Canine Myofascial Release
Equine Whole Horse Dissection
Equine Agility
Equine Pole Workshop
An introduction to Equine Hanna Somatics (EHS) 
Equine Re-balance Fascia Course

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Equine Agility
Saturday May 18th 2024, Somerset 9am – 1.30pm

Equine agility is a fast-growing obstacle-based discipline that helps build trust, confidence, balance, suppleness, & strength.
In this half day demonstration, we will take some of the most popular agility exercises & show you how to systematically break them down into easily taught elements.
Learn how to introduce novel objects without creating fear or conflict & build patterns of behaviour that will also help in other areas of your equestrian life.
Understanding how horses learn guides our training & creates better more motivated partnerships. But there’s so much more to training agility. Handler fluency & fluidity of movement. Teaching the fundamental behaviours from leading, halting, backing, turning, & waiting.
Knowing the right lines of approach & depart for each obstacle & the route through the obstacles. Adding difficulty & duration after the basic obstacle is learned & finally putting all the obstacles into a course.
This is a demonstration with horses & plenty of opportunity for questions, whilst based on agility style exercises the training will be of benefit to all equestrians.

£60 per attendee
Please email to book:
rebeccah.baylis@gmail.com

Equine Pole Workshop
Saturday June 22nd, Somerset

This 7 hour CPD day in Somerset is provided by Rebeccah Baylis & Trudi Dempsey
This is a full theory & practical day looking at how pole work can support the ridden equine alongside rehabilitation, strengthening & training.
Trudi: As a gymnastic dressage coach & behaviour consultant Trudi uses poles in a wide range of situations. Pole work supports balance, proprioception, coordination & flexibility but there is an often missed extra when pole work is trained with behaviour in mind.
Introduced carefully & systematically, pole work training creates confidence & trust in the handler/rider.
Trudi promotes the idea of horses learning to be responsible for their own balance without the need for any rope or rein pressure.
During the workshop we will look at:

Basic learning theory for rein/rope handling skills
How to position yourself to support your horse when working on the ground
Simple exercises for balance
Introducing bend & flexion
Poles in series to benefit rhythm & regularity
Proprioception exercises
Pole box exercises in preparation for lateral work

From a Therapist eye we will:
Look at In-hand exercises for developing proprioception & straightness.
Long reining for core strength & improved flexibility.
Ridden exercises to develop core strength & flexibility, given in walk to enable the equine therapist to provide onsite help, plus recommendations for faster paces as after care strengthening.
We will specifically target muscle groups according to the needs of the horse, along with general core strengthening & postural correctness of the horse.
The aim is to build balance, stability, enhance flexibility & coordination in the ridden equine as part of their education process. This is also valuable for re-educating post injury or for fitness training.

This course is for anyone interested in rehabilitation & training in the ridden equine.
£60 per rider/horse (spaces are limited)
£100 per attendee (£100 per person)
Please email to book:
rebeccah.baylis@gmail.com

An introduction to Equine Hanna Somatics (EHS) 
Sat 13th July, Somerset 

EHS is a modality that reawakens and reeducates the brain’s control of muscles.  This gentle method embraces the mind and body not being separate and requires the horse voluntarily participate in a series of natural movements that tap into nature’s way of resetting excess muscle tension. There is no pressure or manual therapy involved. It is suitable for all horses and can be a session on its own or incorporated with other modalities and techniques.  It can also be a foundational modality for horses ahead of other modalities. 

The course is run by Ilse Kemp, Equine Hanna Somatics Practitioner, Equine Massage Therapist and a teacher with over 20 years experience.  The day includes:

  1. The history and principles of EHS 
  2. The neurophysiology of EHS 
  3. Motor Sensory Amnesia 
  4. Discussion and comparison of EHS to other hands- on modalities
  5. Examples of EHS case studies
  6. Hanna Somatics for humans – students will be guided through some HS exercises so they get to experience what the horse feels
  7. EHS demonstration of techniques and methodology – including what to do if the horse is unwilling/unable to participate
  8. Posture, movement and palpation assessment  –  working together to observe, identify etc
  9. EHS protocols for different postures/presenting somatic issues

By the end of the course students will:
– know how to do EHS correctly
– know the best way to incorporate EHS into their existing bodywork / therapeutic practices
– be able to recognise when EHS can be foundational work to do ahead of other modalities
This CPD course is an introduction to EHS and is aimed at all equine practitioners wishing to broaden and enhance their skillset. 

Time 09:30- 16:00  with quick AM break and 30 minute lunch.  
£100 per person.  
Please email to book:
rebeccah.baylis@gmail.com

Equine Re-balance Fascia Course
Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October

This course is for qualified Equine therapists looking to learn fascia techniques.
This 14 hour CPD is  provided by Rebeccah Baylis from LGS,  Jo Rose from Rose Therapies & Sam Manning from The Healing Room

Day 1: Saturday 04/10/24 will be online via Zoom for theory based learning with Jo Rose from Rose Therapies:  Jo is a musculoskeletal and holistic therapist, with a background myofascial release, vibrational therapies & applied herbal choices
Day 2: Sunday 05/10/24 will consist of practical application guided by Rebeccah Baylis from LGS & Sam Manning based in Somerset.

Becky is a physiotherapist, who has conducted many dissections; observing connected structures in the body via the muscular & fascia tissue, also works with applied herbal choices. Samantha Manning is a human & equine myofascial release therapist.
We have a holistic focus for this course; looking at biomechanical connections globally in the body, from head to hoof, fascial function & dysfunction, links to the acupressure meridian lines, plus some lymphatic & vagus nerve associations.  
We include some discussion on hedgerow foraging for lymphatic & fascial health.  In practice, we will explore hands on techniques to influence the function of the living web of connective tissue, from fascia function to biomechanical function, homeostasis, nerve & cellular communication.

This course is aimed at all qualified Equine physical body workers (Equine massage therapists, physiotherapists, musculoskeletal therapists etc) as CPD training.
£240 pp

Equine Whole Horse Dissection
21 hour CPD  3 day course in Somerset is provided by Rebeccah Baylis from LGS & Louise Mauferon-Vernet  
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A whole horse dissection lead by: Louise Mauferon-Vernet
This is a 3 day full practical  weekend, exploring the horse anatomy, soft tissue, tendons, ligaments with a focus on Visceral organs, Fascia & how we as therapists can work with primary & secondary dysfunction
The first 2 days are full on & not for the squeamish. The final day is spent working with live horses the techniques learnt from the weekend.
The course is interactive & you will have a chance to explore & discuss the body of the horse.

£600 per student – for IAAT Members  £500 per student
Please email to book:
rebeccah.baylis@gmail.com

Canine Myofascial Release
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This 14 hour CPD is  provided by Rebeccah Baylis from LGS &  Jo Rose from Rose Therapies
Day 1: Saturday 17/02/24 will be online via Zoom for theory based learning with Jo Rose from Rose Therapies.
Day2: Sunday 18/02/24 will consist of practical application guided by Rebeccah Baylis from LGS in Somerset.
Myofascial release (muscle fascia release) provides an indirect, non intrusive approach to soft tissue manipulation; gently moving tissue at the surface level, releasing tight fascia & helping to stimulate the body’s ability to re-align itself.
 Fascia is the tissue that surrounds & connects all of the structures in the body. This connective tissue can become dehydrated, hardened & stuck.
Restrictions can develop in the fascia from trauma, poor posture & repetitive strain. During a myofascial release session, a low load stretch is put into the tissue for a period of approximately 3 minutes to allow the tissue to rehydrate & release.
This is a very relaxing & effective therapy, facilitating the body’s innate healing mechanisms to realign bony structures & release deep seated tension & trauma.
This technique provides an effective addition / alternative to massage for the more sensitive animals & sometimes proves to be better than other physical therapies at releasing stubborn areas of tightness, allowing joints to realign.
This course is aimed at all qualified canine physical body workers (canine massage therapists, physiotherapists, musculosketal therapists etc) as CPD training.

£200 pp