Real-life equine anatomy, training & soundness… For every horse lover.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to study commitments, I am stepping back from my bodywork practice until 2017. I will continue to accommodate referrals from other practitioners and rehab cases (with veterinary approval) where possible, but will not be taking on regular clients until completion of my Masters degree. I will also have limited availability for educational offerings throughout this year, but if you are interested in securing a 2017 workshop or seminar in your area, please get in touch on info@foundationsofsoundness.com with all of your questions and wild ideas!
Project Ollivander: 8 weeks on
Many of you engaged with the story of how I ended up with a special orange rehab project named Ollie - if you missed it, you can read the introduction to this chapter of his [...]
So, I have some big news…
I've been pretty quiet over the last month as it's been a busy time with work, study and everything else in my life. However, there's been one very special development. In a week's time, it [...]
A New Era: The FoS video blog is here, & kicking off is one brave owner with her wish for what her horse might teach us from the other side…
The Foundations of Soundness blog has been running for quite some time now, with several recent articles and interviews generating incredible responses worldwide. Given the feedback about my anatomy articles and photographic posts, I'm very [...]
Ridgway/Mendez Clinic Report: Integrative medicine, intuitive training & accessing the mind/body connection through the fascia
Picture yourself seated in the Equestrian La Mancha indoor arena, warm rug over your knees, and a hot, herbal tea cupped in your hands. Looking to your left and right, you see 37 other [...]
Breathing Easy: Healing the horse’s body by letting go…
Breathing easy… We take it for granted. Yet, when a horse holds their back with tension, they also hold their breath. In the same way, a horse whose breathing is not so easy, cannot [...]
Just a kink in the neck, or something more? What really lies beneath?
What is it that we are really seeing and feeling in our horse's bodies? Is a bulge in the neck really just "out" or temporarily misaligned? Is it a muscle that is overdeveloped, or stuck [...]