2019- Susan Smith Events
Equine Body Balance™ is now offering an Equine Body Balance Online Video Course, which launched June 2019! See bottom of this page. Take the online course and be ready for the next Susan Smith hands-on workshop!
The following events are designed for horse owners and professionals, body workers and equine enthusiasts who would like to learn how to do some effective bodywork with their horse. The courses will include building blocks of equine health and energetic relationship with the horse. The work relies on the horse’s innate ability to self-correct and can have profoundly sustainable results. Emphasis in class will be on developing feel and timing in contact. Classes are open to anyone, no pre-requisites.
Brief Biography: Susan Smith has had a lifelong love of horses and began her interest in bodywork while endurance riding. The need to keep horses and herself fit led her to study bodywork for both equines and humans. Susan's certifications include: Registered Instructor & Advanced Practitioner Ortho-Bionomy® & Equine Ortho-Bionomy®, Founder of Equine Body Balance™ and Horses at Liberty Foundation Training™, certified Liberty Foundations™ instructor, Practitioner of Equine Positional Release (EPR), Member ABMP, Society of Ortho-Bionomy® International, Independent Liberty Trainers Network.
*Sessions: In addition to the equine workshops described below, Susan is offering human Ortho-Bionomy® sessions (treatment, feedback, consults) and horse EBB sessions. Human and Horse Sessions are available by appointment only. Be sure to check the box on your registration form to reserve your session!
The following events are designed for horse owners and professionals, body workers and equine enthusiasts who would like to learn how to do some effective bodywork with their horse. The courses will include building blocks of equine health and energetic relationship with the horse. The work relies on the horse’s innate ability to self-correct and can have profoundly sustainable results. Emphasis in class will be on developing feel and timing in contact. Classes are open to anyone, no pre-requisites.
Brief Biography: Susan Smith has had a lifelong love of horses and began her interest in bodywork while endurance riding. The need to keep horses and herself fit led her to study bodywork for both equines and humans. Susan's certifications include: Registered Instructor & Advanced Practitioner Ortho-Bionomy® & Equine Ortho-Bionomy®, Founder of Equine Body Balance™ and Horses at Liberty Foundation Training™, certified Liberty Foundations™ instructor, Practitioner of Equine Positional Release (EPR), Member ABMP, Society of Ortho-Bionomy® International, Independent Liberty Trainers Network.
*Sessions: In addition to the equine workshops described below, Susan is offering human Ortho-Bionomy® sessions (treatment, feedback, consults) and horse EBB sessions. Human and Horse Sessions are available by appointment only. Be sure to check the box on your registration form to reserve your session!
- Susan Smith Website: susansmithsantafe.com
Register Now with the green button below!
Please Note: Haul-ins are now welcome at Mercy Flats Ranch workshops!
No Audits. No Pets. No Stallions. Adults only. Each class Limited to 15 participants.
No Audits. No Pets. No Stallions. Adults only. Each class Limited to 15 participants.
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Equine Body Balance™
"Mounted Body Balance: Beyond Heels Down " (No pre-requisites or horse experience needed) 2-Day Intensive Study September 28-29, 2019 Sat-Sun, 9am-5pm (Lunch on your own) Molalla, Oregon @ Mercy Flats Ranch (new venue) $375 Early Bird savings to 8/22/19 $425 Regular Price after 8/22/19, paid by 9/21/19 
Description:
This two-day Mounted Body Balance(TM) workshop focuses on self-care exercises for people, hands-on bodywork for horses, and walking exercises for horse and rider. With this unique approach to working with strengths, we can increase function and comfort in both horse and rider, and provide valuable information to each other. Stiffness in you or the horse? Neck or shoulder pain? Imbalance in the saddle? Trouble mounting? Join us for a day of Mounted Body Balance™ and self-correction, discovery and change. Equine Body Balance™ = Equine Ortho-Bionomy®. This gentle but effective non-force approach uses elements of healing that are in concert with the body's natural tendencies. 16 Ortho-Bionomy® CEs earned with class completion. Experience the deepening of the horse/rider connection through bodywork in this two-day workshop. While many people come to this work to try to solve their body and riding challenges, they learn that the horse can help support their bodies and the rider can support the horse's needs better. Mounted Body Balance is the mounted version of Equine Body Balance, using Ortho-Bionomy for people in addition to equine work. The work is simple and non-invasive, and can be learned by any interested horse owner or professional. Learn assessment through observation, further your palpation skills, encourage movement from within to without. Learn to prioritize when bodywork, follow-up and other intervention is needed on an individual basis. This material is not a substitute for veterinary care, but a complement to it. Class Content: Assessment: Observing the horse, its gait, movement patterns: limb-to-spine. Working with common areas of complaint in both horse and human: back, hips, shoulders, neck, legs Approaching the horse: Greeting, coming into connection. Learn tissue differences: Sinewy, squishy, tissue with bounce-back, hard. Techniques: Range of motion, lifting legs in position of comfort, addressing trigger points. Safety + Responses: Observing the horse’s reflexive action & technique response. Take-home materials provided. This work helps: Reduce stress Address structural challenges, arthritis and other physical issues in horse and human Improve energy levels Relieve pain Improve organ function, lymph and blood mobility Ease digestive disturbances Register Now with the green button below!
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Horses at Liberty Foundation Training™
"Equine Liberty: Connect From Within" (No pre-requisites or horse experience needed) 1-Day class September 27, 2019 9am-5pm (Lunch on your own) Molalla, Oregon @ Mercy Flats Ranch (new venue) $175 Early Bird savings to 8/22/19 $200 Regular Price after 8/22/19, paid by 9/21/19 Description: This class provides fundamentals on how to work with a horse at liberty, with an introduction to the energy needed to be effective with the horse without tack. Learn to connect, train and lead a horse at liberty. We use various techniques and body language that mirror what horses use naturally to develop and maintain their attachments, remain safe and maintain community.
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In a recent study conducted by the HeartMath Institute, Ellen Kay Gehrke, Ph.D. found that horses would reflect the heart rate variability of humans, so that tells me how we feel in ourselves is really important to doing any horse work. Register Now with the green button below!
In both workshops, we will be working with students' horses and some host ranch horses. Trailer parking and stalls are available at the Mercy Flats Ranch workshops for $15/day. Be sure to check the box on the registration form.
Class size is limited to 15 students, so sign up today! SPECIAL EVENTS TRAVELING INSTRUCTOR REFUND POLICY: Cancellations after 8/22/19 are non-refundable, but payments may be applied to a future special event by the same instructor. If the event is cancelled by us or the presenter, you will receive a refund (less small admin fee).
Equine Body Balance: Bodywork for Equines Online Video Course
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