Mebane Equine Bodyworks

11/28/2025

Since my Wine & Equine Event at M&M in September, I’ve had so many requests for more interactive workshops! If you attended the event, my Black Friday offer is the grand prize from the drawing!

We’ll start with an interactive bodywork session that includes a philosophical discussion on what stiff and hollow compensations are and how they present in your horse specifically, then we’ll follow that with a ridden session where we breakdown the biomechanics of those patterns and how to address them under saddle. The ridden session is done primarily at the walk.

You can purchase as many sessions as you like, just copy and paste the link below to purchase. This link will only be live through Cyber Monday.

Happy Holidays!

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11/27/2025

11/23/2025

Cavi modeling the new Linear SYNC today. This is the flocked panel version which is excellent for the narrow built horses that need more wither and back support for proper clearance, and it has an adjustable gullet! These are available through Highline and as an approved fitter, I can bring these saddles to appointments.

11/18/2025

Miss Ophelia, also known as GiGi, proudly modeling her new Covered Jump Saddle ❤️. Logan Crouser with was one of my very first clients 10 years ago when I got started in saddle fitting and it was full circle to set her up with this new saddle as a professional trainer!

11/18/2025

I just had a conversation about this yesterday with someone I was coaching in a biomechanics workshop. The horse knows how to move, but they do not know how to carry a rider and it is our responsibility to teach them that. Our “language”, ie aids, must be very simple, and very clear. 

11/13/2025

Slammed day, but got to end it with these two cuties heading out to Tryon for Duke 2 tomorrow!

11/12/2025

Oh my friends, I CAN NOT stress this enough. I am not a huge fan of groundwork for this reason, it has its place absolutely (especially in starting the young horse) but it must be strategic and as stated, must translate directly to ridden work, otherwise, what are you even doing? If you don’t have plans to ride your horse, teach them whatever you want! But if you want a RIDING horse, everything must make sense to the horse. Make sure you aren’t training them to do something on the ground that requires the opposite response, or uses the opposite cue, when you’re on their back. Right now I’m having to do some retraining with Glimmer and leading from the right, which is also the direction she most balks under saddle. By my count, she’s been exposed to *at least* 5 different training methods, so no wonder she’s got some confusion about something as simple as going forward. I cringe sometimes when I see what people are promoting online or teaching in clinics because I know the confusion it will create. Do keep this in mind when you’re developing your training programs, ask yourself how it will translate before implementing.

11/11/2025

Don’t forget, I’ve switched to Equigate to manage appointments and client profiles. Make sure to download the app to increase communication and have your horses reports at your fingertips. This helps ME too, as I’m trying to get myself used to doing reports immediately, something I need to work on! If you’ve got the app, you can message me there too, I’m much less likely to miss your messages here. Don’t forget to create a profile for your horse!

11/07/2025

Answer: 15.1

Let’s see who gets close to guessing the height of this horse 😂

11/06/2025

Let’s swing the pendulum the other way now 🤣

11/06/2025

Let’s see who gets close to guessing the height of this horse 😂