Equine Body Work
Hands on Physical Therapy and Body Work for Horses
Charmaine offers physical body work sessions for horses using skills and techniques gained from training as a McTimoney-Corley Animal Therapist combined with massage, myofascial release and energy work.
The body work treatment includes:
Initial static examination of your horse
Visual movement assessment seeing the horse walked and trotted in hand. If appropriate Charmaine may ask to see the horse ridden or lunged to help with the assessment.
Assessment progresses to mobilising the limbs and palpating soft tissue.
Every horse is a unique individual so each horses treatment will be slightly different from another.
The first session is usually approximately one hour. Follow up treatments are approximately 45mins.
Charmaine will always discuss with you how many treatments and how frequently your horse would benefit from them so we can create a plan that fits in with you and your horse.
Charmaine works alongside your vet or any other professional that is part of the horses care team with the aim of optimising the wellbeing of your horse.
Consultation and treatment session from £60
There may be additional travel costs depending on the location and how many horses being treated at a yard, please contact me to discuss.
Additional options:
Combination of distance animal communication session and hands on physical body work
A combined treatment session that includes a distance animal communication session prior to the physical body work session. These modalities work to compliment each other using the combination of all the skills Charmaine has developed and offers the ultimate experience for your horse.
This involves 3 parts:
Distance Animal Communication:
Through an intuitive connection Charmaine receives information from your horse. They can convey messages and she can ask them questions. This can be for peace of mind and well being, to check if they are in any physical discomfort, to try and understand them better and make their lives the best we possibly can. If an animal is emotionally unbalanced this can be an opportunity to get a sense of how they are feeling and ask questions to try and help understand them and what may help bring them into balance.
2.Hands on Physical Therapy and Body Work:
As described above, a full visual and physical hands on assessment followed by the full physical therapy body work session.
3.Discussion of both the communication and the body work, concluding with a recommended plan
A combined treatment from £100
Travel expenses may be additional depending on location and numbers of horses to be treated. Please contact for details and to discuss further.
Additional options:
Understanding how your horse moves and your connection together
45 mins sessions - Ridden, lunge, in hand and ground sessions
What’s involved:
During these sessions we can explore how you and your horse are interacting in ridden and in hand movements. This may involve a ridden session or in hand sessions from the ground where we can explore your horses way of going, and your part in this too. Delving into how you interact with your horse on an energetic level, as well as how you physically position yourself whilst riding, lunging or working in hand together to increase the harmony and understanding in your partnership.
During these sessions Charmaine draws on her knowledge of classical dressage, equine bio mechanics, equine facilitated learning, animal communication and energy work to bring a unique experience to you and your horse.
Understanding your connection together: £50
Testimonials:
“Charmaine has been treating my polo ponies and they all definitely feel much better for it- they’re more supple and their performance has improved. Charmaine has a great way with horses, one of my mares who is particularly wary took to her really well and learnt to trust her really quickly. I’d absolutely recommend Charmaine.”