Melanie Lausen Equine Services

Melanie Lausen Equine Services Melanie Lausen Equine Services. Equine Massage-Riding Lessons
Strathmore, AB Lessons: $45 for an hour. Lessons can be with groups or private. Equine Therapist.
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Availability on what days and times change with the seasons, so call and first and see whats open for that time. At this time you must own your own horse as I don't keep lesson horses. I start every rider on basics to learn how to properly ask maneuvers of your horse. You will learn the most important things doing the basics that make advanced things easy. Massage and Structural Alignment: I've be

en certified as an Eqineology Equine Body Worker for massage and through Helen J Woods Equine Therapies. Prices vary depending on location. I can come to your or you to me south of Strathmore, AB 15 min. I look to give your horse his full range of motion and be as comfortable as possible to do so. A horse that is pain free and isn't restricted by knots or asymmetries in his body can move to the best of his abilities. How do you know if your horse needs to be seen by an equine therapist? As there are several signs a horse will give you that he is uncomfortable. This can show up as performance problems, behavior issues, seems like he still can't be even working one side vs the other with lots of practice or training. Some examples are less flexibility on one side, preferred leads, tripping on front or back, cinchiness just to name a few. Keeping in mind, a lot of these signs can also come from medical or health issues. So your horse should be getting checkups from his vets to get a clean bill of health. Regular farrier visits. Saddle or tack fitting properly. Rider error can also cause similar problems. Always look at the bigger pictures because any number of problems from these last five areas can show up as the same symptoms. I listed these areas in order of what I feel is most important first. Making sure your horse is happy and healthy in all these areas before you even put your foot in stirrup will let you know what you are feeling and working on only requires training and time and not from pain or restrictions due to something other then rider. If you would like to learn more about any of my services, please feel free to ask questions. We also provide Boarding at Lausen Indoor Arena.

🍎《S E P T E M B E R S C H E D U L E》📚☆Sept 5th West Winds, Irricana and Airdrie area.☆Sept 9th Mane Stage☆Sept 11th Equ...
08/29/2024

🍎《S E P T E M B E R S C H E D U L E》📚

☆Sept 5th West Winds, Irricana and Airdrie area.
☆Sept 9th Mane Stage
☆Sept 11th Equine Haven, Apex Equestrian and Springbank.
☆Sept 16th Equine Haven
☆Sept 17th Davids Arena
☆Sept 19th Tyrell's
☆Sept 20th Wheatland Equestrian
☆Sept 27th Riqueza

🐴Send me a DM to book for that back-to-school and Fall show season Bodywork maintenance!

www.melanielausenequineservices.com

08/26/2024

‼️SIGNS YOUR HORSE NEEDS BODYWORK‼️

If your horse exhibits any of the signs listed here, it's time to book that appointment!

My September schedule will be out shortly. To book, send me a DM ☑️

www.melanielausenequineservices.com

EQUINE STRETCHES FOR OWNERS 🍪🐴Level 2, MEDIUM cookie stretches to do with your ponies, post-exercise! 🍪Take a small, low...
08/22/2024

EQUINE STRETCHES FOR OWNERS 🍪🐴

Level 2, MEDIUM cookie stretches to do with your ponies, post-exercise!

🍪Take a small, low-value "treat" and hold it in between your fingers.
🍪For position 1, ask your horse to bring their head and neck around to about their girth/barrel, and reward their effort with the treat.
🍪Position 2 is at about knee level, but stretching underneath their girth area.
🍪Position 3 is about fetlock level, but again stretching to underneath their girth area.

🐴Be sure to perform these stretches on both sides, after you horses muscles and tissues are warm, and only when level 1 is easy for your horse.

Happy stretching! 🤎

08/15/2024

Still ideal to aim for a relaxed loose rein but the rest is great:)

🐴EQUINE STRETCHES FOR OWNERS, PT 2🍪Level 1, Easy cookie stretches to do with your ponies, post-exercise! 🍪Take a small, ...
08/08/2024

🐴EQUINE STRETCHES FOR OWNERS, PT 2🍪

Level 1, Easy cookie stretches to do with your ponies, post-exercise!

🍪Take a small, low-value "treat" and hold it in between your fingers.
🍪For position 1, ask your horse to bring their head and neck around to about their point of shoulder, and reward their effort with the treat.
🍪Position 2 is at about knee level.
🍪Position 3 is about fetlock level.

Be sure to perform these stretches on both sides, after you horses muscles and tissues are warm.

Happy stretching!🐴

I have been taking pictures that spark joy. So I snapped this one will driving to and through the foothills today workin...
08/02/2024

I have been taking pictures that spark joy. So I snapped this one will driving to and through the foothills today working on horses.
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🍪COOKIE STRETCHES Pt. 1Reach for the sky!!! 🌠🍪Standing in front of your horse, hold a cookie in one hand, and their lead...
07/31/2024

🍪COOKIE STRETCHES Pt. 1

Reach for the sky!!! 🌠

🍪Standing in front of your horse, hold a cookie in one hand, and their lead in the other.
🍪Slowly raise your hand as high as you can, asking your horse to stretch their head/neck/jaw to reach for the cookie.
🍪Be sure to reward with the cookie once they have performed the stretch.

This one is great for stretching out the hyoid muscles and neck/jaw muscles, a few of which reach all the way to your horses abdominal muscles.

《 E N D O F J U L Y & A U G U S T S C H E D U L E 》☆July 29th - equine haven☆July 30th - OPEN AFTERNOON☆July 31st ...
07/25/2024

《 E N D O F J U L Y &
A U G U S T S C H E D U L E 》

☆July 29th - equine haven
☆July 30th - OPEN AFTERNOON
☆July 31st - Absolute Equine, Paramount, RMSJ.
☆August 1st - Sweet Talk Stables.
☆August 2nd - Millarville and High River area.
☆August 9th - Wheatland Equestrian.
☆August 14th - Larry Davids Arena
☆August 16th - Riqueza, RMSJ

DM to book! Lets get those mid to end of summer season body work sessions in and keep your Equine partner feeling their best for finals!

07/24/2024



Much like a river runs, your horses various body systems are akin to a rivers natural flowing state.

From the nervous system to the muscles, the blood and the lymph, if at any point the horse suffers from an injury or "trauma", any number of these interconnected systems can become blocked... just like a beaver dam blocks a flowing river.

The beaver dam can look like scars, adhesions, spasms, knots, misalignments, compensation patterns or anything that doesn't allow the body's systems to flow.
When these systems are damned up, your horse experiences symptoms such as limited mobility and range of motion, pain behaviours (biting, kicking out, bucking, crow hopping, girthiness), sour mood, etc.

Body work goes after those beaver dams like an excavator would; It opens a large gap for the flow to start again, but doesn't tackle the whole dam.
When we incorporate regular bodywork with stretches, targeted exercises and good nutrition, over time the beaver dam will erode away, and good 'flow' will be restored.

When your horse can use their WHOLE body effectively this will prevent injuries and fatigue, preventing another 'beaver dam' from jamming up the system!

☆《 RANGE OF MOTION 》☆Did you know...? Short strided horses take more time, require more movement, and have to make a la...
07/18/2024

☆《 RANGE OF MOTION 》☆

Did you know...?

Short strided horses take more time, require more movement, and have to make a larger effort while working compared to horses that have the ability to stride out to their full potential.
Shorter stride horses tend to fatigue quicker and create more wear and tear on joints.

"But Mel, I have a little quarter horse. She will never have a big stride..."

While your little quarter horse, pony, paint, or other "smaller breed" may not have the extension of a large warm blood or OTTB, they certainly CAN achieve their own optimal, lengthened stride for better performance and overall health (short AND long term). If your horse moves well and has a longer stride it will have the opposite effect on their bodies versus the shorter, choppy strided horse.

This can be achieved through body work, effective exercises, and stretching to maximize striding for reduced fatigue and effort.

Not sure which exercises or stretches to do to help your horse?

Give me a call 📞. We will work togethet to create an individualized plan specific for YOUR horse, so they can feel and perform their absolute best 👌

So cute is what Luke doesn't not want me to say lol. The boys wanted to spend their summer nights practicing to rope wi...
07/17/2024

So cute is what Luke doesn't not want me to say lol. The boys wanted to spend their summer nights practicing to rope with their grandpa.

07/12/2024

Availability.
Tomorrow morning South Calgary and July 31st.
Sweet Talk on August 1st.
Longview and Highriver area on August 2nd.
I am also taking clients at home in the evenings or if anyone couldn't make days work.
Have a great weekend.

07/11/2024

Thank you everyone for the kind birthday wishes. Spent the day with the kiddos and family, ponies, swimming, nachos, and cake.

WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU WISH TO SEE AFTER A BODY WORK SESSION FOR YOUR HORSE? Is it better mood? Improved s...
07/08/2024

WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU WISH TO SEE AFTER A BODY WORK SESSION FOR YOUR HORSE?

Is it better mood?
Improved striding/mobility?
Less girthy/cinchy?
Improved behaviour (less/no bucking/rearing/crow hopping/etc)?

Tell me in the comments below!

Happy Canada Day! How are you spending this fantastic 1st of July?
07/01/2024

Happy Canada Day!

How are you spending this fantastic 1st of July?

The Canada 🇨🇦 Day long weekend is here! ☀️What are you doing to celebrate our great country?! 🎇🎆 My July schedule is pos...
06/28/2024

The Canada 🇨🇦 Day long weekend is here! ☀️

What are you doing to celebrate our great country?! 🎇🎆

My July schedule is posted, be sure to book your lessons and body work sessions ASAP so we can keep you and your Equine athlete feeling and performing your very best! 💜

06/28/2024

⛱️ J U L Y & A U G U S T ⛱️

☀️BODY WORK & TEACHING AVAILABILITY☀️

**Note: Lessons available Tuesdays & Thursdays during the day.
**Body work HAUL INS can be booked for any available evening or Saturday.

☆JULY 5 - OPEN
☆JULY 12 - WHEATLAND & RIQUEZA
☆JULY 13 - OPEN
☆JULY 26 - WHEATLAND
☆JULY 29 - EQUINE HAVEN
☆JULY 30 - OPEN
☆JULY 31 - ABSOLUTE EQUINE/SOUTH CALGARY

☆AUGUST 1 & 2 - OPEN

Contact me via DM or text to book!
403-826-3867

Wishing this wonderful dad a very Happy Father's Day! We love ya and everything you do for us all. Happy Father's Day to...
06/16/2024

Wishing this wonderful dad a very Happy Father's Day!
We love ya and everything you do for us all.

Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there.

🥕 T H U R S D A Y T I P 🥕 Saddle fit is extremely important for all horses. We know that poor saddle fit can lead to b...
06/13/2024

🥕 T H U R S D A Y T I P 🥕

Saddle fit is extremely important for all horses.

We know that poor saddle fit can lead to behaviors such as cinchiness, bucking, rearing, unwilling to pick up leads, being stiffer to one side or both, etc.

If you have youngsters, it's important to check your saddle fit around 5 to 7 years of age as many physical changes occur from the time they are started to near-maturation.

Your saddle may have fit when they were 3, but now as a nearly mature horse it's likely the saddle fits very differently.

This applies to all types of saddles in all disciplines. 🥕

Happy Thursday!

06/08/2024

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’.

// SPOOKING AND PAIN PATTERNS //Did you know that horses who are experiencing pain are more likely to spook due to the p...
05/30/2024

// SPOOKING AND PAIN PATTERNS //

Did you know that horses who are experiencing pain are more likely to spook due to the painful parts of their bodies being "locked" in a state of panic and fear?

If your horse tends to be "spooky" or "looky" there is a chance the behaviour is rooted within their bodies!!

As an Equine Body Worker, I factor in behaviours such as spooking, and aim to find (and release!) the potential root cause within the muscular or structural parts of the horse.
When we can help the horse experience release and relief, we can influence their behaviour.

Does your horse tend to be on the spookier side?
Did they become looky after an injury or traumatic event?
After a body work session, does your horse become less spooky for a period of time?
What pain patterns have you observed in your horse (such as cross-firing, head tossing, cinchiness, etc)?

Tell me in the comments below!

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‼️SIGNS YOUR HORSE NEEDS BODYWORK‼️ If your horse exhibits any of the signs listed here, it's time to book that appointment! My September schedule will be out shortly. To book, send me a DM ☑️ www.melanielausenequineservices.com

<> Much like a river runs, your horses various body systems are akin to a rivers natural flowing state. From the nervous system to the muscles, the blood and the lymph, if at any point the horse suffers from an injury or "trauma", any number of these interconnected systems can become blocked... just like a beaver dam blocks a flowing river. The beaver dam can look like scars, adhesions, spasms, knots, misalignments, compensation patterns or anything that doesn't allow the body's systems to flow. When these systems are damned up, your horse experiences symptoms such as limited mobility and range of motion, pain behaviours (biting, kicking out, bucking, crow hopping, girthiness), sour mood, etc. Body work goes after those beaver dams like an excavator would; It opens a large gap for the flow to start again, but doesn't tackle the whole dam. When we incorporate regular bodywork with stretches, targeted exercises and good nutrition, over time the beaver dam will erode away, and good 'flow' will be restored. When your horse can use their WHOLE body effectively this will prevent injuries and fatigue, preventing another 'beaver dam' from jamming up the system!

🛠 TOOLS OF THE TRADE 🛠 In my practice, there are a few handy tools that I love to use when working with your horses. This one I call the "fascia-blaster". This rolling pin style tool allows me to help with softening adhesions over a larger surface area than I could do with only my hands. Many horses love it, and I use varying pressures as your horse needs. What's even better about this tool, is it was only a few bucks at Canadian Tire! 🇨🇦👌 What tool does your horse seem to love most? #bodyworker #equinebodyworker #eebw #equinology #fascia #fasciablaster #MLequineservices #albertahorses

Every single horse needs Tummy Tucks!☝️ 💥Addressing core strength and straightness will be KEY to preventing lameness and increasing mobility, flexibility, impulsion and correctness. More on this topic to come... stay tuned 👀

looking forward to the upcoming clinic more information at www.melanielausenequineservices.com

Clear and concise communication, coupled with softness in the horse and rider should always be the ultimate goal... I will forever DIE ON THIS HILL! If you agree, but you aren't quite sure how to get there, join me on March 23, 2024 for my Basic Horsemanship Clinic, where we will unearth a new level of communication between you and your horse. Location: Lausen's Indoor Arena, south of Strathmore on Highway 817 Date: March 23, 2024, 12-4 pm Cost: $150

Does this count as good with the flag yet lol? www.melanielausenequineservices.com

I am looking to organize more clinics on bodybuilding for horses under saddle this spring. Just checking in to see if anyone wants something for the fall aswell? www.melanielausenequineservices.com

When the kids are good for the horss:)

Chad's turn

Good times at the strathmore mid evil fair.

Had lots of fun during the Equine Bodybuilding Clinic at Wheatland Equestrian this past weekend with these lovely ladies. Looking forward to developing this strength building clinic into a larger format. www.melanielausenequineservices.com

www.melanielausenequineservices.com. for more information.

Pumped about the 2 clinics this month about strengthening and balancing our horses undersaddle.

Had a blast with the Bodybuilding for horses. Clinic yesterday. Thanks for coming out ladies and making this a fun morning. We looked at the horses postures, range of motion of joints and how they function under saddle. Then we took a few exercises that will start to muscle activate areas that needed help with straighteness and strength. This is the first clinic I have done like this and hope to fine tune and do many more. www.melanielausenequineservices.com

Grateful for days to massage/bodywork on a variety of younger athletes and maintaining our children's greatest guardians like this gentleman. www.melanielausenequineservices.com

Legging up Miss Mary. So Grateful to this happy go lucky lady for what she has taught me and knowing this is just the begging. www.melanielausenequineservices.com #melanielausenequineservices, #equinebodywork #ridinglessons

Taking this time to check the horses young and old. Young one to help with any issues that came from the busy summer of work. Now is the time to help those while she has time off. And the seniors for any aging ailments or old injuries that could use some TLC. If you want to get some bodywork done for this or similar ideas, I will be in... Airdrie area the morning of Dec 12. Wheatland Equestrian Dec 7th. Riqueza on December 16th. Strathmore and Area always.

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With triaining, coaching and bodywork as some of my many passions horse. I learned that horse problems show up as behaviour or performan problems by the time we . But what is the source? Rider?...saddle fit?...health? Omg what is it!?!?

A lot of the times it will be trial and error to figure t but stay open minded to all the possibilities.

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