MT Equine Services

10/10/2024

Just a little update/fyi post! I will now be charging a $25 deposit on all bookings.
As I do have a full time job, and another part time job on top of my business. So when you book an appointment I have to move my schedule around.

Thank you for your understanding

09/14/2024

Good article on Equine therapy 😊

Following the lead of human athletic training, equine massage therapy is becoming a more common part of the management of equine athletes and pleasure…

09/11/2024

Want 20% off your next appointment?
If I have ever worked on your equine friend. Please leave me a review and share my page. Leave a comment that you have done so and just like that you get 20% off.

I apperciate each and every one of you!
Thank you

09/11/2024

A pull back always needs investigation, it can have whole body ramifications and set your horse up for lifelong problems.
Starting at the poll, the kgs of pressure exerted over the top of a complex area of muscles, ligaments, tendons and nerves, is Enormous! Several tons of pressure, even if your horse is tied to the inevitable baling twine, immense pressure is still exerted before that twine breaks.
The neck and thoracic sling are stretched and twisted into unnatural positions.
The ribs are pulled out of position by the tortion of the supra spinous ligament, and the thoracic spine.
The fascia and muscles of the back and core are strained.
The lumbar sacral and sacroiliac joints are forced into damaging positions, the stifles, hocks and feltocks can be twisted and compressed. Muscles and connective tissues beneath the scapula can be torn, the pectorals are also at risk. The shoulder and elbow joints can be strained.
Moving back to the poll, the connections from there to the jaw, tmj and hyoid can be strained causing pain and dental imbalance.
Often, after a pull back, the horse will become one-sided, reluctant to bend to one side, tense in the poll and jaw, and unable to engage from behind as well as they could before.
Avoid pull backs as much as is humanly possible but if it happens, get your horse thoroughly checked over as soon as you can. This will help prevent scar tissue and neural patterning from changing your horse forever.

07/09/2024

When you hit the "feel good" spot! 😅
~Touch the body, calm the soul, heal the mind!
MT EQUINE SERVICES

07/07/2024

When people say "Bodywork is too expensive" Let's break this down. What you may not know is that bodywork actually saves you money in the long run. Through consistent, regular maintenance of your horse's body, teeth, and hooves the likelihood of those big emergency vet bills goes down. A LOT. Having someone who is familiar with your horse running their hands on their body on a regular basis means that they know what their "normal" is and will likely catch something going wrong and refer you to a vet, early on. A maintenance schedule of bodywork for your horse is the first step in prevention!
Contact me to book your consultation!

07/06/2024

My books are officially open for summer! Please send me a text or message on here to get booked! 10% off all services to celebrate summer!

06/15/2024

My new website is now live. Check it out:

At MT Equine Services, we provide top-quality equine care and training services across Alberta and British Columbia. Our team of experienced professionals is dedicated to the health and well-being of your horses.

06/15/2024

It's new apparel Friday! 🙃
Touch the body, calm the soul, heal the mind!
~MT Equine Services

06/10/2024

This 🙌

EDIT: Please do feel free to share/replicate/display this sign - I’d rather it went out into the world to be used freely and help horses far and wide than if it was just kept on social media!

I seem to spend a lot of time thinking about the ethics of horse sport, and whether we, as an industry, will be able to keep our social licence to operate.

Although we won’t get it right 100% of the time, I think the intent and knowledge behind our actions is a key part of the puzzle.

I have put this sign up on the gate of my arena, in the hope that it reminds me, all my clients and other users of the facilities to stop and think about our intent before embarking upon working our horses each day.

What do you think?

Photo: HDE ‘Promise to the Horse’.

06/09/2024

Evening everyone with show season and competitions starting again. Here are the available dates I have before I'm off to Alberta for a few weeks.
June 14-17, 22, and 23
If you know anyone needing services in the Ponoka area I will be there from June 27th until approximately July 6th.
15%off all bookings for the rest of the month .
Touch the body, calm the soul, heal the mind!

06/02/2024

Got to work on one of my favorite horses tonight!
Touch the body, Calm the soul, Heal the mind! ~MT Equine Services
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