This is a technique developed for the human athlete. Ann
trained with "Equissage" Inc. in Virginia, USA and
became certified in 1994. This technique was pioneered by
the late Jack Maegher who wrote the first book on Equine Trigger
point therapy back in 1987, called - "Beating Muscle
Injuries in Horses". HIs first protegee was Mary Schreiber,
a human physiotherapist, who learned from Jack, and then went
on to perfect her own technique over 7 years, until she at
last started her own school in 1991. The technique incorporates
cross-fibre friction, tapotement, effleurage, and the RICE
principle:
This is a technique using soft tissue, pressure
points and manipulation to relaign the horse's skeleton. It
is less invasive and less stressful to the horse, as very little
thrusting, direct pressure on the bone or force, is used. The
practitioner uses the horse's own muscle tension to realign
the structure,
The Wit's End team has a number of different
packages available, and different modalities are used in a holistic
approach to the treatment and healing of your horse.
Wit's End believes that proper nutrition is
the basis of all good health. Based on years of experience,
a common sense approach, as well as knowledge gained at Chadacre
Agricultural college, Ann & Anthony have put together some
information on the feeding of both the performance horse, and
the patient undergoing therapy and rehab. Growing horses, injured
horses and performance horses all have their individual needs
when it comes to their diet.
Nutritional Consultation
can be arranged for $100.00 per hour
