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My career with horses began at 16 years of age, when I started an Apprenticeship at my local Equestrian Centre. I stayed for a further three years gaining my BHS qualifications and a wealth of teaching experience. From that point I worked within the Equine industry for a further six years mainly with Mounted Games Ponies, Hunters and Eventers. This is where I first witnessed Equine Bodywork and was immediately drawn to it. As much as I wanted to pursue this role, it did not seem financially viable and fell into the trap of office work! I continued to ride and visit local shows and events however the self-perpetuating nonsense of office life began to wear me down. This continued until my husband and I decided to move the family to Cornwall for a better quality of life. It was at this point that my career turned full circle and I signed up for a Foundation Degree in Equitation Science at Duchy College, covering Equine Training, Behaviour and Welfare. My interest in helping horses through bodywork still remained and during work experience at college I met Leigh Jackson (a Masterson Method Coach) who took me under her wing. I continued with my Degree; graduating in November 2017 and went on to become a Certified Masterson Method Practitioner in May 2018.
The learning outcomes and experiences from my Foundation Degree and The Masterson Method Certification have reinforced the importance of looking at the horse holistically; and respecting each horse as an individual. It is not about working on a restricted area of the body, it’s about understanding how the horse uses its whole body, how it balances itself, if it compensates for areas of tension, it’s job, it’s age and how capable the horse is to carry out their job in terms of confirmation and personality.
