equissage

["Olivia Greene" <taniahearts@hotmail.com>]

Michelle-

Yes, I agree the Jack Meagher book is a great one!  I got my first copy 
about ten years ago, and brought my endurance horse at the time to one of 
his two-day clinics at a local university shortly thereafter.  It was 
wonderfully enlightening to hear his lecture, and I sure felt blessed to 
have the opportunity to have him evaluate my horse and see the obvious 
beneficial results of his massage - that was my introduction to the amateur 
equine massage I've done on my own horses and (those I've crewed for) since 
then.  I remember him telling the crowd how with humans he'd massaged, the 
most stoic were the marathon runners and those with the lowest pain 
threshold were the football players! (I don't know if this was true, but 
makes a funny story.)

And yes, those are important points to consider about the different sorts of 
education and different difficulties between human and equine massage.  I do 
have years of experience with horses, riders (taught riding over 20 years, 
whatever I've learned from endurance riding, etc., but certainly not 
everyone who approaches human massage schools for advice on a career in 
equine massage has a similar background, and I see your point that a school 
specifically for equine massage is probably the most appropriate choice.  
Unfortunately for me, I am dependant on attending a school in this state in 
order to have the funding to go.

Thank you very much for the information and encouragement though.  Who 
knows, maybe my circumstances will change and I'll be able to pursue equine 
massage at another time.

-Olivia
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