EQUINE FITNESS and CONDITIONING

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Muscle Therapy 1 Workshop will cover the basics of Equine Sport Therapy, Safety, principles of Equine Sport Therapy, and techniques. Theory with hands on learning.  This 16 hour course over is designed for horse owners , grooms, and riders who  are interested in healthier horses,  improvement in health and Movement. 

Introduction Pre and Post Therapy for Sport Horses: The Pre-event is to enhance your horse for his training exercise or competition. This is to reducing stress and pain and increasing his flexibility and focus for work.  The post event is to reduce the stresses from training or competition or race. This enables the horse to come back faster for training, and help the rehabilitation reduce injury and stress from competition. The Thermal and Cold therapy will be taught as well passive mobilization

  Content of course: Introduction into the basic principles of TCM · Philosophy of the Chinese health system· Ying Yang and the Five Elements Theory · Anatomical basic knowledge of Acupressure points Functions of acupressure points and Meridians · Biofeedback, Association- and Ah Shi-points · Different acupressure methods.   · Special Therapies to use with difficult, nervous horses, horses with reduced will to work, and therapies to reduce stress