Touch Equine

31/08/2024

Payments/Cancellations

I appreciate we all forget from time to time but to forget to cancel an appointment and not pay to cover my fuel and wasted time really isn’t acceptable. This is my ONLY job and my only source of income!!

So sadly from September any new client or client that hasn’t been seen for a year or more will now have to pay £25 at time of booking.

Payments for treatments will also need to be paid on the day either by cash or BACS unless you have a pre-arranged agreement with me.

27/07/2024

For anyone who’s messaged me, I’ll be in touch as soon as I can but I’m currently at the Haflinger Nationals and the signal is awful!

24/07/2024

Fantastic yard with great facilities

19/07/2024

What a brilliant idea!

09/07/2024

Exciting delivery for my horses 🎉

If anyone would like their horse to have a session with this drop me a message. Might be nice for clients that own 2 horses but mainly have me treat 1, the other 1 could have a session with this whilst I treat the other.

Please note: this will by no means replace my hands 😆

06/06/2024

This is a really interesting read about the effects of poll pain in the ridden horse. Yes horses can suffer reoccurring headaches!

Does your horse toss its head about when you take up the contact? Flinches when you touch the poll?

Poll pain can cause performance, behavior, and welfare issues for horses. Learn how vets diagnose and treat it.

04/06/2024

Good vs poor muscle development in the horse

Credits to herzenspferd.de

28/05/2024

Last of June’s availability ⬇️

4th - Yarmouth/Lowestoft/Beccles area
7th - Martham and surrounding areas.
24th - any area PM
25th - any area PM

If you would like any of these days please message as soon as possible to get booked in.

09/04/2024

Anyone that’s attended my pole clinics know this is one of my favourite exercises!

𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗧𝗶𝗽 - 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀

This great in-hand exercise encourages and improves:
🔹 Lateral suppleness
🔹 Core control
🔹 Coordination
🔹 Proprioception

As you walk your horse on the serpentine between the poles he must bring his hind and front legs closer together to negotiate the grid - core muscles are recruited and the back is rounded.

22/03/2024

Very nice box for someone

https://www.facebook.com/share/AzUcfKeL6aeUMhej/?mibextid=79PoIi

19/03/2024

On behalf of a client - does anyone know of a 14.2-15.2 for loan? Will be spoilt rotten!

15/03/2024

I have a ‘Cara’ in the diary for Thursday but didn’t put address and now can’t find the message. If this is you can you pm me please

06/03/2024

As all my clients will know this is precisely why I integrate craniofascial therapy into my initial treatments and a lot of my regulars.

22/02/2024

👏👏 cracking job!

15/02/2024

Give Rhyleigh’s page a follow!

I’ve been working with Lancaster Sporthorses for a year now and regularly treat her beautiful barn full of show jumpers.

During this time I’ve learnt what a passionate young lady she is and what I class as a true horsewoman. She is incredibly talented and knowledgeable bringing on youngsters and producing talent in these horses with her quiet caring attitude. Her horses literally want for nothing and are treated like royalty!

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063623707650

20yr old international showjumper

14/02/2024

OMG I have been asked to be an Ambassador for ArcEquine!!!!

I cannot recommend this device enough. Halo is on week 4 of the initial 6 week program and she is feeling and moving better, definitely has her stomp back 😂

If anyone is sitting on fence about buying one of these head over to their page and read the testimonials. The device not only speeds up the healing process but it’s also a natural pain relief.

Use the code SR4NEFWQ to get £20 off.

ArcEquine is a remarkably small device, that is wearable, drug free and non-invasive.

14/02/2024

Anyone else living the dream? 😂

☔️☔️☔️💧💧💧🌧️🌧️🌧️

11/02/2024

🌷🌸🌼 6 more weekends until clock change 🎉🎉

My March and April diary is starting to fill so if you’re wanting a pre competition MOT please don’t delay in booking in.

31/01/2024

Fascia is one of the most important structures in your horses anatomy. This is why I’m so passionate about myofascial release!

30/01/2024

Treatments aren’t just for ridden horses ❤️

29/01/2024

Little update on Halo 🎉 I’ve been using the Arc Equine now for 10 days and I have to say I’m very impressed so far. She’s definitely feeling much better in herself and seems to be more active in her hindquarters. Anything to keep my golden girl enjoy ridden life for as long as possible ❤️

(I’m not an ambassador or paid by arc equine, just sharing what I think works)

28/01/2024

‼️Rant alert ‼️

It’s a long ass post because I’m a bit frustrated at the mo.

I have lots of draft posts saved in my phone on subjects I’d like to talk about. In the hope I’m helping someone even if it’s just one person & their horse.

The people who book me tend to be holistic, or they’re prepared to try a different approach.

Anyway……

How can folk still be getting it so wrong, it’s 2024 not 1980. At the touch of a button the whole world opens up via the internet so we can learn & educate ourselves. There’s no excuse for people to be still stuck in the Middle Ages.

It’s about time that folk move past a medieval mind set of how horses are being kept & treated.

How can horse owners & professionals expect their horses to perform in the best way they possibly can if they’re tongues are being tied down, rolkur is being done, children being allowed & encouraged by adults to whip their ponies yet give them cuddles at the same time saying they love them, horses still having rigid metal nailed to their feet ( ok I understand some horses cannot go barefoot) harsh bits, tight nosebands, draw reins, schooling gadgets, spurs ….

In the uk there’s many yards that won’t allow turnout when it comes to Winter. A sand paddock is offered only to be used when mucking out. I totally understand that some folk have no choice where they keep there horse, they work with what they’ve got. It’s the land owners that don’t understand that turnout is a basic necessity for a herd animal.
But they have fancy brew rooms, solariums, hot wash showers, all weather arenas ! What about the horses well-being?

Hay is still being restricted for fear of putting weight on.
Horses are still being fed high concentrated feeds that are riddled with chemicals, by products & molasses. These are all inflammatory ingredients that are causing no end of problems to the horses behaviour & guts.

Put all of this together and we have a horse that’s compromised. Whether that’s

Their digestive system
Their posture
Their behaviour
Their feet
Their mental state
Their way of going

Horse owners are missing the distress signals from their horses, the discomfort that they’re in. The odd buck, the refusal of a jump, the planting of the feet, hiding in a corner when the tack is brought out etc
This is then rationalised as normal behaviour because owners have missed the opportunity to take immediate action when horses start to exhibit out of character demeanour.
A horse is never naughty it’s not trying to test its boundaries with us. It’s not doing it to p**s you off.
Folk are quick to blame the horse when it’s the humans that are at fault

Swirling a thick weighted rope in a horses face to get it to back up away from you. Because your the ‘herd leader’
Chasing it around a pen until it’s exhausted. Oh look it’s stopped with its head low licking, chewing & yawning, it’s relaxed now!
No, you’ve just put your horse in a state of helplessness. A state of giving up!
Yanking as hard as they can on the knotted headcollar to make the horse do as it’s told.
Backing the horse up at 100 miles an hour.
Constantly moving its feet, whether that’s going round in a circle, backing up, going forward, sideways or whatever direction. Tying scary objects to the horse to desensitise it!

IS NOT ACCEPTABLE

Why is this being allowed to happen to our beautiful horses.
Why do people think this is acceptable behaviour towards an animal.
Why are people training with negative aggressive egotistical behaviour demanding the horse does as it’s told.

How about making a connection with that horse to build a bond, trust, confidence, mutual respect. How about asking permission from the horse if you want something from them. Are people so afraid of training this way for fear of being called a tree hugger. A tofu mung bean eating hippie or fear of being laughed at because they only spend 15 minutes of quality work by just walking with the horse? Or just standing with the horse holding space?

I think the most important word in the horse world that’s not being used for a cause & effect response is

WHY

We have to step away from the dangerous words of
‘Oh he’s always done that’
And
‘It’s what Iv always done/ been told’

It upsets me that the so called ‘professionals’ are advocates for certain disciplines yet are proudly displaying animal abuse in front of folk who look up to them, to aspire to be like them!

The problem a lot of people face is the fact they’ve bought other people’s problems. And they don’t have the right team around them to rehab their horse in a holistic way.
Many are still stuck in the era of sending their horse away to be ‘sorted’ That alone is problem.

Horses can only breathe through their noses so why would you want to restrict that air flow by putting a tight noseband on then expect them to go a distance at speed! Some of these nosebands are barbaric! Don’t get me started on some bits.
It really doesn’t make sense.

But my horse opens his mouth/ crosses his jaw! I have no control, I can’t stop, he won’t go, he won’t jump blah blah & blah

Ask yourself WHY

Why do you think your horse is doing that ? ‘Because he’s being naughty’ is the answer I often hear 🤦‍♀️

Go back to basics with your horse to find the cause.

Whacking with a crop that distracts the horses attention . The contact the whip makes on the horses skin draws the horse’s attention to the body part that’s being hit. Think proprioception!! Why would you want that distraction when you need your horse to focus on the task in hand 🤷‍♀️ why would you want to cause pain to your horse 🤷‍♀️

Get someone to whack you with a crop. Try it with a schooling whip then a crop/batten. How does it feel?

Why are children being encouraged to ride with a whip. This is happening at Pony Clubs ! Sparkly unicorn whips are being sold!

If I stood in the middle of a show ground whipping my dog , tying him up in a tight training aid, clamping his mouth tightly shut and started kicking him in his rib cage there would be uproar I’d be on every social media platform for animal abuse!
But folk think it’s ok to do it to a horse.

Did you know the horse is the only animal you can do those things to. Any other animal you can be prosecuted for animal abuse.

Everyone wants a spoonful of medicine to quickly fix their horses.
Whether that’s injections into the joints or training aids.

You’re creating pain & trauma everytime you’re using negative enforcement/ behaviour.

I don’t know about you but i want my horse to be with me because they feel confident, safe & trust me.
I don’t want my horse that’s shut down into a state of helplessness out of fear.

Fear of change comes into play aswell. Going into the unknown makes some folk feel uncomfortable so they stick with what they know. But, if what you know isn’t working be brave & dip your toe into the waters of the holistic world 🙏

25/01/2024

I thought this would make you laugh, my client gave me ‘boobie’ protection as her youngster has a habit of nibbling them 🤣

20/01/2024

So I’ve just started using this on Halo after contemplating buying one for a while and hearing and feeling the difference it’s made to a clients horse.

I will keep you all posted on her progress ❤️

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15/01/2024

I have space for 1 possibly 2 in the Blofield area this Thursday.

14/01/2024

Wow how are we nearly half way through January already?

I only have limited availability for January and February is already filling up.

If you would like your horse/pony treated then please do get in touch sooner rather later.

Here’s a pic of Teddy the ex racehorse who literally fell asleep on my hand during his cranial session 😴

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas to all my wonderful clients and their four legged friends 🎄🎉

22/12/2023

It’s a wrap! 🎄🎉

32 horses treated in 2 weeks, finished off with his lordship Charles who enjoyed his cranial work.

Thank you to all my wonderful clients old and new for your continued support. Have an amazing Christmas 🎄

Now to treat my horses who are long overdue!! 😂

21/12/2023

My gelding owners know only too well how much I ramble on about the gelding scar! Those that don’t, if you see me with my hand near a geldings bits, I’m doing some very important MFR on their scar! Read some of the comments!

Get more from Becks nairn on Patreon

06/12/2023

💯👌🏼

I often see people posting about their horse having muscle knots and being muscle sore, talking about having the chiropractor out, Pemf and red light, kt tape, vet’s been out and still the horse is not better, why?

My question is; why are you doing everything you can think of to help your horse feel better EXCEPT the one thing that actually addresses those sore, tight muscles directly?!

Other therapies are NOT stand-ins or substitutes for massage - they do different things for the horse.

Massage is the only one of these therapies that physically manipulates the muscles, fascia and skin to ease tight, sore muscles lengthen and supple myofascia, free painful nerves, improve circulation, increase range of motion and bring balance and biotensegrity back to the body to improve performance and soundness.

An equine massage therapist …

Learn more about how massage can benefit your horse -

https://koperequine.com/why-hands-on-massage-is-the-best-way-to-for-sore-care-muscles/