Your session will include full examination static and in motion.
Sarah uses a range of modalities during the session to include Cranial Sacral techniques, soft tissue massage , rotations and stretches Equi-tape Kinesiology taping where indicated and Infra red therapy. Your session will differ from other therapist visits as Sarah is an experienced and qualified Equine Shiatsu Practitioner (tESA).
It is a non-invasive effective therapy that works on the whole body.
Equine Shiatsu is purely a manual therapy and uses finger and thumb pressure on acupuncture points along the meridians 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.
Sarah has developed a style and technique of adjusting horses that is comprehensive. Sarah currently works in the West Midlands and will soon be working in Europe and is fully insured and works along side your vet.
Sarah delivers safe, effective, quality equine care to those horses that are struggling by correcting bio-mechanical distortion and subluxation.
The Equine Shiatsu technique is a holistic treatment which aims to relieve muscular skeletal discomfort by realigning and re balancing the muscular skeletal system so that optimum health, comfort, soundness and performance can be restored.
The treatment itself is extremely gentle treatments also use a combination of massage to help relieve muscle soreness and improve circulation, and passive stretching to help maintain full range of movement.
Signs of muscular skeletal discomfort in horses include:
Lameness
Back pain
Uneven wear of shoes
Uneven muscle development
Resistance, rearing, bucking
Stopping at fences, objecting to tacking up
Inability to bend correctly
General deterioration in performance or behaviour.
The horse can benefit greatly from pre and post performance sessions maintaining suppleness and reducing susceptibility to injury.
experience with working with a wide range of Equine athletes from top competition Dressage, Show Jumpers, Eventers and Race horses to the Leisure horse.
Thermal Imaging :
Detect signs of laminitis , foot abscesses
Locate heat in legs
Explore reasons for behaviour changes
Aids saddle fitting
Pre-purchase checks
Check for muscular, tendon and ligament injuries
Dental pain and inflammation
Find lost animals in the dark / intruders
Detect surface temperature of subject
Check the tightness of bandages
Please note the treatment of animals is regulated under the Veterinary Surgeons Act (1966) therefore it is a legal requirement that Veterinary approval is obtained prior to the treatment of any animal. This can usually be obtained over the phone – many vets are aware of the benefits of complementary therapies such as Equine Shiatsu as are many insurance companies.