Every horse carries experiences, emotions, and tension patterns that shape how they move, respond, and interact with the world.
The Strength + Support Sessions are designed to help your horse find greater comfort, stability, and resilience in both body and mind.
These sessions blend nervous system regulation, intentional body placement, and gentle strength work to support posture, muscle maintenance, and overall soundness. Each session is responsive to what your horse is showing that day. We are not chasing intensity. We are building steady, sustainable support.
The goal is simple: For your horse to leave feeling more comfortable, more organized in their body, and more settled in their nervous system than when we began.
This work is valuable for horses who struggle with tension or reactivity BUT equally important for lesson horses, retirees, competitors, and horses in regular work.
Every horse benefits from feeling strong, steady, and supported. You can book one horse at a time…or your whole herd!
What a session looks like:
Check-In & Conversation
We begin with a short conversation about how your horse has been feeling, any recent workload changes, soreness, or behavioral shifts, and what you’d like support with. This helps shape the focus of the session.
Observation
Before we begin, I observe your horse standing and moving. I look at posture, breathing, weight distribution, muscle tone, and how they carry themselves in motion. This helps identify areas of tension, compensation, or imbalance so we can work intentionally.
Regulation & Preparation
If your horse arrives tense or unsettled, we start there.
• quiet presence and grounding work
• simple body placement to encourage settling
• light movement to help release bracing
• slow transitions that promote steadiness
This stage helps the nervous system soften so the body can respond more easily.
Strength & Support Work
Once your horse is organized and available, we move into structured support work.
• guided positioning that encourages better posture
• slow, controlled strengthening exercises
• light pole or movement work to improve coordination
• educated touch to release built-up tension
• targeted support for areas carrying soreness
There is no drilling, no forcing, and no fatigue-based work. We build strength gradually and encourage the body to organize rather than brace.
Some horses show visible softening…lowered neck, deeper breath, quieter expression. Others show improved movement, smoother transitions, or more balanced posture.
Wrap-Up & Follow-Up
After the session, you’ll receive a written summary outlining:
• what was observed
• how your horse responded
• simple exercises or awareness points to continue between sessions
Sessions typically range from 45–90 minutes (per horse), depending on how your horse responds that day. This is why we only book via email!
The goal is simple: your horse leaves even slightly more comfortable, more organized, and more steady than when we began.
How it’s different
By supporting the horse on an emotional and physiological level, we create the foundation for everything else — better movement, better training experiences, clearer communication, and a calmer baseline.
Using principles from equine psychology, nervous system science, and years of hands-on work with anxious and overwhelmed horses, we look at:
why your horse responds the way they do
what patterns of tension or emotional holding they’re showing
how to help them feel safe enough to soften and engage
Instead of trying to “fix” behavior, we support the horse’s internal state so they can shift on their own.
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Common Reasons Owners Book a Session
Owners call when something feels off — or when they want to stay ahead of it!
Sometimes it’s obvious:
• tension, anxiety, or constant alertness
• difficulty settling or focusing
• resistance that isn’t solved with more training
• shutdown or guarded behavior
• sensitivity to touch or pressure
• sudden behavioral changes
• recurring soreness or stiffness
And many times it’s proactive:
• preparing a show horse for the demands of competition season
• maintaining lesson horses who carry multiple riders
• supporting retirees who need gentle muscle maintenance
• bringing a horse back into work after time off
• helping rehab horses rebuild strength safely
• settling new horses into a new environment
• maintaining balance and soundness across your herd
This work isn’t just for horses in crisis.
It’s for horses in work.
Horses transitioning.
Horses aging.
Horses competing.
Horses teaching.
Horses simply living in their bodies.
Every horse benefits from structured regulation, intentional strength, and thoughtful release.
Why This Approach Works
When a horse feels braced — whether from stress, workload, transition, or simple wear and tear, the body compensates. Muscles tighten, posture shifts, and training alone rarely resolve the underlying tension. By helping the nervous system settle first, the body can release what it no longer needs to hold. Strength then builds more correctly, movement becomes easier, and the horse feels more available both mentally and physically. That’s why this work supports everything from show season preparation to herd maintenance and everyday riding.