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Contact : Vicki Sokolich – Certified Equine Practitioner via WhatsApp for an appointment. I am based in the Westrand of Gauteng, but will travel. However due to exhorbitant travel costs, terms and conditions, do apply. Tel : +27 82 928 6647…
Make a BookingI am continually updating my skills, in order to provide my equine clients, with the best manual techniques that are available within the complementary care industry. Please contact me for more information on my services and costs. Equi-Silhouette offers a specialised Structural and Functional Manual Integration Bodywork service that focuses on all aspects of ‘soft tissue’….
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Bodywork has a profound effect on the entire horse. When a muscle becomes overworked or strained, this can cause general stiffness initially, but if left untreated, not only does…
Horses are magnificent and work incredibly hard to accommodate our human desire to ride. Whether it is a top performance horse, a horse that is trained to ensure his best athletic capacity is reached, the schoolmaster and even the happy hacker. It is an absolute privilege for us to ride a horse.
A strong emphasis hasalways been placed on training, nutrition, preventative and palliative care, to ensure that each horse reaches their maximum potential, to run faster to jump higher and to execute the most technically difficult manoeuvres. However with the aspiration for greater results, comes the potential of injuries, pain and prematurely worn out horses.
Fortunately, there has been a modification in the thinking of the long-term wellbeing of a horse and its performance ability, to a universal style. Rather than treating each symptom separately, horse owners and trainers now prefer to encompass the benefits of alternative treatments such as, massage therapy, physiotherapy, chiropractic, acupuncture and natural remedies,as part of the horses overall training approach.
