Professional Equine Bodywork Services
Targeted therapy tailored for performance and longevity.
My approach is structured, assessment-based and performance-driven.
Bodywork is targeted therapy within the context of the horse’s workload and training demands. Every treatment is designed to enable the horse to comfortably fulfil those demands whilst remaining sound and functionally balanced.
Equine Bodywork should support- not replace- correct training and veterinary care.
Evaluate
Posture, movement, muscle tone and compensatory patterns.
Treat
Targeted manual therapy based on findings.
Reassess
Check response and adjust as needed.
Plan Forward
Schedule based on workload and individual requirements.
Services
Initial Consultation
90 - 120 Minutes
$140
Recommended for new horses or horses returning to work after time off.
Full static and dynamic assessment
Palpation and muscle tone evaluation
Identification of areas of restriction or compensation
Saddle balance assessment (balance, symmetry, pressure points)
Targeted manual therapy treatment
Written assessment of findings and treatment plan
Recommendations
This session establishes your horse’s baseline and determines appropriate ongoing scheduling. These sessions are designed to maintain mobility, address developing tension patterns and support the demands placed on the horse’s body. For optimal performance support, a maintenance treatment is recommended one month after the initial consultation.
Maintenance Treatment
60 - 75 Minutes
$100
For existing clients with horses in consistent work and for competitive riders seeking structured preventative treatment.
Reassessment and progress review
Targeted treatment
Adjustment to written plan based on workload and training stage
Ongoing muscular balance
Early intervention before restriction becomes dysfunction
Ongoing saddle balance assessment
Priority scheduling
Six to eight week recurring booking slot
Performance-focused treatment planning with written assessment
Alignment with competition and training schedules
Ideal for performance horses in regular training or competition schedules. Supporting soundness and functional balance, complimentary to correct work and integrated veterinary care and other professional support programs.
"Ruth is an outstanding practitioner. She takes her time with each horse and has excellent feel and intuition for individual horses and their needs. She has an extensive toolkit of techniques and a deep understanding of anatomy. Ruth incorporates the different aspects of horse health and performance which has played an important role in maintaining the condition of our performance horses in the playing season, and supported the complex post operative rehabilitation of one of our performance horses."
— Hannah Harris, Harris EquineBodywork is a necessary component of professional care. It should be used intelligently alongside correct work and professional support.
Sessions are available for horses in the Hawkesbury and surrounds. Treatments over 30 minutes from Wilberforce have a minimum horse requirement.
Regular six to eight week scheduling is recommended for horses in consistent, moderate work and above.
Please complete the booking form to request an appointment.
Policies
Less than 24-hour cancellation will incur a late fee.
Priority scheduling is reserved for Maintenance Program clients.
Minimum horse requirements apply to yards outside of the Hawkesbury and over 30 minutes from Wilberforce.