improving the body and mind of every horse I encounter, whether it be a horse that has chronic or acute conditions that cause dysfunction, distress or discomfort to the horse, or if the horse is simply being treated with a "pamper session", or a preventative maintenance session.

I have been a horse owner my whole life, with my dad rescuing our first OTTB off the back of the slaughterhouse truck, when I was just 4 years old and had been riding at the local club for a few months, also on recently retired OTTB's (with my feet in the stirrup leathers as my legs were still too short!). These nutty little thoroughbreds became a part of my blood and I continued to take on retired racehorses throughout my teenage and adult life to retrain them for showjumping if suitable or as a general riding horse if they weren't keen on the pressures of competing anymore, sometimes I'd be offered a horse, as it's last resort, that was so dangerous it was going to be PTS as no jockey would get on them.

Of course most thoroughbreds come out of racing with a list of issues in their body and mind, their nutrition, environment, and type of training leaves one with a horse not for the novice, or faint-hearted (typically... but there are exceptions to the rule). * Side note: I have nothing against racehorse trainers and racing yards, they typically do a phenomenal job and take great care of their athletes within the scope of the sports demands, but when an owner is not making money out of their horse (investment) anymore, trainers hands are tied in how much they can do for these horses.

I noticed how much quicker these special, quirky, horses rebalanced mentally and physically with regular bodywork (Osteopathy and Massage) sessions allowing the horse to come down from his previous high pressured life and start enjoying the training and environment of his new life. Once again I was bitten by a bug, not the horse bug this time, but by the Bodywork bug. I had already studied Equine Ethology (Horse Behaviour), and now I started delving deep into the world of Bodywork and started learning under Debranne Pattillo (MEEBW) through Equinology Inc. with strict standards and high pass requirements this organisation ensures every horse under our care will always be in the best hands. I continued my education studying Myofascial Release Therapy with Liza Kimble, Equine and Canine Osteopathy through London College of Animal Osteopathy (LCAO), Trigger Point Therapy, and Photobiomodulation (Acupuncture without the needles).

EquiK9 Bodywork also offers Nebuliser / Inhaler Therapy to horses with respiratory conditions, or in high demand sport, and for horses that need medication that works more effectively and efficiently when inhaled to allow the horse to find relief or heal at a quicker rate.

On a final note... if I'm honest, every single horse that I work with takes up a space in my heart, so my goal is to leave every horse healthier and more balanced physically and mentally, as a more relaxed body and mind can work in harmony to re-establish homeostasis allowing the body to do what it is designed to do... take good care of itself, with a little help from me... and you!

Thank you for trusting your horse's well-being with me.