Happy Hacks Equine Massage Therapies 0403305997

Happy Hacks Equine Massage Therapies 0403305997 Happy Hacks Equine Massage Therapies, specialise in body work from race horse to performance horse to pleasure horse....with years of experience & results.
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I have over 20 years experience as an Equine Body Work practitioner, having started my training in early 1999 and finishing my first of many courses late 2000 and engaging in subsequent studies and research. I specialise in performance horses with a passion for the geriatric horse and travel all over Victoria. Treatments incorporate an over all assessment of the horse, it's conformation and moveme

nt, any issues the horse may have and then treatment with either massage therapy, mobility exercises, Photonic therapy, laser therapy or ulstrasound.... I have studied several types of massage therapies from Deep Tissue, Pressure point to EMFT (fascial release) working in conjunction vets, saddle fitters, farriers and other industry professionals....all of this experience combined, aids to increase general well being and speed up the healing process. Contact me on 0403305997

Not long now ❤️🤗https://www.facebook.com/share/p/mKui2yya7am31rob/?mibextid=xfxF2i
03/09/2024

Not long now ❤️🤗

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Super happy with our last training session. Macey feels amazing. We're ready to do what we came to do.

We ride tomorrow at 12.21PM Paris Time - that's 8.21PM Melbourne Time.
My class starts at 7.45PM Melbourne time, I'm 5th to ride.

Thank you all so much for the love and good wishes, you guys are amazing! 💕

I knew that this post was around somewhere....a client recently was told by some at her riders club that there's no way ...
03/09/2024

I knew that this post was around somewhere....a client recently was told by some at her riders club that there's no way her appaloosa mare was related the the greatest race horse of all time...... well, she is because it's true....he did sire an Appy c**t who was a very big influence on his breed. 😉

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Thought you might enjoy:
The Story of ‘First Secretary’
No one knew for sure if Secretariat would produce offspring. Lab results found the Triple Crown winner and Throughbred legend had "immature s***m in differing amounts." So the Claiborne Farm staff decided to test breed the stallion. By chance, they chose a nurse mare named Leola, an Appaloosa. Secretariat was fertile, and the breeding took.

Several Appaloosa enthusiasts contacted Claiborne Farm to buy the mare and her unborn foal. John and Lynn Nankivil of Winona, Minnesota, prevailed with an undisclosed amount of money and purchased Leola and the chance that she carried a colored c**t. Even before the foal's birth, several breeders had purchased breeding rights to Secretariat's first foal, without knowing if Leola would produce a c**t.

On the cold Minnesota night of November 15, 1974, Leola produced Secretariat's first foal, a blanketed Appaloosa clone of the great Thoroughbred. First Secretary grew to a full 17 hands, an inch taller than his sire. And like his sire, First Secretary owned a rich red coat, three white socks and a blaze.

The foaling made national news, and even forced President Gerald Ford to apologize for a remark he'd recently made at a Republican fundraising event. He'd said that his critics, like Secretariat, were "fast on their feet but not producing much."

Secretariat had produced something for the Appaloosa world. First Secretary's November birthday made him ineligible to race, so instead his owners used him as a stud. He sired 247 foals including 39 race starters and 33 point earners. First Secretary lived into old age and died in 1993 after suffering from colic.

p.s. - Initially Claiborne refused to acknowledge the paternal parentage of the foal, offering to allow the person who bought it to register the foal with the Appaloosa Horse Club as sired by an "unknown Thoroughbred." The buyer of the c**t countered that they would only do that if they were allowed to register the c**t as sired by an "unknown Thoroughbred Triple Crown winner." (Secretariat was at that time the only American Triple Crown winner alive.) Claiborne finally relented and First Secretary was allowed to be registered as a son of Secretariat.

Oh so much this.....I got told recently machines can't lie,  well no....but interpretation is human. I don't rely on mac...
01/09/2024

Oh so much this.....
I got told recently machines can't lie, well no....but interpretation is human. I don't rely on machines at all in my work. I use heat detection to confirm what I feel and light therapy (infrared, photonic acupuncture and cold laser) and electromagnetic waves and ultrasound to treat....but I'm not a run it over with this or treat it with that kinda girl.....

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Hands are the best sensory organ to feel the change

So, for me I have a few machines but my first service is using my hands, why do we discriminate to the power of the what we feel, surely a hand with all the sensory system can feel a tissue difference and therefore apply what is needed and when is needed.

We live in an age of quick fixes and miracle cures and in realty the body needs to heal at its own pace for full recovery, gone are the times where we would turn a horse away to recover from a serious tendon or ligament injury I mean tendons recovering and your horse back to work in 6 weeks is for me ludicrous, just because we have the tissue recovery (and please who ever does scans every 6 weeks tp make sure everything is on track) does that mean the rest of the body has recovered from the compensation.

As often we always find another limb will start showing problems later on as the compensation pattern tries to do the best it can.

For me you have to research claims that something is the new wonder cure, and by research, I mean peer reviewed objective research, I mean I have heard some claims of such a machine cures laminitis in 14 weeks with daily use but wouldn't your horse just with corrective care be better in 14 weeks???

The body has an amazing ability to heal but we have to allow nature to takes its course, the horse cannot give feedback like a human if you don't know the signs you will not recognise when it's too much and unless we have scans we cannot tell what is naturally occurring or the process is sped up because of a machine and remember as with most therapies they probably started off in the beauty business with humans and jeez how much of that do we believe, because the aging process is natural and we can't hold off the ageing process no matter how much we try to believe we can



All I say is do your research don't be bamboozled by big claims and companies who have their own “research” be informed make the correct choice for your horse.

Machines will never take place of feeling the rhythm, the pulse the subtle movements beneath our hands with our hands we ae guided when to go, when to stop and when to change the pressure

This just popped up on my feed .....but it resonated with me because...over the weekend I had do a laser treatment on a ...
01/09/2024

This just popped up on my feed .....but it resonated with me because...over the weekend I had do a laser treatment on a very sore horse who had just had a massage three days earlier. There where hot spots and some localised swelling from elbows 😕
Having trained in trigger point work and fascial release work I'm able to influence deeper tissue structure without having to pommel the horse. Someone said to me recently.....oh I use "so and so" because they do deep tissue work.... well my answer to that is you don't need to grind fists, elbows and go like a jack hammer on muscles to do that.... understanding the anatomy you'd know how intricate it is and how little is needed to influence another area....in doing this deep tissue work....most of the time you're creating bruising and causing pain... and let's be honest... putting on a bit of a show.
A lighter touch will do far better, give the horse time to adjust and give you better feed back from the horse.
Just some food for thought on a Monday morning 😄

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And now....here comes the truth..... this should hopefully clarify a few things and bring a little understanding with it...
24/08/2024

And now....here comes the truth..... this should hopefully clarify a few things and bring a little understanding with it.

https://horsesport.com/cuckson-report-1/whistleblowers-dressage-extravaganza-cancelled-after-backlash/amp/?fbclid=IwY2xjawE2I5tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHS6GMbVP4sGpyzDAqSgFLWBhlaeGEhhKEyqjkXJncY02G-wNZRJhhYHQiw_aem_mJXz96WkUSpyVf86KiYv7Q&sfnsn=mo

Alicia Dickinson, the YouTuber at the center of the Dujardin video leak, charges US$797 for a single lesson and bans phones at her events.

This is a long but valuable read. As riders, as equestrians....we sit at the precipice of either a slow moving glacier o...
22/08/2024

This is a long but valuable read. As riders, as equestrians....we sit at the precipice of either a slow moving glacier of positive change.....or a sudden tsunami of "no more" ....
You might think it's unlikely that could ever be the case, how could we do away with horse sports..... honestly all it takes is an underwriter to say I don't like it or a minister to be against it given the growing almost deafening at times screams for change...... whilst the industry itself seems to do this 🙈🙉🙊 until it's forced publicly to make an example. ......it's up to all of us to know better and do better before we loose what we love.....

The Charlotte Dujardin scandal was the latest in a long line of equine controversies and, perhaps, we should get out of the saddle for good

https://biomechanicsofthehorse.com/articles/behind-the-vertical-is-it-really-such-a-big-deal?sfnsn=mo&fbclid=IwY2xjawExU...
20/08/2024

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Today I would like to discuss the thorny subject of BTV (the horse’s nose being behind the vertical).. It is easy for even an inexperienced observer to notice the position of the horse’s head and neck but I would like to encourage you to take a more holistic view of the horse when assessing the ...

Vale the queen of the sprints....there will never be another like her. Sad day for all involved 😔
17/08/2024

Vale the queen of the sprints....there will never be another like her. Sad day for all involved 😔

Champion racehorse Black Caviar, who captivated Australia with 25 wins from her 25 starts, has died a day before her 18th birthday.

Best job...Best views....❤️
14/08/2024

Best job...
Best views....❤️

It's been an amazing Olympics....I've loved watching it....but what I don't love is seeing the negative comments, the sc...
08/08/2024

It's been an amazing Olympics....I've loved watching it....but what I don't love is seeing the negative comments, the screams of abuse, the "but if it's really ridding remove the bit and prove your training" type comments...... this for me almost sums it up.....

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It was an extremely high level. Many riders having their personal best, riding the tests of their lives right at that moment when it counts at the Olympics.

I love how much he loves it....snoop you've been awesome 😎 https://www.facebook.com/share/GsP82hyB9PMVbq98/?mibextid=xfx...
04/08/2024

I love how much he loves it....snoop you've been awesome 😎

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We be rollin’ 🚙

The one and only Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart cruised in to Versailles to watch Snoop's favourite equestrian discipline, . 😎

📸©FEI/ Liz Gregg



Olympics Paris 2024 Château de Versailles

When the laser kicks in 😆... sweet dreams baby boy....
31/07/2024

When the laser kicks in 😆... sweet dreams baby boy....

29/07/2024

Ok.... this is a little confronting so that is your warning at discretion....but I went looking for this video clip today after a chat with an owner recently. Not a client but they had spent a small fortune having a "chiro" and massage therapist telling them that this line in the shoulder means that the shoulders are "out" and the horse over compensating. Neither of which is correct. In summer you might see this more pronounced on your horse, it's not from the hard ground or work etc either.....this is what we refer to as "the fly twitch" muscle in the horse. This is stimulated when a sensation to the skin is detected and the muscle you see "shimmying" the sensation away....it doesn't indicate a problem but it can tell us your horse is sensitive to stimulus such as bugs, rugs, even wind.... hope that helps 😉

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22/07/2024

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Earlier discussions between vets and owners about equine quality of life could aid difficult euthanasia decisions, it has been agreed. In May the Animal Welfare Foundation hosted the panel discussion Euthanasia: better a day too early than a day too late? to tackle the “complex difficulties” in ...

This applies to new owners and even old owners new surroundings or new agistment or property.....we take for granted so ...
10/07/2024

This applies to new owners and even old owners new surroundings or new agistment or property.....we take for granted so much of what they need

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"New Home Syndrome"🤓

I am coining this term to bring recognition, respect, and understanding to what happens to horses when they move homes. This situation involves removing them from an environment and set of routines they have become familiar with, and placing them somewhere completely different with new people and different ways of doing things.

Why call it a syndrome?

Well, really it is! A syndrome is a term used to describe a set of symptoms that consistently occur together and can be tied to certain factors such as infections, genetic predispositions, conditions, or environmental influences. It is also used when the exact cause of the symptoms is not fully understood or when it is not connected with a well-defined disease. In this case, "New Home Syndrome" is connected to a horse being placed in a new home where its entire world changes, leading to psychological and physiological impacts. While it might be transient, the ramifications can be significant for both the horse and anyone handling or riding it.

Let me explain...

Think about how good it feels to get home after a busy day. How comfortable your favourite clothes are, how well you sleep in your own bed compared to a strange bed, and how you can really relax at home. This is because home is safe and familiar. At home, the part of you that keeps an eye out for potential danger turns down to a low setting. It does this because home is your safe place (and if it is not, this blog will also explain why a lack of a safe place is detrimental).

Therefore, the first symptom of horses experiencing "New Home Syndrome" is being unsettled, prone to anxiety, or difficult behaviour. If you have owned them before you moved them, you struggle to recognise your horse, feeling as if your horse has been replaced by a frustrating version. If the horse is new to you, you might wonder if you were conned, if the horse was drugged when you rode it, or if you were lied to about the horse's true nature.

A horse with "New Home Syndrome" will be a stressed version of itself, on high alert, with a drastically reduced ability to cope. Horses don't handle change like humans do. If you appreciate the comfort of your own home and how you can relax there, you should be able to understand what the horse is experiencing.

Respecting that horses interpret and process their environments differently from us helps in understanding why your horse is being frustrating and recognising that there is a good chance you were not lied to or that the horse was not drugged.

Horses have survived through evolution by being highly aware of their environments. Change is a significant challenge for them because they notice the slightest differences, not just visually but also through sound, smell, feel, and other senses. Humans generalise and categorise, making it easy for us to navigate familiar environments like shopping centres. Horses do not generalise in the same way; everything new is different to them, and they need proof of safety before they can habituate and feel secure. When their entire world changes, it is deeply stressful.

They struggle to sleep until they feel safe, leading to sleep deprivation and increased difficulty.

But there is more...

Not only do you find comfort in your home environment and your nervous system downregulates, but you also find comfort in routines. Routines are habits, and habits are easy. When a routine changes or something has to be navigated differently, things get difficult. For example, my local supermarket is undergoing renovations. After four years of shopping there, it is extremely frustrating to have to work out where everything is now. Every day it gets moved due to the store being refitted section by section. This annoyance is shared by other shoppers and even the staff.

So, consider the horse. Not only are they confronted with the challenge of figuring out whether they are safe in all aspects of their new home while being sleep deprived, but every single routine and encounter is different. Then, their owner or new owner starts getting critical and concerned because the horse suddenly seems untrained or difficult. The horse they thought they owned or bought is not meeting their expectations, leading to conflict, resistance, explosiveness, hypersensitivity, and frustration.

The horse acts as if it knows little because it is stressed and because the routines and habits it has learned have disappeared. If you are a new human for the horse, you feel, move, and communicate differently from what it is used to. The way you hold the reins, your body movements in the saddle, the position of your leg – every single routine of communication between horse and person is now different. I explain to people that when you get a new horse, you have to imprint yourself and your way of communicating onto the horse. You have to introduce yourself and take the time to spell out your cues so that they get to know you.

Therefore, when you move a horse to a new home or get a new horse, your horse will go through a phase called "New Home Syndrome," and it will be significant for them. Appreciating this helps them get through it because they are incredible and can succeed. The more you understand and help the horse learn it is safe in its new environment and navigate the new routines and habits you introduce, the faster "New Home Syndrome" will pass.
"New Home Syndrome" will be prevalent in a horse’s life until they have learned to trust the safety of the environment (and all that entails) and the humans they meet and interact with. With strategic and understanding approaches, this may take weeks, and their nervous systems will start downgrading their high alert status. However, for some horses, it can take a couple of years to fully feel at ease in their new home.

So, next time you move your horse or acquire a new horse and it starts behaving erratically or being difficult, it is not being "stupid", you might not have been lied to or the horse "drugged" - your horse is just experiencing an episode of understandable "New Home Syndrome." And you can help this.❤

I would be grateful if you could please share, this reality for horses needs to be better appreciated ❤
‼️When I say SHARE that does not mean plagiarise my work…it is seriously not cool to copy and paste these words and make out you have written it yourself‼️

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