12/08/2025
I had the incredible opportunity to travel to North Carolina for a full equine dissection in the beginning of November, with the most incredible group of women. To say it was mind blowing and life changing would be an understatement.
From a trainer and rider’s lens - I have a new fire lit within me to advocate at a different level for these amazing creatures. They give so much to us, unfortunately a majority of the time at the expense of their body if we aren’t careful. So many horses attempt to keep training until they reach a point they can no longer do what’s being asked. Behavior is an attempt at a conversation, we need to listen.
From a lens of helping to unwind their bodies - when a part of the body can no longer function as nature intended (or maybe that part never even existed from
birth), the body can typically find a plan b, then a plan c, then a plan d, and so on until it can no longer compensate. On one hand this ability is so super cool and required to keep a being alive and safe. On the other hand, this can very much be used to keep the horse performing until the body can no longer. By the time someone sees a lameness from a non acute injury, there have been so many missed signs up to that point. I frequently use the analogy of peeling an onion, layer by layer, when helping bodies to heal. The body has created patterns for a reason - some may still be needed for function on levels we cannot see from the outside, and others may not be needed anymore. Release what the body is ready and able to release.
From a bioscan practitioner’s lens - everything is so perfectly and delicately connected to each other, with a specific purpose designed to keep the body alive and functioning. It connected so many dots to enhance my clients’ scans, more than any anatomy text book could.
I have so many pictures and videos demonstrating why tools, certain equipment and ways of riding and training that are so common in the horse industry, have such devastating effects on the horses’ bodies. I’ve already been able to share with a few of you, but if you’re interested in seeing these pictures from the dissection and or having a conversation, feel free to reach out, I’d love to chat.
Finally, a huge thank you to Lorre Mueller and her team at Trinity Equine Services, for being an incredible and caring teacher, so full of knowledge. Thank you to Andi Williams Knight and Lynx Evergreen for being unbelievable hosts and sharing your sweet Royal with us. Thank you to Celeste Lazaris for building a beautiful community of equally beautiful, horse loving and advocating women. Thank you to the amazing BTMM women who attended this weekend. I feel like I’ve known you all for lifetimes and feel so grateful to share this one with you. And finally, thank you to Royal for allowing us this opportunity, so we can continue the good fight for so many other horses. 🩵
