EQWise Massage Latest News~ August 2009

Well Done To Georgie Starkie & Pablo At Pony Dressage European Championships 2009, 2 top 10 places At Moorsele CDIP & Has Represented Gt. Britain 4 Times This Year, Wishing You Continued Success With The Move Onto Horses.

EQWise Massage Latest News~ July 2009

Since September 2008 work has continued as it has done over the years; to flourish & grow in its success. The effects of my Equine Sports Therapy Techniques, continue to astound me! The accuracy of assessment through palpation, application of ESMT Techniques & resultant effects on the muscle groups when under saddle, I find fascinating.

I have found the written work of “Walter Zettl” increasingly helpful in both my therapeutic work & my own Dressage riding. His approach to the seven elements of training ~ Rhythm, Relaxation, Contact, “Schwung” (describing the power of the hindquarters, that carry the horse forward & its transmission over the back) Straightness, Suppleness & Connection are all addressed & improved with Equine Therapeutic Techniques.

I have continued to undertake various CPD lectures, training days & seminars. To name a few over the past months:

In October 2008 EQ~Wise Massage in collaboration with Peasebrook Equine Clinic held the ESMA Autumn CPD Training Day. With speakers: Tim Galer, Nicola Brown, Clare Macleod & Claire Galer. Subjects covered; Structural anatomy of the sacroiliac & sacrolumbar regions, inc gross anatomical specimens, Physiological responses to massage & other forms of physical therapy, Equine digestive system currency of energy & how energy is produced, Equine cushings, Clinical evaluation of the equine athlete. The day was hugely informative to all who participated & was such a success we are running another day this year. Thursday 15th October 2009 Professional Equine Therapists Autumn CPD. See link for details.

In November 2008 I attended a BEVA meeting “The Neck” With Speakers: Dr S E Kold, Richard Hepburn & John Walmsley. Subjects covered; Developmental aspects of the cervical vertebral column, Cervical vertebral abnormalities resulting in neurological symptoms, Facet joint osteoarthritis, Pain in the neck ~ if it looks like back but isn’t, Surgical stabilization for CVM. This was a thoroughly informative evening, with some interesting subject matter followed by dinner.

In April 2009 we held the Annual ESMA AGM & Training Day, in Berkshire. Where we were delighted to watch both Kirsty Davis & Clair Andrews give demonstrations of their Equine Sports Massage Therapy, we were then able to interact & share hands on opinions, ideas & techniques together as an organization. In addition to the AGM, Mary Bromiley was kind enough to come & spend the afternoon around a table (of 40 of us!) discussing the Equine Autonomic Nervous System & the effects of our techniques on the system.

As an active member of the ESMA committee, I continue to attend committee meetings & work together with all committee members towards a successful future for ESMA. One of my goals has been to initiate the revamp of the ESMA website. www.equinemassageassociation.co.uk So having given Equine Media the job, 2009 has been a busy year with all sorts of exciting work towards this. March & April we spent filming to achieve productive footage for the website. Hartpury College Equine Veterinary Therapy Centre were kind enough to let us paint & film a horse working on the high speed treadmill. We used our homebred point-to-point thoroughbred “Woody” He became a star for the day: having his skeletal system painted on one side & the muscular system painted on the other, then filmed working through various gaits at various speeds on the high speed treadmill. The footage was fascinating. Take a look on the site to see for yourself. In addition to the painted horse work, Peter Storr Dressage Rider was kind enough to let us film hands on massage work with therapists at his yard. Further footage was also taken at Peasebrook Equine Clinic assessing horses & massaging. The results were fantastic & give a good web based view of the work we do.

This autumn I am running further Equine Massage & Nutrition Courses. Thursday 24th September 2009 & Thursday 5th November 2009. See link for details or email me direct if you require any further info.

In addition to my work with EQ~Wise I am also now overseeing the nurses work & yard management at the clinic, together with the marketing work. We have many plans for further expansion of our on-site rehabilitation work. With 4 resident vets, therapists, treadmill, the new arena, lunge pens etc we feel expansion as such is an eventuality. Should you require any information on our equine rehabilitation work, please feel free to contact me.

When time permits both Tim & I & the family continue to enjoy the wonders of the many equine sports we get involved in: Racing, Dressage, Polo, Eventing, S.J & Point-To-Pointing. The children are all well & happy. Jack is following in Tim’s footsteps with interests in Equine Veterinary work, Grace is enjoying the delights of her pony “Rocky” & is loving the fun at Bredon, Rupert has taken up riding & has sights on polo (sounds expensive & dangerous to me!) & little darling Sienna at 19 months old is completely “Bobo” (horse!) obsessed!!

With all my best wishes to you all & thank you for your continued support in my work

Claire Galer