Sound Strategy Equine Therapy

The biting only during saddling .. tail swishing only during the canter .. halter pulling just at the trailer .. shying away when you bring the saddle towards them ." The context is your answer "

Behaviour doesn’t exist in isolation. It’s always connected to something.

A horse that only becomes tense when separated is telling you something about safety and attachment. A horse that only resists during saddling is giving you information about association, discomfort, or anticipation. A horse that only reacts in certain spaces, with certain people, or under certain conditions is not being inconsistent - they are being specific.

And that specificity is where the real understanding lives.

When we zoom out and look at the full picture instead of just the moment of behaviour, we start to see patterns. And those patterns are what guide us. They show us where the pressure might be too much, where the nervous system is struggling, where confusion exists, or where something hasn’t been fully processed or understood.

The context is not separate from the behaviour. It is part of the behaviour.

So instead of asking “how do I stop this,” the more useful question becomes, “what is it about this situation that brings this out?”

That’s where the answer is.

Planning a highway 5 trip to Humboldt area April 11 or 12 if anyone that way is needing some bodywork done !

My books are open for pre-booking for spring ! Below is the general area I cover , but always willing to expand if there is enough in an area .

New for the 2026 season :
* Limited appointments available 1-2 mornings / afternoons a week ( select Fridays and Mondays for non local to Saskatoon trips )
*Lazaris Nerve Release Technique s
* I will be doing my best to coordinate clients at the same barn , on the same day.

As always , pre booking May - November is strongly encouraged as I book 2-3 weeks in advance during that time

Proud to say I can *officially * announce that I have completed the Lazaris Nerve Release Technique™️ Practitioner certificate

This journey started for me June of 2024, where I was a scholarship recipient of the self- study course; a required pre-requisite for the certification course. In March of 2025 I was accepted into the practitioner course.

This course was ....hard, and it tested me in ways I didn't expect . Not hard in a book learning sense , but hard in how it tested my feel , ability to ground and focus ( I did all 5 of my case studies during 2, 50+ horse months plus I work full time ), and honor the horse under my hands , rather than what I felt like the session should look like . I have completed multiple certifications , and this one was like nothing else I have ever ventured into .

I've quietly been practicing consent with horses for years, and the last few years placing a huge focus on the nervous system . Softening my touch and gravitating away from some of the invasive and rough techniques I had been taught over the years . Fasciculations were an invitation to dig harder , if the horse moves away you go with them , if they swing at you , you ignore it and continue with that area . I got REALLY good at working on the tough horses.

This course felt like permission to fully step away from the " let's just corner em in the stall so they don't kick me " , methods . I lost a few clients .. I know that for sure . Clients that snickered when I said their horse won't heal if we can't get their nervous system on track and encouraged me to back hand their horse for being vocal. I've always refused to do that , but now I reward the communication.. a shock to some owners .

Losing clients has always hurt my ego, if I'm being honest . This work means everything to me , and I do it because I want to help horses . But with every one of those clients that couldn't get on board with consent and supporting their horse's nervous system , I gained twice as many that were looking for that approach .

I'm still really good at getting around the tough horses . I just do it a lot differently.