I am Suzanna Lindamood, what do I do? I am an Equine Bodyworker.
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I use an integrative approach with many modalities in my tool belt to help your equine partner feel their best. 🐴
Let’s talk about deworming…I’m trying a new strategy. 🌿🌿🐴🐴
Instead of giving my horses chemical dewormer….I’m going with what God gave us in nature. Instead of ‘killing’ worms, let’s make their environment so uncomfortable they choose to move on instead of setting up camp in my horses gut. If you want to try it too…4QUARTERSEQUINE code will save you a little 💰
🙌Yes!
For most animal bodywork practitioners, NBCAAM certification is the only credential currently available that shows we have the training and practice necessary to work with our target animals effectively and safely.
National certification demonstrates professionalism and a high level of standards that inspire confidence and trust in the veterinary professionals and pet parents with whom we work.
Visit us at www.nbcaam.org.
For the love of the horse 🫶
Visit www.fourquartersequine.com
Book a session today! 🙌🐴
🐴And it’s live!!!!! 🙌
I am an equine bodyworker, massage therapist, & animal intuitive. I use my intuition & feel throughout my sessions alongside a variety of integrative therapies including acupressure, Swedish massage, cold laser/red light therapy, stretching, energetic balancing, myofascial release, essential oils, &...
My VA peeps….the barn ‘spa’ is ready for your equine partner to come enjoy a nice massage under the fans!
And for those wondering….. no backing necessary at my house! See the photo from google maps….$60 for an hour session if you can come to me!
Exciting News!!!! Four Quarters Equine is now also an affiliate of 🌿Silver Lining Herbs🌿!!!! All 100% natural herbal products for not only our equine friends, but our canine friends, AND people too!
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I have been a busy little bee getting all my ducks in order!!
I am officially official!!! 🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆
LLC & legally Certified by TN law🥳
Look 🧐for more exciting things to come.......
Horses require around 30-60 minutes per day of deep sleep.
The School of Applied Integrative Therapy is a NBCAAM approved school. We have programs for those who seek a new career or for owners/trainers who want to have bodywork skills to assist their horses.
Lessons 🐴🐴 have taught me…….
To BE present. I am natural born worrier. I worry about everything all the time except in the presence of horses. When I am with them, my mind stills & becomes quiet. I don’t think about the past, I don’t think about the future, I become aware & totally IN the moment.
When we become quiet & still we become open.
Silence is the language of God; all else is poor translation. -Rumi
“Be still, and know…..”
Psalms 46:10
“He lets me rest in green meadows…”
Psalms 23:2
🐴Taking new clients in the East TN area!
🐴Does your horse need a boost? Some relaxation? Just some good ol TLC?
🐴Book a session today!🐴
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Lessons 🐴🐴 have taught me…….
Importance of Self- Awareness
Check your baggage at the barn door......you can pick it up on the way out.
Ever heard that horses act as mirrors or reflections of ourselves?
They don't care what brand of clothes you wear or if you have perfect make-up (or if you are like me, none at all), or what you drive around.
Horses care about what you "bring to the conversation"......
I am constantly "checking in" with myself to make sure that all my worries, concerns, stray thoughts, & jumbled emotions stay at the door/gate. They are acknowledged, but not allowed to come with me. I set my intention, which is to only serve as a hollow bone, say a short prayer, & become aware of the energy I am bringing with me to the conversation.
"For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven." Ecclesiates 3:1
🐴🐴First person to book a Mother’s Day Special session will get this beautiful basket of herbal teas from B&R Farms🐴🐴
🐴🐴🐴Mother’s Day Special🐴🐴🐴
From now until the end of May get $5.00 off a session in honor of Mother’s of all kinds 💞
The loose irregular connective tissues, rich in hyaluronan (HA), serve as lubrication for other tissues so that they can smoothly slip across each other. These tissues are found on and between muscles, myofascia, aponeuroses, fascia layers, and other essential structures like nerves, bones and blood vessels, where they enable unrestricted movement.
Changes in the HA-matrix, caused by factors such as overload, overuse, inflammation, dehydration, poor nutrition, etc., lead to reduced slip, causing a stickiness that increases friction between tissues, pain and inflammation, a self perpetuating cycle of compromised mobility.
Learn more here - https://koperequine.com/understanding-massage-and-fascia/
and here - https://koperequine.com/there-are-4-categories-of-fascia/
Spring has sprung in East TN!!!!
Book a bodywork session for your hardworking equine partner today! 🐴❤️
From the Desk of Kim Kizzier-Sherrodd, Director and Creator of the School of Applied Integrative Therapy.
I read once that if you want to write a book, you should write the book you want to read. Taking this advice, I have spent the past ten years creating the course(s) I would want to take while keeping within rigorous standards. All this information and training was not available in any one program when I first imagined such a gratifying career and there were few coaches to guide me.
When I am performing bodywork on horses, there is SO much more going on with them than I could possibly put into categories, theories, or techniques. Although I always feel an awesome surge of validation when a horse awards me with what we call a “release” (yawning, stretching, licking and chewing), I somehow know that isn’t the full story. When I am deeply tuned in to the energy, I almost sense the horse will offer the “release” just to help me through the energetic moment; as if to encourage me along. So, I went deeper, learning from every avenue I could – especially the horse. In developing this program, my goal is to help students learn how to “feel”, gain empathy, and mostly to believe in themselves. I want to bring out that deep childlike depth and conviction which, to me feels like the same space that horses hold (and they are just waiting for us to catch up). This space has no rules or validation because it is nothing more than the present moment being shared between two souls. This is where magic happens.
Learn more about becoming a Certified Equine Bodyworker by visiting us at www.schoolait.com
My greatest asset as a bodyworker is my ability to “feel”, feel doesn’t just come from my hands, but my heart and my soul. Connecting, really connecting with horses, listening, feeling, and providing that safe space for them is my passion.
“The process of learning true and honest feel requires each person to dig deep, and I mean really deep, within themselves. It is more than just feeling for a tight muscle or watching for signs of release. To really get "feel", one must come to terms with their own heart, gain an honest sense of empathy, and let them-self actually experience the tension, the emotions involved, and the possible release of tension within themselves. Once we are brave enough to let go of our need to know, need to control the process, and take the leap down the rabbit hole to find feel, we will suddenly find ourselves in that bigger place where our hands, our hearts, and our intuition blend, and what we feel is so much more that we ever imagined.”
~Kim Kizzier Sherrodd, School of Applied Integrated Therapy, LLC
🙌🐴 shout out to my mentor & school!!
Education for those aspiring to become Equine Bodywork Practioners
Now offering BEMER sessions. Contact me for more info!!
This little mare had a rough past before her luck changed & she made a soft landing in a great home with a client of mine. She has stored quite a bit of trauma especially when it comes to her head. Last session she didn’t want to ‘connect’ or let me in. She wouldn’t let me work much around her pole or face. I Let her know, that was ok & we would go as slow as we needed. She ‘tolerated’ her session well, but only if I kept it casual & physical.
Yesterday was her second session & she was totally different. She let her guard down completely & let me connect. She settled right into the energy work.
I absolutely love what I do…I do massage techniques, manipulate soft tissue, yes, but my passion lies with the energy. There is NOTHING like the feeling you get when they allow you in, & you work together.
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Strengthening the sacred circle of balance through the power of touch, intention, & connection, one horse at a time. 🐴🙌
🙌🐴Did you know that horses have approximately 8,000 lymph nodes as compared to humans who have about 600?
🙌🐴The lymphatic system not only acts as one of the body’s superhighways for important fluids carrying nutrients, but it is also considered the body’s first line of defense.
🙌🐴The horses' body depends on their natural “pump” system (hoof, fetlock, & pastern) to move this fluid upward to their body. MOVEMENT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY
🙌🐴Massage promotes lymph circulation increasing the number & function of natural killer cells.
I have such a soft spot for senior horses. Whether they are still working, carting kids around and teaching them what the love of a horse is all about, or retired field ornaments. I can feel their wisdom and gratefulness deep down in my soul. When they cannot perform at a certain level or a specific task any longer because their bodies just can’t anymore, they still have so much to teach us. They even eventually teach us how to let go. That is never an easy lesson and often so hard to overcome. Those of us that share our lives and our souls with our animals have all experienced that heartbreak. Whether they have been able to cross the rainbow bridge on their own terms or we have had to help them along the way. Their hoofbeats will always echo in our hearts…..
Just a few benefits of bodywork on older or aging horses:
🐴Provides relief from everyday aches and pains
🐴Helps with chronic arthritis pain
🐴Increases joint lubrication
🐴Can help strengthen posture
🐴Provides aid with immunity
🐴Increases blood flow to help with old injuries
🐴Helps them relax
This is our old guy, Cy, he is a retired rope horse and is enjoying his retirement days carting around his girl when he is up to it. He turned 26 this year.
Drop me a picture of your old guy or gal & tell me their story, whether they are still here in the physical world or have crossed the bridge home. 🐴💜
Blountville, TN
37617
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