Janice Monk Equine Myofunctional therapist and Acupuncture

Janice Monk Equine Myofunctional therapist and Acupuncture Gladstone - Bundy 0427549666. Acupuncture and EMT is a whole body holistic approach to improve your Be aware of your horse/pony trying to talk to you.

There are many horses which display signs of muscle soreness or trauma, a lot that go unnoticed. Here are some of the tell tail signs which is the communication between you and your horse.
:-Bucking
:-Stumbling
:-Tossing the head
:-Kicking
:-Refusal to pick up correct lead or canter
:-tension in neck or head area
:-Difficulity with lateral movement
:-Hind leg shuffling
:-Hip or shoulder lameness
:-Preferring one rein
:-High headed
:-Lack of poll flexion and bend
:-Unnatural behavior displayed
Many horses benefit from massage treatment as it aids in releasing muscle tension and soreness. Equine massage works by relaxing your horse and stimulating the muscle and nervous systems. Increased blood and lymphatic circulation promotes the release of toxins and metabolic waste. Once toxins are released from the blood, nutrients and oxygen can be delivered more freely into the muscle tissue, this means the nutrition from your feed will get delivered quicker into the system.l
Massage treatment aids in promoting your horse to breath deeply, allowing oxygen to increase stimulation of muscle release and increase digestion. You will begin to see a general well being in your horse, and its performance enhance. You will increasingly see signs of improved posture and increase range of motion. Massage enhances, incease of mobility, flexibility and pliability of muscle tissue and should be used as a preventative health and fitness measure. Massage is also used to aid healing on injured horses although best getting veterinary advice before booking a treatment. Remember massage is not a one off quick fix, you will need a few treatments before you start seeing results. Like all athletics your horse will need regular treatment to keep proforming to the best of their ability. WHAT TO EXPECT

Once you contact me to schedule a massage session, I will either email you a health history form or interview you over the phone. You will be telling me of the concerns, your horse work habits, past injuries, etc. After meeting you and your horse, I will usually work on your horse for about 1 hours. I then discuss with you what I discovered during the massage. The session often ends with a demonstration of appropriate stretches or massage strokes you can incorporate into our horse’s routine. (Stretches are not usually done on the first massage so the horse has time to adjust properly to the treatment)

Most horses truly enjoy a massage and how you might tell (during the session) is:
Lowered head
Soft eye
Licking and chewing
Cocked hind leg
Deep sighs
Leaning into the masseur
They even fall asleep

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I don’t think people realize just how many horses out there carry trauma with them.

With that, I don’t even mean severely abused horses that have been starved, or beaten heavily. There are plenty of those around, and those usually cause a lot of outrage (as they should).

What I am talking about though, is the horses whose trauma is never really recognized as such. The ones who tolerate humans and their requests, but never learned to trust them. Those who get extremely obsessive about food which are labelled as “bossy” or ”dominant”. Those who deal with severe Separation anxiety, which are said to be “dramatic”. Those who cannot self-regulate, or co-regulate and constantly carry tension. Those who try to express their pain, which get punished for it because “just a mare”.
Those who are “perfect” until they finally get a choice.

Between Unethical weaning practices, unsuitable welfare, constantly moving homes & and ownership, and aversive training/handling approaches, most horses at some point experience trauma. And this trauma can present itself in a variety of ways. Some are more subtle than others.
Trauma doesn’t have to be this huge explosive reaction. Just like people, horses can carry trauma and move on with their lives fairly normally. It can shape their personality just like it can shape ours.
However, that doesn’t mean doing so is healthy.

The horse that has been in 6+ homes before the age of 10, and thus can’t cope with changes. That is Trauma.
The horse that has never had consistent companionship and becomes obsessive with certain herd mates. That is Trauma
The horse that has only known corrections when they tried to express their confusion, fear, or dislike, and turns from “a perfect beginner’s horse” to “Don’t touch me” the moment you stop using corrections. That is Trauma.
The horse that never had a chance to learn from other horses or connect with people and thus can’t trust people to make good choices for them, can’t self-regulate or co-regulate, and can’t think their way through a situation. That is Trauma.
The horse who was only ever fed 2 times a day and was left without food for 6 hours each night, and has thus become food-aggressive. That is Trauma.
The horse who experienced highly aversive training techniques, and thus now gets frustrated, tense and severely stressed out anytime they are handled in a similar manner. That. Is. Trauma.

Sometimes, awareness of this can be a frustration and defeating realization. I think as equestrians we are often blind to this reality, because sadly, it’s just so common to see horses like that.
It’s not until you work with young, untraumatized horses, or rehabilitated horses, that you realize: “Oh! This is how it should be!”

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