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Workshops
Your horse is always communicating. Learn how to listen with your hands.
Karen’s equine massage workshops help horse owners slow down, tune in, and learn practical ways to support their horse through intentional, compassionate bodywork. Explore foundational massage techniques, learn what signs to watch for, and practice with guidance in a supportive small-group setting - leaving with greater awareness, practical tools, and a deeper connection to your horse.
Class Size
Minimum: 6 horse and human pairs
Maximum: 10 horse and human pairs
Duration
Average class duration runs 1-2 hours.
Cost
Participants @ $75
Auditors @ $35
Facility fees are extra.
Benefits of Equine Massage
Helps relieve muscle tension and spasms
Encourages circulation and supports recovery
Helps relieve muscle tension and spasms
Encourage relaxation and body awareness
Encourages circulation and supports recovery
Helps relieve muscle tension and spasms
Encourages circulation and supports recovery
Encourages circulation and supports recovery
Helps improve flexibility, range of motion, and freer movement
Helps improve flexibility, range of motion, and freer movement
Helps improve flexibility, range of motion, and freer movement
Helps improve flexibility, range of motion, and freer movement
Supports soft-tissue mobility
Helps improve flexibility, range of motion, and freer movement
Helps reduce discomfort and encourage relaxation
Helps reduce discomfort and encourage relaxation
Helps improve flexibility, range of motion, and freer movement
Helps reduce discomfort and encourage relaxation
Deepens the connection between you and your horse
Supports your horse’s physical and emotional wellbeing
Supports your horse’s physical and emotional wellbeing
Supports your horse’s physical and emotional wellbeing
Supports your horse’s physical and emotional wellbeing
Supports your horse’s physical and emotional wellbeing
Please note: Equine massage supports wellbeing and is not a substitute for veterinary diagnosis or treatment. If your horse has acute pain, heat, swelling, injury, wounds, fever, or signs of illness, please consult your veterinarian before massage.
Practical Application
If you feel sore or tight before or after a ride, it can be a helpful reminder to check in with your horse, too. Learning to notice areas of tension, sensitivity, or restriction can help you become more aware of how your horse is feeling.
Gentle massage and intentional touch can be incorporated into everyday care, whether you have a quick 45-second check-in before a ride or spend more time supporting your horse’s relaxation and comfort afterward.
Depending on your horse’s needs and your wellness goals, bodywork can range from a brief pre-ride routine to longer, regular sessions of up to two hours.
Overview
Massage can support young, senior, working, and pasture-pet horses. Providing regular massage can strengthen your bond and support your horse’s comfort and overall wellbeing. Equine massage may help keep your companion’s body and mind more relaxed and supple, complementing the training and conditioning you have achieved as a team.
Horses often communicate when something feels different in their bodies. Some signs that your horse may benefit from closer observation, supportive bodywork, or professional evaluation include:
- Aggravated movement, such as head tossing, bucking, or kicking
- Refusal to take a particular lead or change gaits
- Difficulty bending laterally or rounding
- Hollowing the back
- Shortening of stride
- Uneven tracking
- Girthing problems
- General stiffness
- Behaviors that may indicate discomfort or pain
Equine massage may be a valuable part of a whole-body wellness routine, supporting relaxation, comfort, and balance.
Because the conditions above can also be signs of other concerns, evaluation by a veterinarian and knowledgeable trainer is recommended.
This is a small-group, hands-on learning experience designed to help you feel more confident observing, communicating with, and supporting your horse.
Agenda
- Meet Your Group — You, your horse, and your riding discipline.
- Learn the Techniques — Bladder Meridian and practical massage application.
- Read Your Horse’s Responses — Observation and communication skills.
- Practice With Coaching — Guided support for each horse-and-human team.
- Ask Questions — Make the information relevant to your specific horse.
Before You Arrive
- Horse preparation - Please bring your horse reasonably clean and ‘naked’—free of saddles, blankets, boots, wraps, and other tack. We want clear access to your horse’s body during class.
- Halter - Please bring a properly fitted adjustable or breakaway halter that allows your horse to comfortably move their jaw and yawn.
- Lead rope - Please bring a lead rope at least 10 feet long. This provides enough length for you to safely move around and work along the full length of your horse without needing a second handler.
- Horse temperament - Please bring a horse that is reasonably comfortable being handled on the ground and around people.”
- Feeding - Please feed your horse before class. We want happy horses with full bellies.
- Participant attire - Please wear comfortable, closed-toe footwear and clothing appropriate for hands-on work around horses.
- Health status - Do not bring a horse with fever, contagious illness, an open wound, acute injury, severe lameness, unexplained swelling, or other signs of illness. Contact Karen if you are unsure whether your horse is appropriate for the workshop.
- Current health requirements - Please follow the host facility’s current vaccination, health, and biosecurity requirements.”
- Arrival instructions - Plan to arrive [15–30] minutes early so you have time to park, unload, settle your horse, and sign in.
- Liability and photo releases - All participants will be required to complete the applicable liability waiver and photo release before participating. The photo release authorizes 2 n 4 Legged Massage to use images captured during the workshop for future marketing and promotional purposes, including the website, social media, print materials, email marketing, and advertising.
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