Phase 1: Foundation Series

Every new client begins here.

The Foundation Series is the starting point of the Equine Unwind Therapeutics program and it is designed to understand how your horse is holding tension, moving, and compensating throughout the body. 

The Foundation Series is guided by a nervous- system-led approach because true release happens when the horse feels safe enough to let go. By working with the nervous system first, we can address deeper patterns of tension, compensation, and restriction rather than only relieving the symptoms.

Most horses aren't dealing with one isolated issue.  They're presenting layers of compensation that have developed over months or even years from subtle imbalances, training adaptations, past discomfort, or unresolved strain. Because of this, one session only provides a snapshot and doesn't reveal the full picture.

The Foundation Series allows me to work with your horse over multiple sessions so I can observe how they respond over time reassess changes and begin addressing the deeper areas involved. Each session builds on the last, allowing the horse to move beyond temporary relief and create lasting change.

We're not just working on tight muscles. We're looking at how the entire body organizes itself - where it braces, where it overworks, and where it compensates to protect other areas. As those protective patterns begin to release, we often see improvements not only in movement, but also in posture, balance, softness, willingness, behavior, and overall comfort.

The time between sessions is just as important as the bodywork itself. It gives your horse's body and nervous system the opportunity to process, adapt, and integrate each release before the next session builds on that progress.

By the end of the Foundation Series, we've developed a clear understanding of what is truly driving your horse's tension and compensation patterns. Instead of simply addressing symptoms, were treating the hose as a whole system.

Once protective tension has been reduced and we've established a solid baseline, your horse is read to transition into an Ongoing Care Membership designed to maintain progress, continue improving posture and movement, and support long-term soundness, comfort, and performance.

What results can you expect?

Improved comfort, better movement, better posture, less compensation, improved performance and improved behavior.

• You value a thoughtful, individualized approach rather than a quick fix.

• You want to understand what is contributing to your horse's tension and compensation patterns.

• You value a whole-horse approach that works with your horse's nervous system.

• You listen when your horse tells you something isn't right.

• You see bodywork as an investment in their horse's long-term health and performance.

• You want to be proactive about your horse's comfort, performance, and long-term well-being.

• You are open to recommendations and suggestions.

• You are hoping one session will solve a long-standing issue.

• You are not interested in following a process designed to build lasting results.

• You are not willing to work with your horse on the recommendations given, which include, posture, pole work and exercises suggested for your horse.

• You're expecting this work to replace veterinary diagnosis or treatment.

• You're not ready to commit to multiple sessions when they're recommended.