Rates
Full-Body Sports Massage Sessions
Full-body massage therapy sessions start at $75 per horse. Discounts are available for clients within a 45-minute or less drive from Equinox's home offices and/or for scheduling multiple horses at the same barn or in the same area; SCDCTA members get a $5-10 discount, depending on the specifics of scheduling and location! For travel requiring more than a 2-hour drive and two or fewer horses, a trip fee (usually $20, split equally among horses seen) may apply. Contact me to discuss your particular situation and location. Payment is to be rendered at the time of service.
Time spent per session will vary according to each horse's individual needs and current circumstances, but 45 minutes to 1 hour is the average for a horse receiving regular bodywork. First-time clients or those recieving only occasional work likely will require a longer session. During all sessions, I will apply a variety of sports massage techniques, with emphasis on trigger point and myofascial release therapy. I often use stretching, and will apply acupressure and/or Reiki if the situation warrants.
I am available for trips throughout South Carolina and beyond; please contact me about coming to your area. I request a three-horse minimum for trips requiring two or more hours of travel time. To avoid trip fees and qualify for discounted rates, try to schedule four or more horses on the same day.
TTouch, Acupressure- or Reiki-only Sessions
I am also available to perform TTouch or energy sessions alone, for a cost of $55 per horse. Travel costs and restrictions, along with potential for discounted rates also apply, as described above.
On-Showgrounds Massage Sessions
At times, I will attend various shows in South Carolina and the surrounding areas and offer shorter pre- or post-competition massages on the showgrounds for a cost of $45 per horse. For horses I work with regularly, I can target particular weak points and perform a highly focused and time-efficient massage to maximize performance. Even for horses with whom I am unfamiliar, a gentle and effective warm-up massage can aid in loosening muscles pre-ride and helping relax and focus the mind, thus shortening the warm-up time and helping the horse to give his optimum performance. A cool-down massage after the horse's work is done for the day can help relax muscles and ease soreness, particularly for horses that must be stalled for multi-day shows. Contact me for information on shows I plan to attend or to request my attendance at an event in which you plan to ride.
Educational Presentations and Demonstrations
I am available to make presentations about massage therapy and its benefits, as well as perform demonstrations on volunteers' horses for Pony Clubs, 4-H groups, lesson programs and other riding organizations. I enjoy sharing knowledge and information with others, and have broad experience in this area both as a riding instructor and in my previous work in the publishing and regulatory affairs industries, where training employees was one of my key responsibilities. I can easily tailor my presentations to the specific needs of a given organization.
I am also a professional freelance writer and editor, and happy to author articles on massage therapy for newsletters and other publications in the interest of education.
Charitable Work
Some of my family members and friends have benefitted greatly from therapeutic riding programs. As a thanks to these programs and the hard-working, special horses that make them possible, I have chosen to donate massage therapy to such programs. For clients in the Lexington, SC area, upon request, I will donate a massage for one therapy horse at the NARHA-accredited Dream Riders Therapeutic Riding Program (www.dreamrider.org) for every full-price massage I perform. If you are in another area served by a therapeutic riding or hippotherapy program, I am happy to provide the same donation to the horses in that program.
Additionally, I offer deep discounts on massages for horses adopted from a rescue, particularly those adopted from the SC Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation or a comparable program that helps retired racehorses find post-track homes and careers. There are many fine Thoroughbreds who I have had the pleasure of riding or working with, so I offer these services as a thanks to those noble horses.
Please contact me to discuss the details of any work on therapy, rescue or former racehorses.
Full-body massage therapy sessions start at $75 per horse. Discounts are available for clients within a 45-minute or less drive from Equinox's home offices and/or for scheduling multiple horses at the same barn or in the same area; SCDCTA members get a $5-10 discount, depending on the specifics of scheduling and location! For travel requiring more than a 2-hour drive and two or fewer horses, a trip fee (usually $20, split equally among horses seen) may apply. Contact me to discuss your particular situation and location. Payment is to be rendered at the time of service.
Time spent per session will vary according to each horse's individual needs and current circumstances, but 45 minutes to 1 hour is the average for a horse receiving regular bodywork. First-time clients or those recieving only occasional work likely will require a longer session. During all sessions, I will apply a variety of sports massage techniques, with emphasis on trigger point and myofascial release therapy. I often use stretching, and will apply acupressure and/or Reiki if the situation warrants.
I am available for trips throughout South Carolina and beyond; please contact me about coming to your area. I request a three-horse minimum for trips requiring two or more hours of travel time. To avoid trip fees and qualify for discounted rates, try to schedule four or more horses on the same day.
TTouch, Acupressure- or Reiki-only Sessions
I am also available to perform TTouch or energy sessions alone, for a cost of $55 per horse. Travel costs and restrictions, along with potential for discounted rates also apply, as described above.
On-Showgrounds Massage Sessions
At times, I will attend various shows in South Carolina and the surrounding areas and offer shorter pre- or post-competition massages on the showgrounds for a cost of $45 per horse. For horses I work with regularly, I can target particular weak points and perform a highly focused and time-efficient massage to maximize performance. Even for horses with whom I am unfamiliar, a gentle and effective warm-up massage can aid in loosening muscles pre-ride and helping relax and focus the mind, thus shortening the warm-up time and helping the horse to give his optimum performance. A cool-down massage after the horse's work is done for the day can help relax muscles and ease soreness, particularly for horses that must be stalled for multi-day shows. Contact me for information on shows I plan to attend or to request my attendance at an event in which you plan to ride.
Educational Presentations and Demonstrations
I am available to make presentations about massage therapy and its benefits, as well as perform demonstrations on volunteers' horses for Pony Clubs, 4-H groups, lesson programs and other riding organizations. I enjoy sharing knowledge and information with others, and have broad experience in this area both as a riding instructor and in my previous work in the publishing and regulatory affairs industries, where training employees was one of my key responsibilities. I can easily tailor my presentations to the specific needs of a given organization.
I am also a professional freelance writer and editor, and happy to author articles on massage therapy for newsletters and other publications in the interest of education.
Charitable Work
Some of my family members and friends have benefitted greatly from therapeutic riding programs. As a thanks to these programs and the hard-working, special horses that make them possible, I have chosen to donate massage therapy to such programs. For clients in the Lexington, SC area, upon request, I will donate a massage for one therapy horse at the NARHA-accredited Dream Riders Therapeutic Riding Program (www.dreamrider.org) for every full-price massage I perform. If you are in another area served by a therapeutic riding or hippotherapy program, I am happy to provide the same donation to the horses in that program.
Additionally, I offer deep discounts on massages for horses adopted from a rescue, particularly those adopted from the SC Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation or a comparable program that helps retired racehorses find post-track homes and careers. There are many fine Thoroughbreds who I have had the pleasure of riding or working with, so I offer these services as a thanks to those noble horses.
Please contact me to discuss the details of any work on therapy, rescue or former racehorses.
