0272 – Christine Thompson

Using Equine Massage To Keep Horses In Peak Physical and Mental Condition

 

About Christine
– Christine Thompson (owner of Equine Muscle Matters) has extensive experience working with horses, including roles in Australia and the UK as a sport development officer for an equestrian organisation, riding coach, equine instructor/assessor at an agricultural college, equine course manager/lecturer at a university, and education officer for the RSPCA. Having owned horses for many years, Christine understands the requirements of multiple disciplines within equestrian sport, fitness and training schedules and the importance of maintaining your horses peak physical and mental condition whether you are riding for pleasure or at an elite level.

 

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Christine’s Favourite Inspirational Quote
– To succeed you must first improve, to improve you must first practice, to practice you must first learn, and to learn you must first fail

 

Who Has Inspired Christine
–  Christine’s Parents
– Christine’s first Riding Instructor

 

Recommended Books
– ‘The Horse Anatomy Workbook: A Learning Aid for Students Based on Peter Goody’s Classic Work, Horse Anatomy (Allen Student)’  by Maggie Raynor
– ‘How Your Horse Moves: A unique visual guide to improving performance’ by Gillian Higgins
– ‘Horse Anatomy for Performance‘ by Gillian Higgins & Stephanie Martin 
– ‘Pippa Funnell: The Autobiography’ by Pippa Funnell

 

About This Episode
– Christine discusses why it is important to have a routine for body work for your horse and yourself.

 

Time Stamps
02:13 – Equine Sports Massage
03:09 – To succeed you must first improve, to improve you must first practice, to practice you must first learn, and to learn you must first fail
04:50 – How Christine got ‘Dandy’ to go faster
06:05 – Always going to work with horses and started studying equine studies early
09:35 – Be a hard worker, be determined to succeed and have a sense of humour
10:56 – Have a love of working with horses.  Horse people have the sames goals and passion for horses
11:55 – How Christine’s first riding instructor and her parents inspired Christine
15:10 – Every horse teaches you something different and the horses that have inspired Christine
17:20 – Every time Christine gets a horse to a point, where they are able to be ridden and being part of a vaulting team in the UK
20:15 – Clients accepting complimentary therapy
22:15 – Caring for your horse as it varies from horse to horse and having a routine body work for your horse and yourself
24:40 – Anatomy and the ‘Inside Out’ books
27:08 – More study in bio-mechanics and helping riders
28:14 – Self care and thinking about everything as a whole
29:52 – Contact: see details below

 

Christine’s Contact Details
Phone:  0404 952 036   or +61 404 952 036
Email:    info@equinemusclematters.com.au
Website:     Equinemusclematters.com.au
Facebook:    Equine Muscle Matters
Instagram:   Equine Muscle Matters

 

When Christine is a return guest on Horse Chats, what question would you like to ask her?
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