Testimonials
"It was at the 2005
Appaloosa World in Ft. Worth Texas. We had trucked for 18 plus hours, the
stall area was noisy, always had lights on, and not conducive to relaxing.
My horse Amigo, normally a rock solid mount, was not cooperating at all in
warm-ups. This made me irritable which just relayed back to him and made
him more unmanageable.
Doris and Ron from
EquiSport were there working on a co-competitors horse, and that trainer
suggested I have them look at Amigo. Doris suggested that while Ron worked
on Amigo, she give me a chair massage.
After Ron worked on
Amigo, he said he was only able to find areas of stress, but no pain
issues. Doris found lots of stress in me.
Later that day, we
entered the ring and won “World Champion Hunt Seat Equitation” and placed
4th in “Hunter Under Saddle”.
That was the first time
in six months that I was able to ride Amigo on the buckle. He was
absolutely relaxed. We have been using Doris and Ron ever since."
Barbara Shepard
Prince Charles Enterprises
South Windsor, CT
Horse Registered Name: I’m the Smooth Move AKA: Amigo
"Doris and Ron had been working on our horse Dande the winter of 2006. We
moved him to a different barn in late Feb., and because of our choice,
EquiSport stopped working on him. After a few weeks he developed a bucking
problem when transitioning from a walk or trot to the cantor. We moved him
back home in May, and had EquiSport come out for evaluations and work.
The
first massage was to relax him again and try to determine his issues. By
the second massage it was determined that he had some deep strain and
tenderness issues in his hind end. We had him massaged three more times
before he got back to his old reliable self. We are now jumping him and he
has been virtually issue free, thanks to the efforts and regularly
scheduled maintenance massages by Doris and Ron. They keep us alerted to
potential problems and head them off before they can develop into
something more serious.
Additionally, my daughter Haley’s pony Shane kept having difficulties when
trying to take his left lead. I mentioned this to Doris and Ron one day
and they said they thought a good balancing massage might fix him up. It
did. He went back to taking his left lead first time every time.
Recently he started slipping back to an occasional missed lead, so we have
massages scheduled again for him and this time will keep him on a regular
interval for massages, just for maintenance."
Kat
Parkinson
The Paddock Tack Shop
Ledyard,
CT
I can’t thank you
enough for all that you have done for me. What you have taught me will
enhance my life and my relationships with my horses. Thank you.
Tina Credit, Owner
Marichael Farm
Oakdale, CT
I believe horses
sometimes give to us more than they receive back. Because of this,
I’ve searched for a way to provide a loving balance and show my
appreciation. Through Equissage-NE / NY I have learned a practical
process to evaluate a horse’s pain and then reduce or alleviate that
pain through massage. In this way, I am able to give back to horses,
some of what they have given me.
Leslie Wolf, ESMT, Groom
Foxledge Farm, Dressage Training Center
