Episode #57: Safe Horse Interaction for Bodyworkers with Tom Shields

Full disclosure: I think this method of horsemanship is GENIUS. Communicating with horses in way they understand is key to our safety as practitioners, and to the safety of our client’s horses while in our direct care.

Tom Shields is a Master Certified Chris Irwin Method Practitioner who is a wealth of horse behaviour knowledge.

Join me for this episode where Tom and I chat about how to read the body language of the horse you are working on, and how to make the horse feel safe and open enough to receive the benefits of our work as bodywork practitioners. 

This is a topic that just isn’t discussed enough!! 

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Please note: The ideas expressed in this podcast are opinions only, and are not substitutes for proper veterinary care, veterinary medicine and other forms of bodywork. The opinions are not intended to be prescriptive or diagnostic in nature.

Judith Rathbone