Equine BodyHelp

05/11/2025

If you too would like to create total peace and relaxation in the body of your horse, thus helping them to heal and rebalance, you might like to check out more about what I do as an equine bodyworker.

You'll find lots of detailed info on my website, about me and about the way I work, but also what the horses think about it all! https://equine-bodyhelp.jimdosite.com/

On YouTube, you'll find several videos showing how I really work in practice as well as some tutorials that guide you through some of the basic techniques so you can help your own horse.
https://www.youtube.com/

If you then still have any questions, please feel free to message me! 😊

29/10/2025

Just treated this cutie! A 6 month old c**t who had slipped on the field and twisted his pelvis and back. Having had minimal handling we weren't sure how he would respond to the treatment but within seconds, literally, he was enjoying the slightly weird goings-on in his body. I'm hoping he gives his older 2 year old sister a few tips on how to behave! 😅

23/10/2025

23/10/2025

As we celebrate Small Business Week, please remember this:

Running a business is not for the faint of heart.
It’s long hours when no one’s watching.
It’s pouring your time, money, and energy into something that only exists because you refuse to let it fail.
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It’s the doubt that creeps in when things go quiet — when orders slow down and ideas stall — and you wonder if you’re still on the right path.
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But then there’s that spark. ✨
That message from a happy customer.
That small win that reminds you why you started.
And that’s when you dig deeper.
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Entrepreneurship isn’t luck. It’s grit.
It’s resilience.
It’s love for what you’re building, even when it feels impossible.
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Success isn’t about getting it perfect — it’s about showing up again and again, even when it’s hard.
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Because at the end of the day, there are only two options:
Give in… or give it all you’ve got. 🖤

22/10/2025

Well, this one had a BIG release!! 🤣 He has arthritis in his neck and I'd been working with this together with some cranial work. I think he rather enjoyed it!

I'm an equine bodyworker, based in Ellesmere, North Shropshire, and work with the beautiful, gentle, yet powerful releases of orthobionomy. These can dramatically help relieve pain and tension in your horse. Am happy to chat if you have any queries about your own horse. 😊😊

06/10/2025

Is your horse head shy? Can you easily get a halter or the bridle on? Or is there always a fight? Then maybe your horse needs some cranial work.

This youngster was the same. He had always fought, was generally difficult as a foal and wouldn't let anyone near his head. After weeks of patient work by his handler, he would now allow a halter on but would still not allow anyone to touch the top of his head......until after the treatment today.

I'd treated him twice already, realigning his hindquarters, rib cage and the bones in his lower neck, slowly building up a trust. This time I started slowly, gently working with his head, starting with the hyoid bone, then ever so slowly slipping my hands onto his lower jaw, then further with one hand on his nose, gently checking the alignment of the upper with the lower jaw. He then needed a break, so I stepped back, giving him space. After a few moments he chewed. Hoorah! The tensions were beginning to release. When he was ready I placed my hands gently on the TMJ, feeling and releasing the tension there and then slowly let my hands do the walking, working gently with the cranial bones. I could feel the tension building and then releasing in his head. He could feel it too and unsure, looked for security from his handler. He then let me work hands-off with his poll. Afterwards, with my hand on the global fascia point in front of the withers, I checked for any remaining tension in his body. His body reacted with a massive trauma shake, but inexperienced, this build-up of energy spooked him again and he began to get agitated. I backed off, holding the space, waiting for the release. He then bumped his head slightly on the doorframe and this triggered the release; he yawned and chewed repeatedly, releasing the build-up of tension in his head and body. I continued to hold the space and he relaxed.

Afterwards with his head over the stable door I gently scratched his upper neck, working upwards around each ear and over his poll. His head dropped, his eyes were half closed. He was finally enjoying the touch, the gentle touch on the top of his head, where he had not allowed it before.

30/09/2025

Not all horses appreciate having their teeth seen to by the dentist and unfortunately this one was no exception. During the fight to get the gag on it had probably then been clamped open with his jaw misaligned, thus straining the TMJ, and twisting the lower jaw against the upper jaw. The owner noticed afterwards that his whole chewing action was wrong and it was my job to sort this out.

If you too suspect that your horse has issues with eating or accepting the bit after the dentist has been, message me! I should be able to help.

29/09/2025

I had a little helper last week! 😺

20/09/2025

Never heard of orthobionomy?! Don't really know what an equine bodyworker does?

Check out my website to answer all these questions, and if not, message me! I'm happy to help!

Equine BodyHelp. Effective equine bodywork following the gentle holistic techniques of orthobionomy. Book a 1-to-1 session for your horse or join an Equine BodyHelp workshop. Based in Ellesmere, North Shropshire, UK

19/09/2025

All horses are different! They react differently and have different needs. Some like to be treated hands on, some like hands-off. Some have clear physical issues, and some have emotional trauma tied up with this. Some work easily together with me and some find it difficult to let go.

Pictured here are four horses that I didn't know before this week, each one requiring and deserving their own individual treatment.

The one who had physical tension in the hind end but had emotonal trauma stored in the psoas muscles and the fascial diaphragms and reacted aggressively if I tried to touch him there. I backed off and worked energetically, hands-off, which he sort of accepted but just found the whole process a bit weird, alternating between relaxing into what was happening in his body and threatening me with ears back. Interestingly, when he'd finally released and I'd broken the energetic contact he then came towards me with ears forward and nuzzled my hands. He'd been mistreated and was initially fearful of me, a stranger, doing weird things he didn't understand.

Then there was the endurance horse who was chronically lame, her whole body twisted through her spine, her pelvis twisted as well as her thorax. She reacted beautifully to the hands-on treatment, realigning her pelvis, releasing her SI joints and the tension in her lower back, realigning her thorax and neck vertebrae.

The retired event horse, who'd seen it all before and as long as you could offer him something to help would work with you but otherwise he wasn't interested. And the not-so-bright but trusting, massive youngster with sway back who was quite happy to let me work with her.

All in a days work as an Equine bodyworker! Message me if your horse needs any pain, stress or tension releasing. I'm very happy to help!

On my YouTube channel https://youtube.com/?feature=shared you'll find some demonstration videos showing how I work and also showing some simple techniques that you can use yourself to help your horse or pony.

17/09/2025

This simple technique you can easily use yourself to help release any tension build up in the shoulder blades of your horse.

I'm an Equine Bodyworker working from Ellesmere, North Shropshire and I use the gentle methods of orthobionomy to help release pain and tension in horses. You'll find more videos like this on my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/.

Message me if you need expert advice to help your horse. I charge £70 for an hour session and travel costs above 5 miles from Ellesmere.

31/07/2025

Oh my goodness! What an amazing experience! This one didn't even wait to be introduced to me but came and stood right by me and made the connection with me as I was completing my initial talk with his owner. An ex-racehorse, he'd been bucking his young rider off due to pain, his trainer thought. My job was to find out if this was the case.

Even before I'd even stepped into the stable he was "totally zoned out", as his rider put it and he was then an absolute delight to work with. The whole stable yard watched, holding the space, quite an amazing experience for me too, whilst this beautiful soft Thoroughbred worked together with me, realigning bones, relaxing muscles and fascia: the pelvis, the diaphragm, the thorax and shoulders, the poll, the hyoid bone and the jaw.

I thought we were finished, he'd dropped his head, but then he slowly and deliberately turned his head towards me and the final vertebrae in the middle of his neck released themselves with a series of clicks. Done! He started eating his hay and then went to his water bucket and drank...and swallowed each and every gulp in a regular rhythm, something he had not been able to do before! The trainer ran his hands along the horses spine, no pain, not even a blink of an eyelid to indicate any discomfort! Amazing, totally amazing!

This horse knew what he needed, he connected and worked together with me to release his pain. I feel very humbled and priveliged that he invited me to take part in this amazing experience. 🤗