Inhand Equine Therapy
The pursuit of Learning is very important to Tina. She feels that the more we know about our equine
athlete, the better we can train, love, and grow together. Her goal when giving a clinic is to inspire;
to bring up thoughts in horse owners and riders about things they could do differently in their
programs to really benefit and enhance the lives of our equine friends. Tina works hard to make the
clinics fun, interactive, and very visual. She feels it is challenging for the average horse owner and trainer
to sit for hours with an anatomy book trying to figure out why the horse isn't responding in a
certain way. Showing anatomy and biomechanics on a live animal allows people to see and interpret
things that they have felt as a rider, but never fully understood. The key to training is knowledge
- not just about aids, but about the body itself.
Tina Offers a Variety of Clinics, including:
If you have any questions or you would like to book a clinic with Tina, please contact us!
Note: Therapy is not a replacement for Veterinary Care.
- Equine Postural Assessment Clinic
Ever wonder why your horse just won’t bend to one direction? Have you been working on one lead and it just doesn’t get any stronger? Learn how to tell where your horse’s strengths and weaknesses are. Receive easy tips on evaluation of symmetry, balance and gait analysis. This clinic is interactive with a short lecture phase and a long lab phase, where the participants are working with horses, carrying out hands-on evaluation. Participants will go home with an understanding of posture and the skill to evaluate their own horses at home. Why do we need to understand posture? Realizing a horse’s current posture will explain current training challenges and walls that the horse is running into. It will allow the participant to target weaknesses before a major problem arises.
Requirements – The Postural Assessment clinic takes about 4-5 hours, plus one hour preparation time. The morning lecture requires one quiet horse to stand during this time. It would be preferable if this horse has some kind of postural abnormality for the participants to view. After lunch, 4-5 example horses would be ideal, depending on the number of participants, plus 1-2 handlers.
**Please ensure all designated horses clipped and clean for the clinic.
As with all clinics from Inhand Equine Therapy, questions are encouraged. Tina’s goal when teaching is that each participant will leave with the knowledge and belief that they can apply what they have learnt to their horse and increase the wellness, fun and athletic potential of their equine partner.
- Saddle Fitting Clinic
Want to learn about the basics of saddle fitting? Saddle fitting is a true lifelong learning topic and in the end the horse is the final judge! This saddle fitting clinic is taught from the horse’s perspective, discussing the bones and how the saddle should relate to them. This is a horse owner and trainer clinic that will give the participant the basic skills to know whether or not the saddle is working. Behavior change is one of the first indicators that our horse’s saddle is not right; wouldn’t it be great to have the basic knowledge to check if something is not right? This clinic has a small lecture component and a large lab component at the owner’s/trainer’s barn, looking at saddles and putting them on the horses.
Requirements – The Saddle Fitting Clinic lasts approximately 3-4 hours, plus one hour preparation time. The morning lecture requires up to 5 demonstration horses and 10 saddles of the discipline in question. After lunch, depending on the group size, each participant is welcome to have their saddle evaluated with Tina, time permitting.
**Please ensure all designated horses are clipped and clean for the clinic.
As with all clinics from Inhand Equine Therapy, questions are encouraged. Tina’s goal when teaching is that each participant will leave with the knowledge and belief they can apply what they have learnt to their horse and increase the wellness, fun and athletic potential of their equine partner.
- Biomechanics’ Clinic
Ever wondered how your horse works? Ever asked yourself why when your horse lifts his head straight in the air, his back goes down? Let’s explore your horse from the inside out with one of Tina’s biomechanics clinics. Tina will take you through the bones and muscles of the horse in a brilliantly visual way by painting the bones on one side and the superficial muscles on the other. In the morning Tina will have a painted horse and a full skeleton to show participants how things move and where things are in the body. In the afternoon, the lab portion is covered. Do you jump, slide stop or piaffe? Have you ever wanted to see the skeleton of the horse doing this? The second half of this fun clinic shows a trainer riding the painted horse and explains the movement. Watch the muscles and bones come alive!
Requirements – The Biomechanics’ Clinic lasts approximately 5-6 hours, plus 3 hours’ preparation time. The morning lecture requires one quiet, painted horse to stand and one handler. After lunch, 3 painted horses are required; one beginner level, one intermediate level and one advanced level, in order to show the differences in the muscle development and ability, plus one handler and 3 riders.
**Please ensure all designated horses are clipped and clean for the clinic.
As with all clinics from Inhand Equine Therapy, questions are encouraged. Tina’s goal when teaching is that each participant will leave with the knowledge and belief that they can apply what they have learnt to their horse and increase the wellness, fun and athletic potential of their equine partner.,
- Stretching Clinic
Want to help your horse with his/her flexibility? Do you know how to stretch them safely? Stretching is an amazing way to help your horse to stay limber. However, incorrect stretching can hurt your horse. Come and learn about safe stretching practices and have some fun as well.
Requirements – The Stretching Clinic lasts approximately 4 hours, plus one hour preparation time. In the morning, one quiet horse with sound joints and full range of motion in all four limbs is required. After lunch, each participant is encouraged to bring their own horse to stretch with Tina’s help and observation. The clinic is limited to 5 participants to enable enough time. However, Tina can bring a qualified teacher’s assistant for groups with larger numbers (please contact Tina for pricing on this).
**Please ensure all designated horses are clipped and clean for the clinic.
As with all clinics from Inhand Equine Therapy questions are encouraged. Tina’s goal when teaching is that each participant will leave with the knowledge and belief that they can apply what they have learnt to their horse and increase the wellness, fun and athletic potential of their equine partner.
