Audrey Anderson with The Equine Touch

09/10/2026

AA - Sponsored team Lauren Kearns with the wonderful Gummy Bear!
Enjoying the last comp of the year, very well done picking up a second place 🥈🎉🐎

Lauren's post!
A final fling 🐎🤎

Bear taking me for a spin around our last XC course of the year! A super confident, clear round and he really looked after me, especially with the not-so-great ground and weather conditions.
So proud of the big guy- and to top it off, we came 2nd!🥈 🐻🥰
Couldn’t have asked for a better way to finish the season! 🤎

Audrey Anderson with The Equine Touch

09/10/2026

POLEWORK EXERCISES ♡

Well would you believe it Polework exercises have way more benefits than you think!
Also to add to this inhand groundwork, walking is so more effective than in trot or canter.... simply because its not jarring the body, which creates the horse or pony to brace while working!
Ive seen so many equines improve with this wonderful myofascial releasing technique. I also encourage inhand polework to improve their movement to rebalance the posture, corrective training in movement, planting the seed for changes that have occurred.... Ax

☆ Slow stretching work
☆ Extension of posture to lengthen
☆ Improving proprioception reaction
☆ Mobilisation
☆ Suppleness without force
☆ Time to engage each task
☆ once or twice a week
☆ Practice for progression

03/10/2026

Hello Everyone,
Looking forward to catching up with you all soon over the next few weeks, some lovely follow-up visits. Dates will be sent out shortly. Weather has changed to be a little cooler. Its now into October!! how did that happen. Enjoy the rest of your weekend. Ax

02/10/2026

The importance of having your saddle checked!
The importance of having your horses posture addressed!

Chicken and the egg what came first?
Who knows?

What i do know is, if you don't address both you can find yourself in a continuous circle of blaming one or the other or both.
Every horse has the potential to have a balanced posture then when this is in place the saddle sits on top of the horse not into the space created with uneven contracted para spinal muscles where which can distort in different directions or diagonals, if you remember the layers of Fascia are like webs upon webs criss crossing throughout this area, travelling down into the deeper layers of the body. So remember if your horses posture isn't correct your saddle will not sit evenly on your horses body then packing up with pads is not going to solve the issue.....

Emma Nicol who owns and rides Blue knew something wasn't right as hes a fairly uncomplicated boy 💙 so when his behaviour changed when he was asked for more work and showing a very negative response when ridden she knew something wasn't right. Do not to ignore negative behaviour with your horse, it doesn't make it up! Why would a horse not know when its uncomfortable....

Emma Contacted the saddle fitter but had also contacted myself.

Once both the saddle was checked and adjusted, simply because it had changed. I addressed Blues posture, you can see within the equine stance before and after how a relaxed and extended posture, skintone less restricted, creating the whole horse to rebalance. Blue threw in his own stretch, asking Emma was there a spare cup of tea for him 💙 because he had a busy morning.

A few days off for his body to take on board these adjustments then inhand walking for Blue to understand what has changed for him without ridden pressure.

Thank you to Emma Nicol with the very clever Blue Ax

27/09/2026

The Equine Touch conference October 2026

There's definitely a change in the weather, why don't you join us online every other evening from

Monday 12th Oct 7pm.

Chill out with an aray of speakers on lots of different subjects. Coffee ☕️ and cake 🍰 at the ready as its a must with Equine Touch..... Ax

🔗 To book, fill out the form below 👇
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22/09/2026

The Equine Touch Palpation of the equine body creating structural changes just because you don't feel it doesn't mean release hasn't occurred but it is possible with every session applied, once those Fascial planes response to release we then build on those changes not only developing the trust with the equine but the body's movement and function. Myofascial releasing technique known as THE EQUINE TOUCH BODYWORK. Once you see the changes you can't unsee it..... yesterday I was working with one horse as you can see the rest of the horses are attuned to the bodywork came up the field exactly the same as my last visit processing the release response reaction whilst I was working with the same equine, because the horses work with each others heartbeat either in the fight and flight mode which would be an elevated heartbeat or as you can see lowering the heartbeat through releasing the tissue creating deep relaxation response tapping into the Parasympathetic nervous system enducing the processing of myofascial release..... once you've seen it you can unsee it.... Ax

22/09/2026

Equine Anatomy in Layers by our vet Dr Ivana Ruddock Lange one of our founders of THE EQUINE TOUCH BODYWORK technique......

Healthy functional Fascia is the key to life!

Check out the cranial nerve that travels through the superficial Fascia from the brain to the wither it is extremely long, this is a great example showing you that Fascia is not only supports the nerve it Suspends the nerves throughout the equine body, so by releasing the FASCIA decreases tension, restrictions, unevenness, distortion, trapped but also imbalance of nerve function if impingement is occurring..... encouraging Fascial correction or release of the equine muscles, ligaments, tendons, is extremely important for the equine body to work correctly on every level, to function effectively, efficiently but the transmission of those messages throughout the equine systems at lighting speeds... so Fascia is the WIFI of the body...... releasing the FASCIA with the Equine Touch technique which in turn opens up the pathways of a healthy functional FASCIA system..... every session brings progression, returning the rebalance response within the equine body. Ax

The accessory nerve is cranial nerve XI, and it provides motor innervation to the trapezius muscles. Yes, that means it travels quite a long way from the head — it needs to reach the withers!

The accessory nerve has two parts of origin: one that emerges from the spinal cord (up to the 5th cervical segment, according to Sisson’s anatomy), called the spinal root. The second is a cranial (medullary) part, emerging from the brainstem.

Together, they leave the skull through the jugular foramen.

Soon after, the nerve splits into a dorsal branch that travels towards the withers, covered by the brachiocephalic, omotransverse, and cervical part of the trapezius. Sometimes it even sneaks above these muscles, covered only by the superficial fascia and skin!

The nerve supplies both parts of the trapezius muscle — the cervical and thoracic parts.

The ventral branch is smaller and supplies the brachiocephalic muscle.

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21/09/2026

Sponsored Rider supporting Lauren Kearns & Gummy Bear.

Congratulations to Lauren Kearns with Gummy Bear enjoying the day yesterday at Scottish Hunter Trials at
Foresters Seat.......

“Save the best to last”⭐️

What a day yesterday competing Bear at the Scottish Hunter Trial Championships! 🐻❤️

He was absolutely amazing from start to finish, giving me a brilliant clear round over such a technical championship course. 🥳
I honestly couldn’t have asked any more of him.

Such a fab atmosphere and a brilliant day all round. So proud of how far we’ve come together and it really felt like everything we’ve been working towards all came together when it counted most.

A huge thank you to Audrey for getting us kitted out and looking the part too-very much appreciated ❤️

Days like this are what it’s all about. So lucky to have this special boy 🐻✨

Audrey Anderson with The Equine Touch
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Special Thanks to Tim Kearns (Lauren's Husband) for capturing team Bear their special moments together 📷 🌟

21/09/2026

Good morning everyone,

I hope you have had a restful weekend?

Although The Equine Touch is offered to every horse at any time in their life.

Our older ponies are important too this little pony is in her 20's has been a brilliant pony in her working life but the last few years has been enjoying a slower pace so now on a maintenance basis. Keeping her comfortable. The rebalancing response reaction from each release. Something to remember is that the older horse or pony's system will start to slow down little, its something that can be offered to each of them to keep them comfortable, functional, mobile, supple with detoxification.

☆ Releasing the Fascial tension
☆ Deepened relaxation
☆ Encouraging muscle tone recovery
☆ Improving circulation by opening up those layers of distorted tissue.
☆ Rebalancing homeostasis function
☆ Lymphatic system drainage as detoxification.
☆ Mobilisation improvements, muscle function

Thank you to Katriona Cameron and the amazing Tammy. Keeping the older little ones with a wholebody address Releasing the FASCIA is key to addressing the WIFI of the equine body.