Audrey Anderson with The Equine Touch

Audrey Anderson with The Equine Touch Muscles, Ligaments,Tendons, Lymphatic drainage, Circulation, Soft Tissue, Behavioural issues. Axx Addressing the fascia of the equine body

So you think you're not good enough?Who even decides that statement? It doesn't matter what jacket you wear, what horseb...
03/12/2025

So you think you're not good enough?

Who even decides that statement? It doesn't matter what jacket you wear, what horsebox you have, even what socks you put on for the day...... I was speaking to some lovely clients yesterday about different experiences in life, simply about opinions, mainly other people's, but how they can affect you in many different ways..... we've all heard it before. Be kind! Sadly, most of the time, people are influenced by the negative and not always the positive as and when it suits them.... People would rather pull someone down than pick them up.... how do we know what someone has done to them.... as I've said in the past, there are three sides to a story...... I've seen this on many occasions. Either you're the best thing since sliced bread, or you will be thrown away in the next breath..... because there's another new fad, oh goodness, they're all trying it...... Mainly because they only hear half the story or they only want to hear half the story...... how about instead of you weren't good enough, to something like it didn't feel right on that day, but we will come back on another day after we've addressed a few issues and we can try again. Why is it there are the string pullers in the background, those approvers, or the disaprovers, "the controllers," or is it the influencer? Well, you will have your own thoughts! .....

Whatever stage you are at with your horse is basically the stage you are at.... irrelevant of age, height, breed, or any issue that you faced previously.
Your horse is your horse. They are of value, whatever level they are at! they turn up every day when you arrive at the yard, they do not let you down......

AA Quote - "they may not perform the tasks you ask them, not because they are being difficult..... " but because they simply find the task you're asking them is difficult "

All horses wear the same jacket day in and day out, and they just get on with it. Do they value your opinion! They couldn't care less what level you're at, what jacket you wear or what car you drive or what boots you have on for the day. Its only if you bring something that's of value to them, that you find that connection is there, sometimes you just have to adjust your approach, its the subtle changes that make the bigger changes. You're more than good enough you turned up!! Axx

Monday the 1st of Dec! How on earth I'd that happen? We don't have snow. We have rain!! I'm not sure which is the better...
01/12/2025

Monday the 1st of Dec!

How on earth I'd that happen? We don't have snow. We have rain!! I'm not sure which is the better.....
William had a little tidy up yesterday and a day off, but he's been good at that lately, but dose anyone give their horse a little time off over the wintertime? Or at least a reduced workload? Especially if they have worked hard throughout the season......

Sometimes, we forget about the pressure our horses are under to perform . How many times did the saddle get checked because it wasn't just quite right? Maybe a little bit of flocking, gullet adjustments, or it just doesn't fit anymore. We adjust their diet to their specific needs, which can be complex! Keeping all our equipment clean that means anything touching the horse that gets a bit greasy, or replacing worn parts on our bridles, rubbed marks on their face or neck, it may not be the bridle it can be restricted area within the fore, especially numnahs as it creates rubbing which can create friction effecting the tissue, therefore becoming reactivate to touch, simply because it's sore. Girth area tension, over tightening, needs renewed or just a good clean, brushes its another job to do but giving them a good clean, help keep the bacteria down. The list is quite extensive, but it's all part of owning a horse. What i come across mostly at this time of the year? Hard or wet ground and those rugs..... Contraction throughout the forequarters, stiffness, very flat areas of tissue creating tension but also distortion which impinges on their function.... absolutely any area of the body has the potential to be uncomfortable, restricted in movement when we have fascial system disfunction, so everything we do with our horses can have a positive response but also a negative one..... limiting this as much as we can will reduce these issues. So keeping your horse soft and supple encouraging extension in walk work will support the equine body, polework will help lengthen the body without the rider encouraging the free movement with out restrictions from saddle, girth, weight of ride, no gadgets... encouraging extension, improving mobility, flexibility without external pressure....... therefore, the equine body gets the most out of the use of its own body without external stress..... giving you a truer picture of your horse. While assessing it..... if your horse doesn't have a lovely free walk on its own while observing it, it's not going to be comfortable in trot or canter, never mind adding in a jump. There are lots of things to think about...... your horse is not just a horse!! On any level...... Axx

The Equine Touch Bodywork technique in essence myofascial release is created with a unique vibrational moves over soft t...
23/11/2025

The Equine Touch Bodywork technique in essence myofascial release is created with a unique vibrational moves over soft tissue, encouraging structural rebalancing throughout the body..... we are heading towards 30 years with the Equine Touch bodywork..... this evidence is not new to us as The Equine Touch bodywork technique, ive always said we are ahead of the development of healing process..... because it comes from within.....Axx

Scientists have made a surprising discovery that shows the human body is far more aware than we once believed. New research reveals that human cells can actually sense sound vibrations and change their genetic activity in response. This means the body is listening at a level far deeper than the ears.

Inside each cell, tiny structures respond to different sound frequencies. When certain sounds reach them, they trigger changes in gene expression. This process can influence how cells repair, grow, and communicate. Researchers found that gentle, steady frequencies can activate pathways linked to healing and stress reduction. In simple terms, sound can guide the body toward balance and recovery.

This finding helps explain why calming music, nature sounds, and low frequency tones have long been linked to better mood, lower stress, and improved health. It also opens new doors for future treatments where sound could support tissue repair or help the body reset after long periods of tension.

While this research is still growing, it shows something important. The human body is always sensing, always responding, and always adjusting. Even at the smallest level, it is listening for signals that help it heal.

Less will always respond positively towards more release!Less workLess training Less pressure Less tension Less negativi...
22/11/2025

Less will always respond positively towards more release!

Less work
Less training
Less pressure
Less tension
Less negativity
Less avoidance, well the last goes on.....

There is a difference between your horse is poorly trained, not every horse is trained in all disaplines, I've met horses that don't know how to respond to voice commands on a lunge line, simply because they don't know how, but others find the bending very difficult so scoot off around on the lunge line in an avoidance manner, because of pain and discomfort so the flight response kicks in..... just because we place them under pressure to look for perfect..... if you ask for less in work, the body can relax, and you will receive a positive response. Unbalanced, crooked horses struggle with simple tasks because the chains of FASCIA are uneven, areas of the body being pulled in different directions, creating the different forces within the equine body of contraction or extension..... as I have mentioned for years, "just because you don't see it doesn't mean it's not there" (Quote by Audrey Anderson)...... because the tensegrity of the body is and will be under uneven forces throughout the distorted muscle, ligaments, and tendons. Of course, that makes sense. You will receive poor performance results. It would be like running around the side of a hill with the shorter side of the body nearest the hill as contracted and outer side of the body has to be extended for balance but take the hill away placing the body on flat area and its going to fall over! Now, can you see where I'm coming from.... It's incredibly important to adjust or rebalance the equine body slowly to bring all these structures to release, reconnect (function or swich on) to slowly encourage tissue structural changes, sol fluid (not solely water) has to shift which is a mammoth task when you think about all those layers within the equine body that may have been distorted in all different directions for years, hence why a whole body address is key to resolving whole body issues....from disfunction to function... when you listen to the equine body...... even though you can't see those changes occur, it doesn't mean a response hasn't taken place, because it will have responded, using the gentle vibrational moves over tissue, it can change from ridgid to soft given time. Quick fixes aren't long-term support...... if the time is taken to correct the body, rebalance, symmetry, and function on many levels to support longevity is all part of the solution...... maybe think about external pressures creating issues over working, over training, over thinking, reducing the workload until corrected. It's not always about what you want. it's about what's required for each horse. A horse already knows how to put one foot in front of the other, whether it's walk trot or canter, but if it can't, there's a reason for it! Less will always be more....... Axx

Chilly outside folk's! Please wrap up warm when we are having a session with your horse as you're not long in getting co...
20/11/2025

Chilly outside folk's!

Please wrap up warm when we are having a session with your horse as you're not long in getting cold when standing around, equally bring a hot drink to keep yourself warm..... Axx

Preventitive measures!When an equine has experienced trauma at any time in its life.... it's not always ideal going bac...
18/11/2025

Preventitive measures!

When an equine has experienced trauma at any time in its life.... it's not always ideal going back into work or the work it's been doing but giving the horse time to rest and recover..... also change their workload for a spell, polework, groundwork, inhand walking, stretching, mobilisation, colder weather warm up a little bit longer, yes in walk..... but why, do I hear you say, because a change in work will leave the muscles or the area of tissue thats been under stress, overload therefore using other muscles to aid the recovery, that may have been inactive as in under use they will begin to take the pressure off those muscles that have been over worked.... allow your horse to have time out?
We all have a choice with our equines.... we need to have the best outcome possible.
Something to think about for example if you place a rucksack on your back those straps placed over your shoulders without suitable padding or protection given time it will become sore, uncomfortable, bruised, rubbed, swollen or contracted tissue shortening, restricted, painful. What would be the first thing you would do to alleviate this discomfort..... remove it, move the tissue, rest the area.... so if this were applied to your equine their recovery time would be shorter..... if you act quicker think about over tight rugs, bridles, saddles, numnahs, girth, gadgets, horse boots, all can become an irritation if not looked after each use..... so it's really important to look after your equine recovery needs patience but also your equipment should be in clean, in good working order...... if in doubt throw it out, Axx

Atypical Myopathy Risk! Oak tree 🌳 Acorn poisoning.... our oak trees have had the biggest crop that we have seen in the ...
17/11/2025

Atypical Myopathy Risk!

Oak tree 🌳 Acorn poisoning.... our oak trees have had the biggest crop that we have seen in the 23 years that we have stayed at Barn House...... so the clean up was achieved. 1000's of Acorns. They are sprouting shoots as they hook themselves into the ground, so lots of removing them from Williams field. 🖤 there is so much more to looking after a horse! Axx

Stop ignoring you have an uncomfortable equine, address the issue! Isn't it strange how improving your horse's movement...
16/11/2025

Stop ignoring you have an uncomfortable equine, address the issue!

Isn't it strange how improving your horse's movement increases their performance, circulatory system, function effectively improving suppleness within the equine body creating structural rebalancing response. But it's forgotten that when you don't have a regular session even if its maybe just even a couple of times a year can just keep those issues at bay..... it makes a big difference, reducing the negative behaviour..... when not addressed starts creeping in again..... if a horse has had an accident or trauma previously, slip in the field, rugs.... its that time of year..... its all the way throughout the year..... the best thing to do is manage it..... as someone said the other day.... it's feels good to give something back to your horse or pony because they do offer us so much.....

As we have no idea how our equines feel because we are not them!! However we can pick up with wee niggles, we can pick up on negative behaviour, just don't ignore it, stop riding through it because that just will not change a thing with the problem or are you going to ignore it until it explodes..... refuses a task..... turning a blind eye is just setting yourself up for failure..... i had a client says to me once you point out the issue it makes sense, they don't make it up, they really don't have the mindset too. Young or old makes absolutely no difference to me they are all important they can all be in a better place, if we listen to our equines, release the FASCIA..... Axx

External uneven rug pressures...... We are all heading into winter where lately rugs have been applied because it is coo...
12/11/2025

External uneven rug pressures......

We are all heading into winter where lately rugs have been applied because it is cooler at night, wet because there is no shelter so trying to keep the wet and damp off their back, or the horse is a bit lean so keeping the weight on your horse..... all for very valed reasons, do you think about how the rug affects our horses...... it's not just about being too tight at the neck, too small, too heavy, as every time your horse drops its head to eat the banding catches at the base of the neck, forcing a downward pressure on its withers placing compression around these areas crushing these tissue structures because you dont see it, doesn't mean its not happening. something to think about when possible, remove the rug, and let your horse move freely to open up the head, neck, and shoulders..... also, leg straps placing pressure on the inside of the hind legs if too tight so rubbing on the inner thigh muscle the gracilis contacting in an upward flexion, therefore contracting creating discomfort through the hindquarters, so think about using a fillet string where possible..... my thoughts on different pressures creating issues around the horses body...... there maybe isn't the perfect rug for all horses but we can improve our way of thinking when in use.... Axx
As one of our founders of THE EQUINE TOUCH BODYWORK.
Dr Ivana Ruddock Lange veterinarian, Anatomist, lecturer,researcher demonstrating through disection these facial structures, nerves, muscles when in healthy condition work well together..... as I say what lies beneath "your horse is not just a horse" it's way more than you can imagine...... Axx



EQUINE ANATOMY IN LAYERS!

The base of the neck and cranial part of the thorax are packed with vital structures.
These two pictures depict a layered, deep dissection of this region.

https://www.patreon.com/posts/base-of-neck-and-143295583?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Wet Wet Wet! I feel it through my glove fingers! I feel it in my toes! How are you all doing, i hope this rain just goes...
10/11/2025

Wet Wet Wet!

I feel it through my glove fingers!
I feel it in my toes!
How are you all doing, i hope this rain just goes.....
You know we love it we always will!

Enough said..... it was wild this morning at least its been off this afternoon hopefully we get a frosty spell. TC Axx

🌺Least We Forget 🌺“Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We ...
09/11/2025

🌺Least We Forget 🌺

“Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.”

Remembering today the service of our armed forces in World War 1 and 2, as well as all those who serve today. Axx

Drawing by Charley Mackesy ♡

Mandy Winton with Audrey Anderson with Equine Touch bodywork..... “One day you’ll look back and realise how hard it was ...
07/11/2025

Mandy Winton with Audrey Anderson with Equine Touch bodywork.....

“One day you’ll look back and realise how hard it was and just how well you did”.

Audreys post made me stop and think about how perfectly that captures our lameness journey! I am one of those clients she talks about in that I don’t do the whole Facebook thing but felt that this would be an appropriate time to break my own rules just so i could let you all know how important Audrey Anderson with The Equine Touch has been in our lives.

My soulmate is Fozzy, a 16hh ISH and we’ve been together since 2017 but in 2024 he showed signs of lameness which initially was intermittent but gradually deteriorated to being full blown problems in all four legs. Appropriate veterinary care from the fabulous LLEC was obviously of paramount importance - which included 3 months box rest prior to a further 3 months rehab walking in hand - but the treatment that Audrey gave him was equally important in my opinion.

Regular ET sessions kept him soft and supple with us eventually progressing from just bodywork to groundwork and polework. I used stretching and mobilisation exercises between visits which meant that when Audrey treated him she was able to do so much more to help further his posture and engagement.

At no time did he ever look like a horse that was out of work and to see him now he looks fantastic (but I’m biased obviously!) and you’d never know what he’d been through. I continue to do those same stretching exercises as part of our routine but have come to realise the impotence of continuing with the groundwork as well - it’s not always about riding.

So yes Audrey, you are right in saying that sometimes we do need to stop and reflect on just how bad it was and how far we’ve come Thank you Auntie Audrey for always being there, listening to my horse and making his and my life so much better.

Thank you Mandy Winton and the amazing Fozzy 🫶 when Mandy asked if I would rehab Fozzy with Equine Touch bodywork, Adding my corrective training, mobilisation with stretching. I said of course. This pic is of Fozzy after he had been working inhand groundwork.... he has not been ridden as rebalancing the equine body can be achieved with walking exercises inhand..... Axx ✨️


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