Equine Equilibrium MT Ltd

24/11/2025

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24/11/2025

Everything is connected!

More than a massage, not just a massage, different to a massage therapist!!!

Working on muscles seems to get a bad rap, like a huge part of the horse doesn't matter, you are deemed sometimes an inferior therapist if you say yes you include muscles in your work yet after the skin, adipose, fascial tissue its the first structure we can touch and affect, they hold the visual clues as to what is going on underneath like reading the first page in a book without skipping to the end to get the juicy news.

We always think by going deeper we come across as more affective yet I approach my work as like pushing that first domino and watching the ripple effect disperse throughout the body, because we cannot affect one singular area when working for the whole horse will feel the hands layed upon it.

Times are changing within the massage world where once it was go hard or go home, I know by qualifying in human massage that that is not what I was taught, I wasnt digging or poking or waiting for the screams from the client to indicate I should stay until the screams subsided I went with the flow of the body, I brought the hands that in my work respected the horse into my human therapy world.

When we first look at the horse we are looking at the muscle definition, its part of our visual assessment, its a tool which should not put down just because someone says your work is deemed inferior because of it.

Muscle or fascia?? Well they are both are so interlinked when you work on one you will affect the other, you may know which one is in trouble by how the horse is after or before movement but dont seperate the body when it comes to the work
When fascia became fashionable the muscles were muted because it didnt sound cool if you didnt work fascially yet fascia is everywhere ao by the very landscape of the substance it means you are always in the vicinity of it.

When learning its good to know where the muscles are and all the layers and all the connections as each one will tell you what's going on a deeper level, how many muscles does it take to do an action is always helpful then we never look at a muscle as just a singular problem.
Anatomical books often get a bad rap as not true to real life yet we first need to know a baseline of what and where a muscle is before we can then recognise the variations, we cannot see a gluteal in trouble if we first do not know where it should be😉

How does the owner view all the different types of therapy?? Can they spot the difference between what we all do or do they just want someone who helps their horse regardless of where we gained our qualifications?? Often owners will choose the person that does the best job not what accolades they have acquired.

I remember someone asked me where was the best place to start in the therapy world and my advice was get a qualification then keep learning for that is where we learn our craft, it doesn't matter to the horse how good you were on paper it matters you are good with your actions that all you learn you can put into practice.

We begin at skin level in whatever we do, and dont disregard how affective we can be on a superficial level and how deep that can reach, superficial is not inferior its our introduction to the horse its how we greet them at the beginning of our work.

The world of therapy changes all the time as new information lands at our feet a good therapist will always be slowly changing their skills as this new information is digested that is what makes a difference we cant change the words to old techniques to keep up with the times we must change our techniques to match the new findings, growth is changing at a speed to understand what we are doing, to stagnate is to keep doing something because we have always done it that way

23/11/2025

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19 years ago today, we lost a true legend, Desert Orchid. 🤍

“Dessie”, won 34 of his 70 starts, earning over £650,000 in prize money, but his impact went far beyond the numbers.

One of the most beloved racehorses of all time, Desert Orchid showcased everything that makes jump racing so special.

23/11/2025

I love fascia! Fascinating subject!

A Key Link in Fascial Continuity

The MTJ (muscle–tendon junction) isn’t a simple attachment point — it is part of a continuous fascia-to-tendon-to-bone chain.

From a Western anatomy standpoint, MTJs are sensor-dense, load-sensitive, and critically involved in regulating muscle tone and movement.

From a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) standpoint, they sit along the jingjin—the tendino-muscular meridians that describe long, continuous lines of tension through the body.

This area is small, but it is one of the most influential zones in the entire musculoskeletal system.

Releasing or reorganizing tension at an MTJ often:

- improves glide

- restores force transmission

- reduces compensatory bracing

- changes movement patterns far from the area treated

This is why small, precise work here creates whole-body effects.

Check out the rest if this fascinating article here - https://koperequine.com/the-muscle-tendon-junction-mtj/