Here are some of our most sought after Instructional Clinics & Workshops!  You can also add one of our abbreviated presentations to your Horse Show.  Call (704) 896-6500 for more info.

Have you been to any of our presentations?  We've gotten wonderful feedback from participants and auditors and are asked back again and again.

While we do not offer a full academic program in equine therapy, if you're looking for popular and practical workshops to host at your training facility, association meeting, etc., where people come away having learned something valuable with which to help their horses, Contact Us.  We can make arrangements to host one where you live.  Our goal is to share our knowledge of how we can all effectively improve our horses' health, competitive performance, longevity, and quality of life.  You will be pleasantly surprised at our reasonable fees, especially as compared to clinicians of the same level of knowledge and experience!

Leslie demonstrating outer shoulder stretch with FEI Grand Prix mount - Laredo

(C. Payne, Owner/Rider)

Evaluation of Your Equine's Musculature: What are the Problems My Horse is Experiencing?

• Overview of Proper Muscle Function
• Intro to the Major Stress Points of the Active Equine & (Can be discipline specific: dressage, barrel racing, hunter-jumper, reining, etc.)
• Individual Assessments including body symmetry, posture and gait assessment for greatest efficiency of use
• Demonstration of a full equine therapy session

Equine Massage Overview: What Is It & How Can It Benefit My Horse?

• Overview of Equine Musculature & Function
• Contraindications: When Not to Massage
• Evaluation & Demonstration (Equine volunteer supplied by hosting entity)
• Basic Massage Strokes for Your Horse
• Learning to Listen with Your Hands
• Benefits of Massage

Equine Stretch Therapy: How to Enhance & Maintain Your Horse's Flexibility

• Muscle Physiology Basics: Contraction & Release
• Reflexes: Muscle Spindle & Golgi Tendon Organ
• Benefits of Stretch-Release
• Contraindications: When Not to Use Stretch-Release
• Adaptation & Consideration of Use with Younger & Older Equines
• Evaluation & Demonstration (Equine volunteer supplied by hosting entity)
• Basic Stretch-Release Exercise Regimen for Your Horse
• End Feel: Learning to Listen with Your Hands
• Use in Rehabilitation of Injured Horses