About The Series
The Core 5 Sessions
Unleash Your Horse's Full Potential
Session 1: Building Trust & Getting Acquainted
PURPOSE
- Build a foundation of trust with the horse
- Assess and release tension on body surface
BENEFITS
- Accustoms horse to my presence and methods
- Jump starts the body's unwinding process
- Provides a baseline to plan future sessions
AFTER CARE
- No hard work for remainder of day, ideally 24 hrs. Turnout is fine.
- Schedule Session 2 one week out.
Session 2: Rebalancing Shoulders & Hips
PURPOSE
- Continue to build rapport with horse
- Release deeper restrictions in shoulders, neck, hindquarters and legs
BENEFITS
- Increased mobility through the shoulders and hinds.
- Frees up tendons and ligaments in all four legs
- Enhanced proprioception
AFTER CARE
- No hard work for remainder of day, ideally 24 hrs. Turnout is fine.
- Schedule Session 3 two weeks out.
Session 3: Freeing the Barrel
PURPOSE
- Opening and releasing restriction in the barrel
- Decompressing the topline
BENEFITS
- Releases barrel to allow deeper breathing
- Opens and mobilizes the back and lumbar regions
- Enhances front-to-back connection
AFTER CARE
- No hard work for remainder of day, ideally 24 hrs. Turnout is fine.
- Schedule Session 4 three weeks out.
Session 4: Reassess & Deep Dive
PURPOSE
- Assess movement patterns and identify remaining areas that need work
- Deeper work to release remaining major imbalances
BENEFITS
- Trust has developed to where we can really dive deep into problematic areas
- Integrates changes from previous sessions
- Enhances whole body awareness and fluidity of movement
AFTERCARE
- No hard work for remainder of day, ideally 24 hrs. Turnout is fine.
- Schedule Session 5 four weeks out.
Session 5: Integrate All Changes
PURPOSE
- Find and release any residual stuck areas
- Finish any remaining deep work from Session 4
- Integrate all changes and map out maintenance, if applicable
BENEFITS
- Assists horse in settling into their new, rebalanced body
- Improves body awareness, proprioception, range of motion
- Releases any previously addressed tension that has "snuck back in"
- Confirms the changes that have been achieved so far
AFTERCARE
- No hard work for remainder of day, ideally 24 hrs. Turnout is fine.
- Schedule Maintenance Sessions, if applicable