360 Degree Horse

12/12/2025

And... The new website is live!
Check it out here: https://360degreehorse.co.za/

The absolute gratitude for Coffee Cat Digital Blends for doing such an amazing job with this! I highly recommend you get in touch with Rebecca for your new or updated website - having a graphic designer create a website, not just an IT techie, makes ALL the difference to the look and feel. Rebecca understood my brief perfectly and exceeded all expectations regarding timing, getting the website live within 10 days (and that long only because she was waiting for my input)! As an added bonus, Rebecca has a love for, and long-held experience with horses, AND is a sterling photographer, so she was responsible for the beautiful shots with a very handsome chestnut as well.

Speaking of the handsome chestnut, thank you team Madie Otto, for graciously lending us your space, the stunningly beautiful Mr Ugo and the charming and patient Everson to help us grab some great photos. I appreciate you!

And finally, what's changed? I have pared back my services to what I believe has the greatest impact and deserves my focus - the exceptional Equine Hanna Somatics® modality, which continues to amaze me in how it changes horses profoundly from the inside out, and providing a simple, affordable and versatile balance pad option for the RSA horse owner.

Thank you to each and every one of my clients and 360DH community for your belief in me, your encouragement, your referrals, your feedback, shared knowledge, and support for these past 5 years in business. I appreciate each and every one of you!

360 Degree Horse introduces Equine Hanna Somatics® SA, helping horses find freedom, balance, and connection.

26/01/2025

Yes!

02/09/2024

Sometimes you just need a proper sleep immediately after your Equine Hanna Somatics session! Right where the session ended😁

What a special boy. It is a privilege to spend time with you and your mum.

05/08/2024

𝑬𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒂 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒗𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈!

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍…

📌Stretching a muscle triggers the protective stretch reflex which instructs muscles to contract 100% of the time. Pandiculation is a natural reflex that contracts the muscle first, and then slowly lengthens it, allowing the muscle to relax and find a new baseline tone.

📌Stretching is a passive and temporary lengthening of muscles; pandiculation is active and can permanently lengthen muscles.

📌Stretching can be uncomfortable or painful when there is a forceful lengthening of muscles; pandiculation always works within the horse's comfortable range of motion, avoiding pain and discomfort.

📌Stretching often isolates muscles; pandiculation works holistically with muscle chains.

📌Stretching does not need mindfulness; pandiculation requires focused mindfulness in engaging the voluntary motor cortex of the horse, which is the only way to reset resting muscle tone.

While stretching has its place in bodywork practice; stretching has no place in Equine Hanna Somatics practice as it is counter-productive to the process and what it is trying to achieve.

Would you like to find out more about Equine Hanna Somatics? Chat to us or visit https://360degreehorse.co.za/equine-hanna-somatics/

04/08/2024

It is a privilege to witness the remarkable responses offered by horses experiencing Equine Hanna Somatics. Thank you to Cheryl for sharing these pics and feedback on her page!

13/07/2024

"𝑻𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒘𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕."
-𝑨𝒏𝒐𝒏

02/04/2024

“𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆. 𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉.”
- 𝑳𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂

May we not let our past disappointments, or future insecurities, rob us of this present moment.

26/02/2024

“𝑵𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒊𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈.”
-𝑻𝒐𝒏𝒚 𝑹𝒐𝒃𝒃𝒊𝒏𝒔

05/02/2024

𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒊𝒔 𝑬𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑯𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒂 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒎𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔?
𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒍!

📌 EHS is brainwork, not bodywork - we focus on neurological reset by engaging the horse in pandiculation - a conscious muscle contraction, release, and reintegration process that engages the specific part of the brain (the Voluntary Motor Cortex) that can release habituated muscle tension at its root, leading to long-lasting changes in your horse's movement patterns and posture.

📌 Active and mindful participation of the horse - this is a guided educational process, rather than a treatment.

📌 Emphasis on developing Motor Sensory Control. This goes beyond addressing specific issues or symptoms, rather aiming to restore the horse's overall ability to move with greater ease, coordination, and responsiveness.

📌 Collaborative, respectful, and non-invasive approach that works within the permission and comfortable range of motion of the horse. This partnership creates an environment of safety and trust, allowing for a profound and positive impact on the horse's well-being both on a physical and emotional level. This also makes Equine Hanna Somatics a great modality for horses that have suffered trauma and/or are struggling to accept conventional bodywork modalities.

We are not suggesting that Equine Hanna Somatics is a replacement for the good bodywork modalities you are already pursuing with your horse. Rather we are highlighting that Equine Hanna Somatics, with its focus on releasing muscular tension at its root (the brain) and improving motor sensory control, offers a distinct approach that is well worth considering as a complementary and uniquely beneficial part of a holistic care program for your horse's health, performance, and happiness!

Keen to give it a try? - head over to https://360degreehorse.co.za/equine-hanna-somatics/ to find out more about practitioner sessions, hands-on training, DIY instructional video training, and online support.