Touch Equine

30/08/2025

28/08/2025

‼️Cancellation Policy‼️

If you cancel your appointment with less than 24hts notice then half of the treatment will need to be paid as this doesn’t leave me enough time to fill the space. Being self employed is sucks and if you cancel with short notice I don’t earn! Times are hard but please consider the impact of a late cancellation on small businesses.

20/08/2025

Morning spent treating 3 wonderfully behaved racehorses. Best of luck to Rocky tomorrow and Mack on Sunday 🍀

18/08/2025

So I’ve entered the 21st century and will be taking card payments soon to make life easier for you.

11/08/2025

Prevention is better than cure!

Out of ALL the posts that I write about this is one I NEED you to share far & wide.

“If it ain’t broke , why try fix it?”

Why would anyone even utter these ridiculous words 🤦🏻‍♀️
Ok, so shall we wait until the horse breaks down then let’s get the bodyworker or even a vet out? 😡

I think you can tell by my tone in this post I’m not happy 😡

Someone actually told a new client this!! After putting my hands on this gorgeous boy I had to refer to the vet! Something that could have been avoided.

Please stop listening to the know it alls & the yard ‘professionals’ there’s always one on every yard!

Start listening to your gut instinct, us women have this super power. Start using it 🙌💫

This family are caring first time horse owners who listened to the ‘professionals’ on a previous yard they were on. They thought they were doing right by their horse.

Until the horse wasn’t right ..

Here’s why you SHOULD get your horse checked even if you think they look fine:

Us bodyworkers can see & feel so much. We can pass any information onto your vet.

They hide pain until it’s bad.

Small tension turns into big problems.

Early checks save you hundreds in vet bills.

Comfort = better performance & behaviour.

When will horse owners realise that bodywork isn’t a luxury it’s essential?

Please don’t wait for your horse to show signs of discomfort before you act.

If money is an issue speak to your therapist, you might be able to set a payment plan up.

But please don’t have the attitude of

‘If it ain’t broke why try fix it ‘

07/08/2025

So incredibly proud to play a small part in this wonderful teams success with Miss Molly 💖 what an achievement!! 🎉🏆

03/08/2025

There are many debates about fascia—what it is, what it includes, and what its function truly is. Many definitions are used to describe and categorise this tissue, which I believe is impossible. It is a continuous tissue that is everywhere and manifests in many forms, from loose areolar tissue to highly organised tendons; from continuous tissue that connects parts, allows for force transmission, to areas where it disconnects and allows gliding and sliding.
The picture shows what I observe during my equine dissections.
I see the fibrillary network, filmed by J. C. Guimberteau.
And I see the ‘matrix’ described, I believe, by Stephen Lewin – “Fascia is the fabric of the body; not the vestments covering the corpus but material that gives it the form: the warp and the weft. Muscles and bone, liver, lung, gut, urinary, brain and endocrine are all embroidered in the fascial web.

The 2025 Fascial Congress will start in a few days. Will it bring clarification or more confusion?

Links to my work:
Patreon page that supports my work
https://www.patreon.com/equineanatomyinlayers

Whole Horse Dissection online (12 months access)
https://ivanaruddock.podia.com/the-equine-anatomy-in-layers

Atlas of the Equine Musculoskeletal system
https://ivanaruddock-lange.com/equine-atlas/

28/07/2025

When you get smooches of appreciation post treatment 🤣

25/06/2025

Good luck to all my clients competing at The Royal Norfolk show 🏆

25/06/2025

One of my favourites!

𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 - a great in-hand exercise that encourages and improves:
🔹 Lateral suppleness
🔹 Core control
🔹 Coordination
🔹 Proprioception

As you walk your horse on the serpentine between the poles he must bring his hind and front legs closer together to negotiate the grid - core muscles are recruited and the back is rounded.

03/06/2025

Steroid Injections

Can be a controversial topic.

Used wisely they may be a powerful tool for helping horses with conditions like kissing spine, hock issues, or other joint problems, but only if they’re used correctly. Are there better options out there? Let me know .

All too often, we hear about horses being injected routinely for maintenance purposes, and sadly, those horses more than likely will eventually break down. Because they arnt being put through a proper rehabilitation program. The research shows the deterioration of ligaments & tendons when misused.

We know steroids work by reducing pain and inflammation.

What I see far too often is horses being injected in multiple areas, given a few days rest, and then put straight back into work because the rider is eager to compete or get riding again , without much thought for whats really going on inside the body.

You see, it’s never just about the joint or spine. We have to look beyond the site of the injection, addressing the tight muscles, the emotional state of the horse, the weak muscles, the fascial tension, and even potential visceral restrictions. Saddle fit, riders position, feet etc

Having steroid injections isn’t a green light to jump straight back on. Often they are being misused to the detriment of the horse.

Post injection rehab is a valuable window of opportunity it’s a time to release excess tension, reset posture, and help the horse realize it’s safe to move forward without bracing or fear of pain.

It’s about using that time wisely:

✅ Giving the horse confidence to use its body correctly

✅ Strengthening the surrounding structures to reduce compensatory patterns & avoid the horse falling back into that negative mind set & posture

✅ Combining hands on bodywork to address the whole system not just the joint or spine

The picture below is one of my lovely clients who has put her heart and soul into rehabbing her horse the right way. With zero misuse of any drugs. He’s an ex race horse & after his first treatment with me, we decided he should go for further investigation. He was found to have some close spinal processes.

I am so proud of her because rehabbing a horse properly isn’t easy. It takes time, dedication, patience, and a lot of emotional & financial investment.

She has addressed the whole horse & used that window of opportunity to get stuck in to create a positive change 🙌
He’s not dumping his weight forward as much & is moving so much better , able to use himself correctly, working from behind into a stronger front. Hes a way to go yet but so far I’m over the moon with this 🙏

Thank you for allowing me to be part of your journey. And I look forward to treating him again after his 2nd set of X-rays

As always please do your own research 📕