LMentz of Pulse

01/02/2023

Availability has just been expanded with some new pricing to boot!
Head on over to LMentz of Pulse to see where you can help your horse and save some $$$'s

01/02/2023

New 2023 Price List for Equine PULSE sessions.

I have made some more time slots available to coincide with a new pricing offer. I am introducing some great price offers for multiple horses (on 1 property) or those who would simply like to have more frequent sessions for their horse/s.
For all but the casual booking price, payment must be received in advance. I do not have a cancellation policy where you lose money if you cannot commit to the booking, but prefer to postpone that booking so long as I have prior notice.

All prices are PER horse:
1 Horse - Casual $80 Fortnightly $75 Weekly $70
2 Horses - Casual $80 Fortnightly $70 Weekly $65
3 Horses - Casual $75 Fortnightly $65 Weekly $60
4 Horses - Casual $70 Fortnightly $60 Weekly $55
5+ Horses - Casual $65 Fortnightly $55 Weekly $50
OR
You can pre-purchase the following:
5 Sessions @$60 each for $300
10 Sessions @$50 each for $500
Sessions must be utilised within 6 months of purchase.

Please note: availability is limited
Monday 6am to 10am
Tuesday 4pm to 8pm
Wednesday 6am to 10am/4pm to 8pm
Thursday 6am to 10am
If you would like more information or to make a booking, please DM this page or call/text my mobile.

08/09/2021

When you choose Pulse PEMF, you’re choosing natural power. Begin supplementing your animal’s natural energy levels with PEMF today!

02/09/2021

Very good info here from Yogi, The Equine Documentalist 🐴❤

06/08/2021

Our professionals often notice horses moving their mouths in a “licking and chewing” motion even though they aren’t actually consuming anything. To understand this body language, we need to dive into the function of the Autonomic Nervous System.

04/08/2021

This really resonates with me, we can relieve the pain & discomfort but if the horse still moves with tension, expecting pain, the body continues to compensate. Functional movement through relaxation is key ❤😊

Even when we eliminate the source of pain, we need to provide support to the body and mind - they aren’t always immediately convinced that all is well. Furthermore, every step in tension is building muscles that support that type of movement. It can often take a long time to peel away the layers of damage that pain can create on the body.

It isn’t enough to just eliminate pain, we need to actively provide the resources to bridge the gap from surviving to thriving - body work, balanced hoof care and dental work, correctly fitting tack, a balanced and supple rider, and correct movement daily.

17/07/2021

This one is something I have experienced with one of my horses.....diet is absolutely key to working through behavioural issues, as part of the 'whole-horse' approach (vet, body work, saddle fit, teeth, feet etc). Calm Healthy Horses is a very good educational site with lots of good evidence of how diet can affect behavioural changes.
Happy, healthy horses makes us all happy 😊

17/07/2021

Would you rather address the symptoms...or find the root cause? Peeling back the layers can be frustrating, it will take time, but save you so much in the long run 😊

14/07/2021

Masterton Method - Bladder Meridian 💕

Why Wednesday ~ Why is the Bladder Meridian so important?

🔹The bladder meridian is a major acupuncture meridian to which all the other meridians connect, and it balances the entire meridian system.
🔹It runs over or near the main junctions of the horse where you will work. It serves as an initial "fact-finding" tool as well as getting first releases.
🔹It is easy to reach while allowing you to watch the horses responses.
🔹It has a calming effect.
🔹The goal of this technique is to bypass the horse's survival-defense response and connect directly with the part of the horse's nervous system that holds and releases tension.
🔹The most important reason to begin working on the bladder meridian is because it establishes the interaction of Touch and Response between you and the horse. At the same time, it calms the horse and prepares him for the bodywork to follow.

Learn more about how to release tension with your horse by reading the Beyond Horse Massage book today, https://bit.ly/3skTMMe

14/07/2021

Perfectly explained by Amy.....

Practice what you want to perfect!

Lunging

What is its purpose, and what are its benefits?

There are many ways to go about it, and the different ways to lunge create vastly different results.

First it’s important to know why you are lunging.

1- Are you looking to get the energy/bucks/silliness out of the horse before you get on?

2-Are you hoping to teach the horse to develop a frame without riding?

3- Are you looking to develop fitness, strength or balance?

I don’t like to speak in terms of always and nevers for most topics, because there is a time and a place for many things, but here are some thoughts to examine next time you pick up the lunge line and whip.

1- lunging out the sillies: what we practice is what we perfect. We often think of “getting the energy out” as productive time, and think we are producing a calmer, more focused horse. But I urge you to think of this: how much time did you horse spend disconnected from you while lunging? How much time did your horse spend practicing movements you prefer not to ride, such as bucking, quick, unbalanced steps, sudden turning in toward you, head tossing, etc? How much time did your horse spend out of balance? So what are we actually teaching here?

2- developing a frame, especially with the use of auxiliary reins, bungee systems, and other such things: it’s important to understand how a frame is truly accomplished. Collection is the ability of the horse to weight bear equally on both hind legs, with downward flexion of all the joints equally. Take a good look at a horse in side reins, bungee systems, Vienna reins or whatever is around and just watch, maybe even video and slow it down. Are both hind legs flexing equally? Are both front legs floating through the air equally, gracefully placing the front foot down? Or are the front legs quick to the ground, with the hind legs hydroplaning to the side?

A fixed position can never produce suppleness. Trying to achieve collection by fixing the head position, especially on a circle, in the same direction for any length of time, will produce tension, remove the horses’ ability to balance, and will degrade instead of improve joint health and balance.

3- fitness, strength, balance- a horse can only develop balance when asked to perform movements where he can stay rhythmic and keep all four legs working at the same rate. This is where the size of circle, or deciding to work on a circle at all, is highly individual. Can your horse maintain a steady rhythm in the movement you’re asking? If not, it’s not the right figure to work on. You can certainly develop cardiovascular stamina by lunging in circles, but suppleness, weight bearing capacity of the hind legs and core strength require more accurate work.

If your horse is excessively energetic or too unbalanced for you to ride before lunging, there are more productive ways to approach the problem - ones that don’t create side effects you will inevitably have to fix later.

And again, there is no “never” to this topic - there are appropriate times and reasons and ways to lunge. But by and large, horses being chased around in a circle are practicing movements, mind frames, and ways of going that are not what their riders intended to train. If there is only one takeaway from this, it’s that what you practice is what you perfect. Ask yourself in your work, is this a way of going that I would like to ride?

13/07/2021

Tension.....horses show us in so many ways, learning how to read the signs is so important 😊🐎

13/07/2021

How to watch the Olympics - Dates & Timings below
EVENTING
DAY 1: 30 July
Eventing Dressage - Session 1 9.30am AEST
Eventing Dressage - Session 2 6.30pm AEST

Day 2: 31 July 9:30 AM AEST
Eventing Dressage Team & Individual

Day 3: 01 August 8:45 AM AEST
Eventing Cross Country

Day 4: 02 August 6:00 PM AEST
Eventing Cross country replay - 3:30 am AEST
Eventing Jumping Team & Individual 6:00 PM🥇

Timings are AEST (Sydney/Melbourne time)
Note: You can watch replays

signup for free
https://www.nbcolympics.com/equestrian

13/07/2021

How to watch the Olympics - Dates & Timings below
SHOW JUMPING

Day 1: Tuesday 03 August 8:00 pm AEST
Jumping Individual Qualifier

Day 2: Wednesday 04 August 8:00 PM AEST
Jumping Individual Final 🥇

Day 3: Thursday 05 August 1:45 PM AEST
Jumping Individual Final replay 🥇

Day 4: Friday 06 August 8:00 PM AEST
Jumping Team Qualifier

Day 5: Saturday 07 August 8:00 PM AEST
Jumping Team Qualifier replay 4.45am AEST
Jumping Team Final 8.00 PM AEST🥇

The timings AEST (Sydney/Melbourne time). Signup for free
https://www.nbcolympics.com/equestrian

Replays available

13/07/2021

With natural energy-inducing technology, Pulse Equine PEMF charges cells for optimal performance.

30/06/2021

Pro tip: “Hotspots” indicate that the body is drawing the pulse to various stops along its pathways, carrying the energy to where the body needs it most!

Photo by Liberated Equine Therapy LLC

28/06/2021

One of the reasons it’s so important to not over manage the horse’s head and neck or to try and create roundness through the reins is that the horse’s head and neck offer us valuable information about the body. If the horse throws his head up, that’s a good indicator his back has hollowed and his weight has come onto the forehand. If he’s counterbent, he’s likely fallen in with his inside shoulder and rib cage. Trying to fix these imbalances with the reins forces the horse to crunch their neck into their shoulders and further imbalances them. If, however, you fix the body, the neck and head will fix too.

Try it yourself : standing in a normal, relaxed posture, drop your right shoulder down so the space between your rib cage and pelvis is squished. What happened to your neck and head? You’ll probably notice your left ear is now higher than the right, and your chin tipped slightly to the left. You are “counter bent.” Now, without changing anything, turn your chin to the right, keeping your ears Unlevel. You probably feel pretty uncomfortable, and maybe stopped breathing as well. This is the equivalent of fixing a counter bend with your reins.

Now, shake it out and try again - drop your right shoulder and you’ll find your left ear come up again. To fix it, take a nice breath in, and lengthen the space between your right side rib cage and pelvis. You’ll notice your ears are level again, and your shoulders are too. No need to fix the head and neck.

Ride the horse’s body, and the head and neck take care of themselves. Ride the head and neck, and you have to fight with the body of the horse.

28/06/2021

Beautiful Start to the week 🌞🌬