EMMETT therapy for horse and rider helps to bring both you and your horse into balance. If you’re not sitting balanced on your horse, he will compensate through his body in order to stay underneath you. Help him by ensuring you are as balanced and supple as you can be.

EMMETT works to improve flexibility, suppleness, and balance. So that you become more in tune with your horse, less of a passenger, and easily able to forge that great partnership you know you could have.

By improving your own symmetry and suppleness, and reducing your pain or restrictions, EMMETT therapy will help you to help your horse. Stop making it awkward or painful for him through your own body restrictions, and instead free yourself to work as one with him.

The EMMETT Technique is a unique form of body relaxation therapy for both people and animals, involving the application of light finger pressure at specific points.  It is based on the belief that light touch can trigger a relaxation response in the soft tissues of the body, and that the therapist may thereby help relieve feelings of tension. Many people find they feel more at ease within their body and their emotional well being is enhanced. Animals appear more calm and at ease. 

Emmett for horse & rider helps with:

• Improved relationship between horse and rider
• Increased flexibility, suppleness, and balance
• Improved performance
• Reduced pain and discomfort
• Lasting feeling of relief and happiness for both.

Treatment day

Both you and your horse can be seen individually or together on the same day wherever the horse is located or at my yard in the Cotswolds (GL56 9SG).

I take your history and assess both of you standing and walking. Then watch you ride and start to treat either sitting, standing, on couch or riding depending on YOU and your HORSES needs.

Duration: Sessions are approximately one hour, more may be needed.

Investment: £75 per treatment, includes both horse and rider.

To book a treatment session please contact us.

The effectiveness of our aids as a rider and the ability of our horses to be able to perform in harmony with us can be restricted by our own body tightness. This can be restricted abdominals, unbalanced tight psoas, shoulder restrictions, clenched jaw, gripping with our knees, uneven weight in the stirrups, lopsided seat, straight arms and uneven rein grip. These along with other issues you may recognise!

Using EMMETT Technique I can help to relieve muscle tension & restrictions. As much as EMMETT can benefit a horse, if the rider is experiencing areas of tension or restriction it means that horse and rider are not in harmony, so the problems will continue. 

There is a clear relationship between supple horses who move freely and in balance, and their riders who are flexible, and have good core strength. Conversely riders with physical issues of their own may restrict the horse’s movement or put muscles under strain. 

Emmett benefits for the rider:

• Reduced pain and discomfort
• Instant results and relief
• No painful prodding
• No need to take time off to recover
• Quick, relaxing, painless sessions
• Help your horse when you ride them, no more hindering their natural gait or balance
• Experience a better relationship with your horse and become a real partnership
• Learn more about your body and its restrictions/uniqueness
• Feel better than you have done in ages.

Treatment day

I work with you at my home in Stretton-on-Fosse or wherever you are based.

Please wear lightweight clothing as there is no need to undress.

Duration: Approximately 30-60 minutes of relief and relaxation, depending on how your body responds and what it needs.

Investment: Initial session £75. Maintenance/follow-up sessions £60.

To book a treatment session please contact us.