Introduction to the Equine Spine
Presented by Equine Body Balance™
Where: Galisteo Creek Stables, 273 General Goodwin Rd., Cerrillos, NM 87010
When: 2-Day-Clinic – Sunday, September 24-Sunday, October 1, 2023, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $350 w/Early Bird, $375 after Early Bird
Early Bird Deadline: September 16, 2023

Contact: Susan Smith 505-501-2478 info@susansmithsantafe.com

While people are fond of saying ‘no hoof no horse’ you could say ‘no spine no horse.’ The spine is the central structure of the body that makes possible all movement, flexion and extension, and sustains health in all other areas. To work with the spine is to work on the entire being, holistically and improve communication. By working with the spine we can release non-productive patterns in the equine body.

This lively workshop aims to foster a holistic view of the equine through application of non-force techniques and principles devoted to the spine.

Learn assessment through observation, further your palpation skills, encourage movement from within to without. Learn to prioritize when bodywork, follow-up and other intervention is needed on an individual basis. Plus, take home sustainable Equine Body Balance techniques to use with your horse along with comprehensive materials!

This class is Ortho-Bionomy® for the horse professional & owner who seeks some foundational tools for maintaining their own horses’ health and/or sustainable ways to address soft tissue, musculoskeletal, chronic and acute injuries and more. Equine Body Balance™ techniques balance the horse’s systems and allow for better overall functionality and is deeply effective in addressing pain.
This material is not a substitute for veterinary care.

Class Content:
• Assessment: Observing the horse, its gait, range of motion, movement patterns, and gestures.
• Feeling tissue differences
• Techniques: Attention to spinal articulation.
• Responses: Observing the horse’s reflexive action
• Finding the health in the body
• Working with breath

Bring Your Own Lunch! Snacks and drinks will be available at extra cost. Space is limited.

Bring your own horse! Please bring your own hay/supplements. Participants are asked to clean up after their horses. Hay or other additions participants need will be charged for. Water will be provided. Vaccination/health records for past 12 months are required. For questions on this please contact Christian Baum, 505-216-8251.

16 CE credits available for those in the Ortho-Bionomy® certification program and also the Equine Body Balance™ certificate program.

Equine Body Balance™ is Equine Ortho-Bionomy®. Earn 16 Ortho-Bionomy© CEs with class completion. NCBTMB Provider.

Susan Smith is the founder of Equine Body Balance™, a Registered Instructor & Advanced Practitioner of Ortho-Bionomy© and Equine Ortho-Bionomy® and Certified Practitioner Equine Acupressure Susan has been an avid horsewoman all her life, having completed nearly 3,000 miles of endurance competition. Publications include Equine Wellness Magazine, Western Horseman.

“Your class improves our observational skills, feel, and an assortment of intentions to have while we are offering awareness to the horse.” – JY

Photo credit: Catherine Sobredo