This subject interests me... thought I would post🤠 My horse I think is Earth... look at each poster I have created to see which one you think is yours ☺️🐴🫶 Shiatsu is a form of Japanese physiotherapy which can be used to treat a wide variety of issues. The majority of the work covers soft tissue injuries and movement dysfunction, such as tight muscles and stiff joints. It is safe and suitable for most horses, both to deal with specific physical concerns, and to manage stress, mental and emotional health problems. Equine Shiatsu is purely a manual therapy and uses finger and thumb pressure on acupuncture points along the meridians in order to free restrictions in the body which allow and maintain good health - the same points as used in Veterinary Acupuncture. This pressure along the meridians, together with assisted stretching, joint mobilisation and massage, allows the body to release pain and tension gently adjusting both posture and attitude. Based in the principles of Oriental Medicine, a particular strength of Shiatsu is that it looks to find and treat the underlying causes of dysfunction and not just the symptoms. Oriental theory, in-depth knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology, together with a well developed sensitivity of touch makes Equine Shiatsu an effective therapeutic aid to good horse health.

So so proud, once again😂 Getting on today was a little bit more of a struggle today, unfortunately. With some patience we got there in the end! The riding went absolutely great again! Safe to say we progressed a lot today from beginning (pictures on top) to the end (bottom pictures)! Her trot had never felt so amazing as it did today towards the end💪🏽

✨ A calm-looking horse is not always a comfortable horse. This is what I believe can make horsemanship difficult. Stillness can come from understanding but it can also come from confusion, shutdown, or lack of options. True comfort shows up as curiosity, softness, processing and the freedom to respond, not just the absence of movement or expression. Learning to tell the difference matters because a horse that looks easy isn’t always a horse that feels safe or understood. 👉 Question: What signs help you Get Good at telling the difference between true comfort and quiet compliance? Zoë 🐴✨🫶