Nancy performs a release for Clementine's occiput

Bodywork
Routine bodywork maintains a horse's optimum comfort, performance and health and is essential to Nancy's training philosophy. She employs homeopathic remedies, herbs and essential oils in her work to address physical and emotional pain. She uses the bodywork techniques of acupressure, equine craniosacral work, and the Japanese art of High Touch® Jin Shin, to rebalance the body's energy flows. To reduce stress and encourage relaxation Nancy uses TTeam TTouch® and a variety of equine stretches and massage techniques as well as structured groundwork exercises. Read Nancy's article, Jin Shin Energy Balancing for Your Horse, which appeared in Natural Horse Magazine.

If your veterinarian has identified a specific injury or chronic health issue, these bodywork techniques may speed recovery and/or provide comfort. Nancy also uses aromatherapy and herbal supplements to help balance a horse's body and mind. She is a distributor for Silver Lining Equine Herbal Supplements.

	Linda prepares to do Jin Shin on Ellie

Nancy offers workshops in High Touch® Jin Shin for horses and information about attending or hosting a workshop.

Nancy designed an easy to use set of equine meridian charts to assist her in her practice of acupressure for horses. Visit our Products page for more information or to order a full color laminated set of the six major meridians.

Nancy rewards Strider for lowering his head and bending to the right.

Training Philosophy
Nancy begins her relationship with any horse by assessing and acknowledging physical and emotional concerns. She believes a horse's physical discomfort is the primary cause of most postural and nearly all behavioral issues. The first step in restoring a horse's well being and preparing him for further education is to eliminate discomfort due to improper saddle fit, dental care, shoeing and overlooked chiropractic and body issues. Next, Nancy designs a complementary bodywork and training program for the horse. Using groundwork, and bodywork, she builds the horse's self confidence and his ability to focus. Nancy's goal in this phase is to improve physical balance, which is a reflection of mental attitude. She seeks to provide the horse with the tools necessary to be able to think and respond to situations rather than react to them. She then carries this work to the horse's training under saddle.

Proper dental care and maintenance is key to achieving this goal. Read Nancy's article, What Every Rider Needs to know About Equine Dentistry which appeared in Natural Horse Magazine, Peggy Cumming's Connected Riding Newsletter and Linda Telling-Jones' Tteam Connections Newsletter.

Riding Lessons
The final piece in the puzzle is twofold. First, Integrated Riding™ techniques are employed to make the rider more comfortable for the horse to carry and improve rider-horse communication. In her Integrated Riding™ instruction, Nancy combines her Connected Riding skills with methods she learned from Peggy Cummings and other instructors with the body awareness she has gained from working with guild certified Feldenkrais® instructor, Robert Spencer to make riding a skill filled with fun and ease.

Secondly, more advanced ground schooling encourages the horse to use his body efficiently and promotes proper muscular development by teaching self-carriage. The result is increased soundness, performance, and improved health. Nancy willingly shares her knowledge for the betterment of horse and rider.

Nancy and Granite instruct Gretchen in work on two lines.

Nancy and Robert Spencer team-teach EquiMotion clinics. Click EquiMotion to learn more about these innovative workshops. See Workshops, Clinics and Classes for a current schedule of events or to Register.

Finally, be sure to check out Camp's Camp for a fun filled learning experience for yourself and your horse. Nancy offers two adult riding camps each year at Double D Ranch in Bellevue, Idaho.