PAULA MARKS Equine Bodywork

04/09/2022

To understand how important the hoof is for the horse, you just need to think that in a 3-month-old fetus, this extremely specialized structure is already fully formed.

02/09/2022

23/07/2022

02/07/2022

02/07/2022

CHECK THIS OUT!!!!!
I cannot recommend this virtual webinar enough!
There are 9 speakers from around the world discussing their points of view on the complicated equine digestive system.

There is a video dissection, a presentation about the microbiome, the guts link to emotions and even worm burden issues...to name just a few.

It is hosted by The Worldwide Alliance of Equine Osteopaths (WAEO) but it is open to EVERYONE.
(WAEO is a non profit organisation set up to help share knowledge worldwide)

Now is the time to buy your Early Bird tickets. Use the link below to head to the website and book.

It is a 100% pre-recorded virtual webinar that you can access via our website and watch at your pleasure.
It will be available from 20th August 2022.

https://www.equineosteopathy.org/2022webinar

06/05/2022

Jim Masterson giving Whisper a Masterson Method bodywork session at the Collaborative Clinic in Nicasio, CA. Read more about Whisper and the bodywork session...

06/05/2022

This poor 28 year old stallion welsh mountain pony was kicked in the “knee” about 5 years prior to euthanasia by a mare. At the time of injury, the owner had let the pony out to lease and he came back with a “stiff knee” and unfortunately at the time of the injury, it appears that no physiotherapy was instigated. Notice the normal one on the right. The blue is blue tack to hold the carpal bones together. The bones at the top, separated from the rest were “floating” round in the joint.

I spoke to my equine bodyworker who worked with me dissecting this pony April 2022 and she felt if physio had been initiated as soon as possible after the injury then there could be better flexion of the joint than how it presented at euthanasia.

Edited to delete the statement “all this nasty bone overgrowth should have been avoided”

The joint faces were pretty much ok, apart from the joint face on the medial side.

I truly feel that humans need a physiotherapist to be involved at the time of an injury, why not horses? Bit of a wake up call for me.

This poor boys joint was completely fuzed when he arrived at my place but he still had so much energy and moved quite well considering!

PLEASE- any inappropriate comments will be deleted. I’m sharing this to educate us all. Please no what if, should have, could have…..

Tell me your experience on injuries like this- good or bad outcomes. Let’s brainstorm and learn

Ps the hoof capsule on this injured side was worn quite severely at the toe.
More info will be posted to my Patreon platform in the next few days.

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20/03/2022

Web page back up

10/02/2022

🔸️Dissection Photo🔸️

This was the first hoof capsule Jodie dissected for us to see, before we got started on our own.

I labeled the anatomy here, I thought the heel laminae were captured perfectly.