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Equiform - Equine bodywork Located Southern NSW, can and will travel when needed😁

Equine manipulation therapist - what's that you say?😁 imagine a combination of physio, chiro, osteo, massage & trigger point therapy = optimum range of motion - resulting in peak performance.

My clients have all heard me singing the praises of the Dynavyte products ...... well guess what?!Now I can bring them t...
26/06/2025

My clients have all heard me singing the praises of the Dynavyte products ...... well guess what?!
Now I can bring them to you!!👏👏
Check out www.dynavyte.com.au for their great range. I swear by the microbiome and they have great joint supplements as well. Have a look at the range and let me know what you might like to try🙂 You'll even get it personally delivered😁
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Seeing horses wearing 3+ rugs is one of my pet peeves......and did you know that often this can contribute to sore shoul...
06/06/2025

Seeing horses wearing 3+ rugs is one of my pet peeves......and did you know that often this can contribute to sore shoulders and pecs? Ever notice your horse gets narky when doing the rug up after a long winter? All that weight and pulling isn't pleasant for them. My own clipped horses rarely ever get more than a light cotton and a good quality heavy rug. And that heavy one comes off every chance we get.

05/06/2025

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I highly recommend these guys!
04/06/2025

I highly recommend these guys!

My foray into bodywork started off rather unsteadily many years ago but it wasn't until I headed down the road with Equi...
29/05/2025

My foray into bodywork started off rather unsteadily many years ago but it wasn't until I headed down the road with Equiphoria Equine Bodywork & Equine Business Coaching that things started to really happen! Whether you're thinking about a career or just interested in maintaining your own horse, this is the place to start!!

𝐀 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡: 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞'𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞

As horse enthusiasts, we know our beloved equines are more than just companions—they're partners who deserve the best care possible. If you're looking to enhance your horse's wellness routine, equine massage might just be the perfect addition! 👐

Equine massage therapy is more than a luxury; it's a holistic approach that can significantly benefit your horse's physical and emotional well-being. Regular massage can improve circulation, reduce muscle tension, and promote relaxation—all essential for a happy, healthy horse. 🐎❤️

For many, the idea of incorporating massage into their horse's routine might sound intimidating. But fear not! Learning the basics of equine massage is accessible, and with a little practice, you can develop the skills needed to provide your horse with soothing, therapeutic support. 📘👐

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: 👇
https://equiphoria.podia.com/blog/a-holistic-approach-integrating-equine-massage-into-your-horses-wellness-routine

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I'm back for another year😁
26/05/2025

I'm back for another year😁

A longtime supporter and our ~ 2024-2025 Champion All Round Horse Event Sponsor ~ Equiform ~ 🙌🙌

Ali Delaney is an equine bodyworker, though these days she prefers the term equine manipulation therapist and is the owner of Equiform.
“Many people see “bodywork” as massage only, but my work combines a bit of everything - massage, trigger point therapy, skeletal alignments, stretching and soft tissue therapy,” Ali said. “It is all dependent on what the horse actually needs."
“I get great satisfaction in seeing a horse who appears uncomfortable, sore, tense or just has bad posture changing during a treatment to a relaxed and comfortable horse."
“Of course, there is the performance side to the work - prevention is always better than cure, so we try to prevent injuries before they occur by keeping everything soft and supple." “I actually came up with the name Equiform because you need good form to achieve good function and we all want our horses to function the best they can."
“It’s not a magic formula, some horses take more work than others, some need a different approach." “My clients come from all walks of equine life – cow horses, drafters, polocrosse, polo, dressage, showjumpers, trotters and gallopers right down to the old, retired steed just relaxing in the paddock.”
Ali said that she had always been familiar with drafting but had never had a go until just after COVID when everyone was looking for something to do. “Coming from a thoroughbred and polocrosse background means I certainly enjoy the speed of the event,” Ali said.
“I now get to three or four drafts every year, if possible." “Having been in business for just over five years, I’ve been doing horses for campdrafting clients since day one." “I saw SCA sponsorship as an opportunity to get my name out there amongst like-minded people." “As a bonus, most live in the general area that I cover for work."
“I think I’ve now been a SCA sponsor since my first year in business and it's been smooth sailing dealing with the Association all the way." Ali said that campdrafting was a good sponsorship fit for her because it was filled with like-minded people who realised their best chance at being competitive was to have their horse prepared as well as possible. “It’s also a sport I am interested in, and I will definitely be trying to increase my own five years, participation in the near future,” she said. “An added bonus is that in order to do my work the only equipment I need is my own hands so if someone is having trouble or I can’t get to them during the week we can do something about it on the spot, whether it’s between runs or back at the truck afterwards.”
Ali invited anyone with a question about Equiform to ask it. “There is no such thing as a silly question,” she said. “It costs nothing to get your horse assessed to see if he has any sore points or issues." “We don’t expect top athletes such as footballers to take to the field without preparing and maintaining their bodies beforehand and using therapies for recovery afterwards and we shouldn’t expect our horses to, either.
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A long but entertaining post - and oh so accurate!
14/05/2025

A long but entertaining post - and oh so accurate!

Galloping, Bucking, Not Broken: The Greatest Lie Horses Ever Told 🐎💥

You step into the paddock, coffee in hand, expecting a peaceful morning and a whiff of horse breath that says “all is well.” ☕✨

Instead, your horse is on the wrong side of the fence, looking smug and oddly unscathed—or worse, still tangled in wire. You cut them free, patch up a scratch or two (or marvel at the miraculous absence of any), and thank the gods of lucky escapes.

Crisis averted.

Or is it? 😬

Here’s the problem: the real damage doesn’t always bleed.

Over the years, I’ve met a string of horses who’ve all survived this advanced-level self-sabotage. They’ve jumped a gate (well… tried), crashed through a fence, slipped on a slope, flipped, twisted, crushed or compressed themselves in ways that would make a chiropractor cry and a vet sigh while reaching for the X-ray machine (which, by the way, won’t show the damage either). 🏅💀

The horse recovers. No visible limp. They run. They buck. They play.

You think:
“They’re fine! Look at them go!”
But they’re not fine. Not even a little bit.

Enter: The Invisible Injury 🕵️‍♀️

What you can’t see—and what many professionals miss—is the slow-burn catastrophe hidden deep in the horse's body.

Ribcage. Pelvis. Sternum. Neck. Stifle.
The kind of stuff that doesn’t light up on X-rays or respond to your carrot-stick-wiggly-wand of trust. 🥕🌀

It’s the kind of discomfort that turns “walk, trot, canter” into “grimace, flinch, explode.”

And here’s the kicker: the horse doesn’t limp. It compensates.

Because horses, unlike people, don’t throw dramatic tantrums and demand cortisone shots. They quietly adjust. They twist, tighten, avoid, or overuse other parts of their body to keep going.

They are the masters of stoicism.....until you put a halter on.
You ask for a transition, a bend, a float trip, or—God forbid—a trot circle. And suddenly—

You get emotion.
You get resistance.
You get confusion, agitation, blow-ups, shut-downs—
Every spicy ingredient in a full-blown training meltdown stew. 🍲🔥
The Spiral Begins 🌀

The owner thinks: “I’m doing something wrong.”
The trainer thinks: “We need more groundwork.”
The horse thinks: “Kill me.” ☠️
Eventually, the owner moves on—new trainer, new method, new online course promising the horse will “choose joy and connection.”

But the problems persist.
Cue spiralling shame, rejection of all prior knowledge, and a desperate descent into rabbit holes of essential oils, a connection-based enlightenment facilitator, and equine shadow work. 🧘‍♀️🌿🔮

When in fact, what they really needed was a bloody good vet and bodyworker, and someone to say:

“Hey, maybe your horse’s inability to pick up the left lead can’t be fixed with trust exercises and lavender oil.”

The Warning Signs We Miss 🚩

Here are the red flags waving harder than a liberty trainer at sunset:

The horse becomes emotional, reactive, or weirdly robotic.
What should be simple feels charged, unpredictable, and unnervingly fragile.
Training progress flatlines, no matter how much effort you throw at it.
The horse starts avoiding halters, floats, mounting blocks—or life in general.
The problem isn’t always psychological.

Sometimes, it’s a bloody rib.
Or a pelvis rotated like a cheap IKEA table leg. 🪑

But we don’t look there—because the horse looks fine.
It bucks in the paddock! It gallops!
It must be okay!

Nope. That’s not health.
That’s compensation.
It’s adaptation with the odd short step.

Or worse—when they can’t limp because everything’s uncomfortable.
That’s when it gets really insidious.

What Happens Next is Predictable… and Sad 😢

These horses often get labelled as:

Difficult
Shut down
Disrespectful
“Needing more wet saddle blankets”
Or… “Needing a softer approach”
Or… “Not aligned with your energy” 🙃
No one considers the simple truth:

It hurts to do what we’re asking.
Not in a “don’t feel like it” way.
In a “my sternum’s fused to my shoulder blade and I can’t rotate left without seeing stars” way. 🌟

They suffer in silence while we rotate through training ideologies like a midlife crisis through motorcycles—all because we never asked the most obvious question:

“Has this horse ever had an accident?”

Because if they have—if they’ve failed to clear a gate, slipped, fallen, crushed, or tangled in wire—it may have changed everything. Not just the body, but the brain.

Pain messes with movement.
It makes easy things hard.
It turns willing horses into wary ones.
And it ruins good humans who start to believe they’re not good enough.

What You Can Do Instead of Losing Your Mind 🧠➡️🧘‍♂️

Take my good friend Tami Elkayam’s advice:
If something happens, write it down in a diary. ✍️

Even if they seem fine.

Then, if things start getting weird months or years later, don’t reach for your third liberty course or $800 worth of chamomile pellets. 💸🌼

Consider that maybe—just maybe—your horse isn’t emotionally broken, disrespectful, or traumatised by a training method.

Maybe those fractured ribs are hurting when you do up the girth.

Before You Burn It All Down… 🔥🚫

Before you give up, throw out your halters, block your last five coaches on Instagram, or trade your saddle for an oracle deck… pause.

Reflect.

Is it possible your horse is trying—but simply can’t?
Could it be that what they’re resisting isn’t you—but a physical reality no amount of groundwork or paddock bonding can fix?
Is it time to stop blaming yourself, your horse, and everyone you’ve ever learned from—and instead… dig deeper?
Because sometimes, the source of your training failures, your emotional spirals, and your eroded confidence…
..was a bloody gate.
That your horse didn’t clear.
That day. 🐴💔

If this switched on a lightbulb 💡, hit share. Pass it on.

Disclaimer: This is satire. Humour helps people read long posts they’d usually scroll past—so they don’t miss something that might actually help them or their horse.

Feel like tone-policing? Fabulous. Write your own post. That’s where your opinion belongs.

📸 IMAGE: My Aureo—the horse who taught me this lesson...even the bit about lavender oil 😆

18/04/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡

Equine bodywork, particularly massage therapy, has gained recognition for its profound impact on horse health. Understanding the science behind this practice reveals why it's becoming an essential part of equine care.

Massage therapy for horses involves the manipulation of soft tissues, aiming to improve circulation, reduce muscle tension, and enhance overall well-being. This practice is rooted in the understanding that, like humans, horses benefit from relaxation and muscle recovery techniques.

One of the primary benefits of equine massage is improved blood circulation. By stimulating blood flow, massage helps deliver essential nutrients and oxygen to the muscles, facilitating quicker recovery from exercise or injury. Enhanced circulation also aids in the removal of metabolic waste products, reducing the risk of muscle soreness and stiffness.

Read the full blog here: 👇
https://equiphoria.podia.com/blog/the-science-behind-equine-bodywork-how-massage-improves-horse-health

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💥💥  SOLD  💥💥For sale on behalf of clientReadvertised due to change in circumstances BERRAGOON WINKY12yo mare 15hhWell ed...
10/04/2025

💥💥 SOLD 💥💥

For sale on behalf of client
Readvertised due to change in circumstances

BERRAGOON WINKY
12yo mare 15hh
Well educated, previously competed in the ASH ring and challenges. Very cowy, has consistently made finals with scores up to 87 the last few months.
Very easy mare to have around. Clip, shoe, load, a very well mannered mare. No dirt under saddle but very responsive and forward moving. Proven broodmare.
Not very often a Berragoon mare comes on the market for private sale.
Can be viewed at Goulburn or Marrar drafts if not sold before.
$12,000

0409228991
Located Jugiong NSW

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Hello horse lovers, owners, riders and trainers,

I’ve always had horses in my life one way or another, and as I grew older and realised I needed to care more for my own body, I decided the same applied to my horses. As owners, trainers and riders, we want to know that our horse is able to perform at his best, with no discomfort or pain present.

I believe that to perform at their best, our horses as athletes need to be in top shape. You know your horse, and you know when he just isn’t right. Regular massage will assist the muscles to remain supple and elastic, and non-invasive alignments will ensure he can function to his full potential.

Whether you aim to perform at the top of your chosen sport, or want to be safe and happy on the trails with your horse, I can work with you to make that happen!