White Horse Bodywork - Human, Horses and Canine Rehab

White Horse Bodywork - Human, Horses and Canine Rehab I am a hands-on neuro-mechanical manual therapist that focuses on achieving and maintaining structural balance.

04/28/2025

Mustang Jimmy...Day 5. Fuss free haltering today. Jimmy has really taken to reward based training. We've been working on hand feeding staying in a neutral position. I "click" and mark the correct behavior, followed by a hay pellet reward.

My criteria starts low of just touching the halter, then up the nose, then up the face and finally full haltering. We'll do this most sessions and develop a head-down self-haltering technique and then phase out the food reward.

Targeting and leading are next!

04/27/2025

Mustang Jimmy...Day 4.

I introduced Positive Reinforcement today. We're starting at Square 1 teaching Jimmy "Calm Default". The criteria for this is standing quiet with his head straight forward. I'm using a scan and capture technique to mark the right position with a click when he reaches that position and then deliver a food reward with his head positioned straight. I'm also using protected contact to keep us both safe and to lower the pressure.

With R+, the horse is able to say no and walk away, which Jimmy does. My mini horse was walking around and leaving, which increased Jimmy's stress level. For future sessions for awhile, my other 2 horses will be tied up at the barn to relieve this at the beginning.

Jimmy has never been hand fed before, so all of this is new to him. He engaged multiple times which is pretty impressive. We'll continue this simple, foundational cue until he's solid. Next is target training.

04/26/2025

Mustang #5578 (Jimmy)...Day 3.

I use morning feed time, when the whole herd is quietly eating, for grooming and touching. Tag removal yesterday evening and use of a brush today. We'll start target training this afternoon!

04/24/2025

Mustang 5578...Day 1

Mustang #5578, 5-year-old bay roan gelding from Eagle HMA, Nevada needs a name! Suggestions? This gorgeous guy will be...
04/24/2025

Mustang #5578, 5-year-old bay roan gelding from Eagle HMA, Nevada needs a name! Suggestions? This gorgeous guy will be available following gentling. Be sure to follow his story!

04/24/2025

WELCOME HOME Mustang #5578! This gorgeous 5yr old bay roan will be available following gentling. Message me for more info!

04/23/2025

I'm at Ewing, IL picking out a Mustang. I chose this fun and inquisitive roan gelding!

Gotta love the post bodywork face!
04/18/2025

Gotta love the post bodywork face!

03/29/2025

Sadie the Burro...Day 31. HUGE progress today! Up until this point, Sadie wasn't very food motivated, which makes breaking into Positive Reinforcement challenging.

Thanks to the advice from a professional b***o trainer, Mary Jo Enfield, I offered Sadie alfalfa from my hand. It worked...and quickly! The sky is the limit now that we broke this barrier! ***o

03/27/2025

Sadie the Burro...Day 29. Protected contact touching and scratching with whip.

With the way I designed my gates on my fencing, I'm able to make different sized pens. The smallest is a 8x10. Today we did touches with the whip while I was behind the gate. It was challenging for her, but she handled the stress well, and tolerated the touch. Soon, she'll enjoy scratches when it's not so scary! ***o

03/24/2025

Sadie the Burro...Day 25. Exciting things happened today towards the end of the session! ***o

A balanced body is critical to the well-being of the horse. It improves function, decreases risk of injury and heighten...
03/22/2025

A balanced body is critical to the well-being of the horse. It improves function, decreases risk of injury and heightens performance! Message me for details.

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