Cumberland Equine Body Therapy and Services

04/04/2026

What a lovely morning spent with these black beauties and Alchemy Dressage’s Kellie who then brought some of her immense talent and expertise to help me out with Delfina’s training ❤️
So grateful 🙏

02/04/2026

02/04/2026

Through the ups and downs, I’m so honoured and grateful for loyal , patient clients 🙏

If you have a business, hug it.
Not everyone is brave enough to start. And not everyone has the strength to keep showing up for it when life is full and the responsibility sits squarely on their own shoulders.

So this is a shoutout to my fellow solo-preneurs and small business owners. The ones quietly doing the hard yards.
Balancing life and work.
Making the calls.
Carrying the risk.
And continuing on anyway.

I see you. I get it. I really do.

Congratulations on your courage, your strength of character, and your tenacity.
Congratulations on being you.

31/03/2026

April 2026!
I hope you all have a lovely Easter weekend. I’m available for bodywork appointments locally if you need.
Then:
Wednesday April 8th - Hawkesdale/Woolsthorpe
Friday April 10th - Mortlake/Derrinallum
Saturday April 11th - Grassmere area
Friday April 17th - Koroit/Port Fairy
Wednesday April 29 - Hamilton/Coleraine
Please enquire on Colac dates as I will need a few bookings to make these viable

31/03/2026

Common Compensation Patterns

When one area is sore, the horse adapts, they are hard wired to soldier on.

Sore left front → overload the right front
Sore hocks → tension in the lumbar and SI
Tight poll → restriction through the neck + shoulders
Unbalanced feet → crooked posture

Compensation helps horses cope temporarily…
But long term, it creates a chain of tension and chronic overload.

Bodywork helps break the cycle.

28/03/2026

Benefits of Regular Bodywork…
I’d love for horse owners to see bodywork as a staple, important part of horse care - not a luxury.
It’s part of maintaining a healthy, balanced body.

Regular sessions help:
✨ Improve range of motion
✨ Reduce tension + pain
✨ Support symmetrical movement
✨ Improve posture
✨ Reduce behavioural issues
✨ Prevent long-term compensation

It’s easier to maintain comfort than to rebuild it.

I have appointments available locally (Warrnambool area) this week and over Easter.
Please reach out if you have questions or see my website link in the comments

24/03/2026

Great horse hay in SW Victoria

24/03/2026

Sometimes it’s difficult to decide who to call and there often times when your bodyworker needs vet clearance to begin working with your horse. Here’s a few guidelines:

Call your vet when your horse has:
• colic symptoms
• eye issues
• a wound, discharge, swelling or puncture
• lameness
• suspected infection

Call your bodyworker when:
• movement feels slightly stiff or uneven
• you notice flinching, girthiness or slight body discomfort
• your horse has had a pull back or head trauma
• you notice asymmetrical muscle development
• your horse is coming back into work
• your horse is stiff on one or both sides

Both roles are able to complement each other, but knowing when to call a vet is so important.

When your bodyworker communicates with the others in your team - your hoof care provider , vet, nutritionist and saddle fitter, the root cause becomes clear — and that’s where real progress happens and is the best way to provide good quality care to your horse

23/03/2026

A beautiful weekend in Mansfield learning from and connecting to very amazing people 🙏
From nutrition to training, posture, biomechanics, liberty, first aid, saddle fit awareness, energy healing to Ttouch . A truly powerful, inspiring and educational “retreat “. Thank you to all involved