Welcome to my business page, EQUINE AFFECT. My name is Jasmine Wilson and I am now a certified and qualified Equine Sports Massage Therapist through Equestricare. I can offer massage and red light therapy services to help assist your horse.
Increases blood circulation
Assists in injury prevention
Helps elongate muscle tissue
Aids in recovery from injury
Improves muscle tone
Improves posture and balance
Stimulates the lymphatic system
Identifies any soreness
Reduces stress
Aids in relaxtion
Ideal before chiropractic/other body work sessions
ABOUT EQUINE AFFECT
Equine Affect is inspired by my very own horse. I have loved horses since before I can remember. I was and still is a passionate obsession that is majority of my life. I let my passion die out for a while during my later teenage years, not thinking I’d be able to become a horse owner without my own property, was told time and time again it was too expensive, and then did not think a checkout chick in her mid 20s could be a confident beginner rider. After learning about agistment when I was 25 I began my search for my own horse, after some bad luck and disappointments, Caddy and I came together. I went looking for an experienced middle-aged gelding and found a young green mare. It has not been an easy ownership, with lots of downfalls, set backs and challenges, but I’ve gained so much knowledge, experience and inspiration in that time too. I have owned her coming up 3 years. I’ve learnt that horse ownership is more then just riding. It is about putting your horse’s needs first, building a solid foundation on the ground which in turn flows through under saddle. It’s about listening to your horse’s body language and recognizing that they too get sore like us. Each horse is different and having a sound horse is composed of a team effort between you, your horse, your vet, saddle fitter, body worker, trainer/instructor and farrier/hooftrimmer.
THE MASSAGE SESSION
A massage session will take approximately 1.5-2 hours per horse. This varies on the individual horse, if there is soreness or tension then there is potential need to focus on particular areas for longer. The massage session will be conducted in different parts, with a stationary and in motion evaluation of the horse, (I may take pictures/videos so I can assess them in better detail later), palpations, a full body massage followed by stretches. From there I will write up a report on the session with notes on each section as well as some recommendations to send through to you. My aim will be to have this sent through within 12-24 hours after the massage, if not sooner. The recommendations are just that, recommendations, you do not have to follow through with them, and that is completely fine. At the end of the day I will suggest what I personally believe is in the horse’s best interest.
Feel free to ask me questions, I may not be able to answer them all but I will try my best to be able to help. If something is asked or comes up in the massage that I am unsure of I will go home and do my best to research on the topic and help find some information. You are forever learning with horses and I love learning. Horses never lie and can only communicate in certain ways.
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE EQUINE AFFECT PAGE
One thing I really do love about Facebook is the information, articles and knowledge shared. And one of my favourite things about horses, and I have a lot, is that you never stop learning with them. No matter what discipline or amount of experience you have, horses always offer us something to learn. We think we are helping and teaching them when it’s quite often the other way around. So here on the Equine Affect business page you can expect to see a variety of things. Articles will be shared that I believe are interesting, helpful and important to horse care, images that will be informative and also client horses (with your permission). I hope to keep this page updated regularly, just like we want a horse’s bowel movements to be, and post often.
Any questions, concerns or enquiries please feel free to shout me a direct message. I’ll do my best to reply as soon as I can. This is my business page, not a personal Facebook account. To any new or potential clients, you may add me as a friend if you wish, however my personal page is just that. I will post my journey in other areas of my life, which is basically horse related anyways, as well as sharing my newly started business to get it advertised. Feel free to share my page around and let your friends know.
IMPORTANT FACTORS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT
Equine Sports Massage Therapy and Red Light Therapy is in no way to be used as a substitution for veterinary consultations and care. I can offer advice and recommendations but can not make a diagnosis. If in need of a diagnosis please consult a veterinarian. I can assess a saddle if you have one available to show on your horse, however I can not fit a saddle, and a qualified saddle fitter if recommended in this regard.
PLEASE NOTE: There are certain precautions and limitations to massaging a horse/ If your horse fits any of the following criteria, massage will have to be postponed or resheducled until the condition/situation has run its course.
Pregnancy (in foal)
If your horse is tying up
Abnormal heat or swelling is present
The horse has heightened body temperature
The horse has an infectious disease
The horse is dehydrated
The horse is suffering with colic
The horse is suffering from non weight bearing lameness
CURRENTLY STUDYING
Equine Behaviour/Learning Cloud
QUALIFICATIONS, CERTIFICATES & MEMBERSHIPS
Equine Sports Massage Therapy/Equestricare
Practitioner Membership/ETAA Equine Therapies Association of Australia
