Horse Sense Education and Advocacy

08/22/2025

A reminder the Pioneer of Equine Cranio Sacral is coming back to town. This series is to be continued and mark your calendars for ECS courses. Please if you are interested- DO NOT put it off as Maureen goes all over the world. Definitely sign up while she is actually here. We will be a Equine Harmony Rescue & Rehab and Rehab in Aptos this time: Please contact Equine CranioSacral Workshops to get your spot! Continuing Education NEVER disappoints!

08/21/2025

HUGE CHANGES: With dedicated care from her owner, ECS sessions with Kristin Praly, a targeted nutritional program, and consistent farrier support from Bret Lancaster, Venus has undergone a remarkable functional recovery. Initially presenting with dropped ribs, a collapsed thoracolumbar junction, and compensatory overuse of the cervical spine as a fifth limb, she was deemed unrideable due to compromised postural integrity and joint overload.
Today, Venus exhibits improved axial stability, more normalized rib mobility, and enhanced neuromuscular coordination. Her sacrum has more balance, her knees are no longer bearing disproportionate load.
Notably, the respiratory diaphragm has regained more functional tone and mobility, contributing to improved core stability, thoracic lift, and autonomic regulation.
These changes reflect not only musculoskeletal adaptation but also a shift in autonomic tone, suggesting improved parasympathetic regulation and reduced nociceptive guarding. This shift enabled more fluid movement, improved coordination, and behavioral relaxation—hallmarks of reduced nociceptive burden and increased somatic safety.
Her progress underscores the value of fascia-informed rehabilitation, trauma-aware handling, and interdisciplinary support in equine recovery. Venus is now a case study in how integrative care can restore both biomechanical function and behavioral resilience.- Kristin Praly Horse Sense Education and Advocacy Always gratitude to the teachings of Equine CranioSacral Workshops

08/19/2025

Lots of smiles and learning today! 💛
Please take a moment to look closely at the final photo—featuring the beautiful mare, MyDun. For those who truly want to understand how horses mask their vulnerability, this image speaks volumes. It captures MyDun’s posture after she surrendered into treatment—softened, grounded, and finally able to let go.
Horses give their lives to us, often because we ask it of them. But to witness a horse collapse into love and kindness, rather than labor or expectation, is something rare and deeply moving.
MyDun is for sale, and our nonprofit would love to adopt her. She cannot hold herself up well, let alone carry a rider—but she deserves safety, dignity, and care. To sustain her long-term, we’re seeking 72 monthly sponsors at $10 each. Your support would help us provide ongoing treatment, feed, and sanctuary.
To meet MyDun in person, please contact us at [email protected] and our scheduler will be happy to arrange a visit.
If you’d like to become a monthly donor, here are your options:
- 🟡 PayPal (Preferred cc cards available) – Use the first PayPal button labeled “Thank You!” for a fee-free donation if you already have a PayPal account.
- 🔵 Credit Card available via PayPal – Use the second PayPal button if you don’t have PayPal but wish to donate via credit card. Please add $3 to your monthly gift to offset processing fees.
- 🟣 Venmo – Also available! Please add $3 to your donation to help cover Venmo’s transaction fees.
Every contribution helps us offer MyDun the life she deserves. Thank you for being part of her healing journey.
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08/18/2025

Leading expert coming to California! We're so excited coming from Europe to help our horses lead the way to wellness is Maureen Rogers. I, for one, would not be the practitioner I am today without having gone through Equine CranioSacral Workshops. Maureen is amazing and be prepared for learning, learning, learning!!
25 years of International experience treating horses from the Olympic levels to the Novice. A great opportunity to study at a higher level in understanding how the whole body interrelates from the cranium to the sacrum.
To register please contact Equine Craniosacral Equine CranioSacral Workshops: [email protected]

WE ARE EXCITED FOR OUR EQUINE CRANIOSACRAL WORKSHOPS COMING TO CALIFORNIA IN OCTOBER!!!

GREAT TO SEE THE WORKSHOPS FILLING UP!

WORKSHOP DATES:

ECS1 ”A FOUNDATION CLASS” OCTOBER 6-9, 2025

EPD ONE DAY EQUINE PELVIS DISSECTION
OCTOBER 12, 2025

ECS2 “UNWINDING “ OCTOBER 13-16, 2025

LOCATION: Equine Harmony Rescue & Rehab
WATSONVILLE, CA USA

Registration is OPEN! Click here to register
https://www.equinecraniosacral.com/schedule.php

CONTACT US WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE
BY EMAIL AT [email protected]

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU JOINING US IN OCTOBER!

08/16/2025

This is one of many physical truths the body reveals if you know where to look. Horses are always trying to survive the day when in the company of humans. I chose this video because I felt she deserves credit for working to be very clear in explaining how to look. Just know that bony changes CAN CHANGE as the body is alive and healing all the time. With proper assessment and work we can work with the horse to CHANGE their posture which build proper muscle structure to support. Your horse can live their lives with you in less pain and more function. Luckily more people are starting to learn and look to see what the body is telling us.
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Email: [email protected]

08/15/2025

Little memory from 8 years ago! hint: He STILL has them wrapped around his little hoof ;)

08/13/2025

Calm education equals thinking calm horses learning- Kristin Praly

08/04/2025

WHY is it we FINALLY start thinking about how something is unpleasant- like horse owners washing a horse like the horse is a car- is ONLY brought up when there is a new product out there? Why do people THEN start to pay attention to their daily habits? Oh! New toy! Huh maybe I should rethink how I wash my horse. Notice in the ad- it's only about hot water not about the nozzle one uses to actually spray the horse.