Entries by Lisa Turcotte

Teeth and all that!

The role of the equine massage therapist and equine teeth…is that such a thing?? Recently, I reached out to my veterinarian @Equidoc, and I was fortunate to have Dr. Liz Forbes come out to treat my American Saddlebred, Forest. The reason Forest needed attention was that his chiropractor, Dr. Kevin Landau of Landau Veterinary Services, […]

Offering Free Kinesiology Taping

CALL FOR HORSE PARTICIPANTS: KINESIOLOGY TAPING CASE STUDIES I am excited to invite you and your horses to participate in a Free Kinesiology Taping Case Study! I am in the final stages of becoming certified as a kinesiology taping practitioner and as a requirement I need to submit a series of taping sessions in order […]

Day 1 with Forest

The traditional picture Each time I have the privilege of getting a new horse I have made it a rule to get a photo of us together the day/night that they come home. Forest is no exception! He showed up after dark on Wednesday December 6, 2022 and I couldn’t be happier. All of the […]

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Massage Guns- Do they help or hurt?

By Lisa Turcotte, CEMT Our clients want to do the best for their animals, otherwise they wouldn’t be our clients. Often this leads to those same owners trying products they’ve heard about or seen on the internet or at other barns. One of those items is the percussion massage gun. These guns go by various […]

Are you using your horse’s brain?

Currently I am reading a book entitled “Horse Brain Human Brain The Neuroscience of Horsemanship” by Janet L. Jones, Ph.D. Jones has taught the neuroscience of perception, language memory and thought. Additionally, she has a successful horse training business. The main thrust of her book is how similar and more importantly how different our brains […]

It’s Hot! How to cool off our horses

Working our horses this time of year is very hard on their body. The things we can do to minimize the effects of hot weather include limiting our time in the saddle, training in the early morning or late evening, restructuring our sessions and focusing on more work at the walk. We hose our horses […]

Undiagnosed Pain in Horses

As individuals gifted with their presence and given the responsibility of their care, it is important that we recognize times when pain happens in our horses. Horses are very subtle in their interactions within the herd and humans; thus, it makes it very difficult to recognize signs of pain. Luckily all of Dr. Dysons research makes it easier for us to determine the severity of pain horses feel.