I think I like this little life 🤍🦄
Hoof trim and massage in the sun for Bella aka Small, helping her release the tension in her hamstrings and gluteal muscles today. I think she likes this little life too! 🫶🏻
#barefoottrimmer #barefoot #equinemassagetherapist #equinemassage #minaturehorse #spottedpony #wholehorseapproach
Post hoof trim releases for the gorgeous Sir Lancelot ✨🦄🤍
Moomin and I are wishing you all a very Happy Easter! 🐣🐇🌸
Hope you’re all having a wonderful bank holiday weekend whatever you are up to.
Maybe take a leaf out of Moomins book over this long weekend and factor in some rest and relaxation for yourself too 🫶🏻🤍🦄 🌊😌
#happyeaster #moomin #holistichoofcare #restandrelaxation
First visit to the gorgeous Tommy today, he is a 3 yr old Welsh cob.
I was contacted by his owner to try and help with Tommy’s anxiousness and worry when it comes to his hoof care as he’s had a bad experience previously with farriers where force has been used to just “get the job done”, which has led to him being skeptical of having his feet handled…and rightly so!!
When I arrived he was anxious and he immediately went into a defensive posture with his head high in the air, eyes wide with worry, snorting, he wanted to leave.
I could see he was holding a lot of tension in his body but particularly at the base of his neck/shoulder junction which will not help when picking up the front feet, so instead of going straight in to his feet I wanted to work on gaining his trust by trying to help regulate his nervous system a little to help him breathe deeper and bring him down from flight mode by doing some gentle massage around his neck and shoulders letting go of the tension he was holding.
I also found an area of tension around his latissimus dorsi which is a muscle of the horses back that attaches to the humerus in the front limbs which aids in front leg movement as it flexes the shoulder and retracts the limb.
You can see some nice releases of this muscle in the video here, lots of yawning, licking and chewing and head lowering. I also don’t mind that he moves about. It’s all part of the process.
Just by having a massage at the start of his hoof trim, and gaining his trust it made a massive difference to the end result, I made a decision with his owner to only trim his front feet today and picked out his hinds with minimal stress, which will hopefully set us up for success next time.
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#barehooftrimmer #barehoof #equinemassage #massage #tensionrelease #horse #holistichorsecare #holistichoofcare
