FEATURED SERVICES
Ttouch & TTEAM
Ttouch helps relieve tension, fear of contact, soreness and discomfort. Often it helps transform attitudes and behaviors. TTeam carries TTouch into training and riding, integrating what is learned at a cell level.
The Equine Touch
Equine Touch is a series of gentle vibrational moves performed in specific choreographed patterns, interspersed with observation periods to allow the equine to recognize and process the effect of these subtle procedures.
AlphaSonic
Application of the AlphaSonic can result in relaxation of muscle spasm, decreased inflammation, increased circulation, and softening of scar tissue.
BioScan
The BioScan system was developed as a therapeutic tool for the prevention of injuries by helping the equine athlete maintain peak physical condition and enhance performance.
Vitafloor
Vitafloor is the first ever whole body vibration platform designed specifically for horses. Vitafloor can be employed for training, rehabilitation, maintenance and injury prevention.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
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BACKGROUND
Testimonials
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ARTICLES
TTEAM As Pilates for Horses and Ponies
Recently while having several “ah-ha” moments during my Pilates and More Balance classes I began to think of how many of our TTEAM exercises are core strengtheners for our equine friends. In my classes I learned that if I need to make an exercise a little more difficult I can change leg positions or merely Read more about TTEAM As Pilates for Horses and Ponies[…]
Ride Amerika
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It’s officially winter in the Pacific Northwest, with rain, snow, sleet, hail and wind to drive home that fact. As a horse owner who keeps her horses at home, I continually work around the weather. In the winter with the shorter days, and variable weather inevitably our horses and we as riders do not stay as fit, flexible and strong as well as we do in the warmer sunnier months. Many of us are forced to give our horses the winter off. But, that doesn’t mean we have to give ourselves the winter off.
Thoughts on Teaching Children to Ride
WE ARE WHAT WE REPEATEDLY DO. EXCELLENCE, THEN, IS NOT AN ACT BUT A HABIT. – ARISTOTLE Teaching children to ride can be rewarding and fun for the instructor as well as the children involved. I especially like it when a child I have started goes on with horses throughout their adult life. Educating kids Read more about Thoughts on Teaching Children to Ride[…]
TTouch for Mesa
You may remember Minor Mesa’s journey to come to be my personal riding horse a few years back. As an OTTB he was raced successfully and retired from racing with many physical and mental challenges. Over the years with TTouch, lots of TLC and time, he has made amazing progress and is a happy healthy fun horse to be around and he is also our “Official Greeter” at the farm.
Riding with Whole Horse Awareness, Introducing Trotting Pole Courses
We have all seen the really amazing jump riders on TV and YouTube. Some of my favorites include Peter Leone, George Morris, Eric Lamaze, Jessica Springsteen and Beezy Madden. But have you ever wondered how these people started out? What makes them stand out from the rest of the jumping world? Why are their horses Read more about Riding with Whole Horse Awareness, Introducing Trotting Pole Courses[…]
Teaching Attainable Goals for Horses and Riders
Part 1 – Choosing the Right Teacher I am often asked what I do for a living. That seems like an easy question with a simple answer. But, alas, nothing worth doing is every really simple or easy. Explaining the multi-faceted way that I help horses and riders reach their short and long term goals seems Read more about Teaching Attainable Goals for Horses and Riders[…]
Say What?
Are listening and hearing the same thing? I think not. Hearing is perceiving sound vibration through the ear canal onto the ear drum, which conveys external stimuli to the sensory system called the brain. So, hearing is said to be one of the five bodily facilities for transmitting sensation. While the act of listening can Read more about Say What?[…]
Using TTouch As An Evaluation Tool
This year has been a year of challenges and changes at our farm. My aged thoroughbred gelding, Mouse, has been beset with injuries for a large part of the year. Over the years I have come to realize that Mouse seems to be pretty accident prone and needs special herd dynamics management. Unfortunately Mouse is Read more about Using TTouch As An Evaluation Tool[…]
Ttouch to the Rescue
It started out a perfect mid-June evening. I was on a complete “clinic high” as Mouse and I had just finished having my best riding clinic lessons ever. My partner Mouse is a 21 year old TB gelding, with loads of experience. He has been described as a “school master” and he is a very Read more about Ttouch to the Rescue[…]
Nina With The Broken Nose
It started out as fairly normal Thursday morning in December. I got up at our usual time around 4:30 a.m. and went to the living room to check the fire in the wood stove and turn on the XM radio for our morning classical music. That morning I did not bother to turn on the Read more about Nina With The Broken Nose[…]
Change Happens
We have likely all heard that “the only constant is change”. But have you ever really stopped to think out about what you can actually change or how you can effect change? What are two physical things that you can easily change or give the appearance that change has occurred within your own body? What Read more about Change Happens[…]