Workshops
Horse Massage and Acupressure.
- Reduce your vet and therapeutic bills.
- Deepen your relationship with your horse
- Become aware of issues before they become major problems that need vet attention or on going rehabilitation.
- Basic massage techniques to use on your own horse
- When NOT to massage your horse or to modify the area you massage
- Acupressure points to help release blockages in meridian energy through your horse
- To help identify what meridians are affected by the blockages of energy and blood in your horse’s body
All workshops can be held at your venue or at Azur Farm in Kumeu.
If you have a group of up to 6 people and would like to organise a workshop please get in touch.
Price: On application
Equine Stretches Workshop
Gather 4 or 5 of your friends and horses together for a fun 2 day clinic on how to do stretches and basic massage techniques with your own horse, safely and effectively.
Geared for the everyday rider/owner who wants to assist their equine friend in becoming more of their beautiful self. Stretches can help your horse to find better movement, so they do not strain body parts that are over worked due to poor movement, injury or compensation.
The workshop can be geared specifically to your group requirements but targets basic massage – where and when to apply it and when not to!
Particular body areas will be focused on based upon each individual horse’s issues and problem area.
The advantage of group work is you get to feel a variety of horses, not just your own, so your sense of feel is developed. You will learn to distinguish healthy and damaged or stressed tissues, as well as improve you connection and non ridden bond with your horse.
Horse Anatomy/Dissection Workshop
Wanting to understand more about the anatomy and physiology of the horse?
Over the autumn/winter months you can arrange Dr Mead to lead a one to three day equine dissection course for groups of interested people in your local area or based in Kumeu, North Auckland.
They can be geared specifically to your group requirements or more for general anatomy and learning – whole or particular parts of horse. These workshops are Ideal for equine clinicians, body workers and those wanting to learn more about anatomy, biomechanics, structure and functional physiology of horses.
Dr Mead has led and assisted in10 full horse dissections since 2009 with the majority in the last 2 years.
Warning: Graphic scenes may make some people queasy.Please consider if you will be able to handle the content before booking.
Equine Ground Work & Rehabilitation Clinics
An introduction to in-hand work to help your horse’s posture, correct flexion
and its benefits in strengthening and developing a healthier horse’s body.
This can be encorporated in training and rehabilitation of horses.
Day One:
Fitting a cavesson correctly for your horse.
Basic hand/body positions to communicate your in-hand training requests with your horse
Use of a bamboo cane to assist with your in-hand training
Assessment and discussion of your horse’s posture and balance when working in-hand.
Biomechanical assessment of your horse’s body generally, joints, including healthy and unhealthy foot balance, coat, skin, fascia and musculature.
Individual in-hand practise with your horse (under supervision) and discussion of any difficulties you are experiencing
Overnight Sleep – Body awareness deepens in both you and your horse with regards to the new patterns you are experiencing and developing in your bodys’ cells.
Day Two:
Breathing, massage and stretching exercises for you and your horse, to assist in releasing tension in both your bodies.
Consolidation of the foundations of in-hand work so you feel comfortable continuing the basics of this training at home.
Introduction to timing, patience and developing your horse’s confidence and the benefits of these qualities in your training
An introduction to body wraps (if applicable to your horse) so your horse develops more self awareness of their body, particularly parts they have blocked communciation with, through injury whether physical, emotional or mental.
Take home rehabilitation and in-hand training ideas to develop your horse’s body and mind healthier, happier, more supple and stronger.
Benefits for your horse:
Help them feel comfortable in their bodies
Start to re-establishing balance and correct flexion through the whole body
Learn self carriage in walk trot, canter, in good posture
Building foundations for strength, suppleness and straightness
Aid in recovery from injury, poor posture or training
These clinics are ideal for 4 – 5 people and horses. They serve as an introduction to effective in-hand work as I am learning from Manolo Mendez.
It is highly recommended to purchase and view Manolo Mendez’s In-hand Training DVD before attending these clinics. The DVD can be bought either on line:
www.manolomendezdressage.com/product/in-hand-lessons-with-manolo-mendez/
or by:
Clinics for horse riders, trainers, rehabilitation workers.
Get your group of riding friends together and organise a clinic near you!
Clinics are suitable for horses under going rehabilitation and people who want to gain basics or more skills in equine training and rehabilitation. Competition horses whose rider wants to take their mounts to the next level of training would benefit from assessment and making sure the foundations (reflected in the horse’s body) are strong, as they progress.
All workshops can be held at your venue or at Azur Farm in Kumeu.
If you have a group of up to 6 people
and would like to organise a workshop
please get in touch.
Price: On application
drfi@drfivet.com
