About Us
Liz Douglas (liz@mend.horse) (KY, PA, FL)
I started as a child apprentice under Virginia Orr, a TB exercise rider and show jumper from South Africa. Ginny taught me everything from the ground up at a small farm in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania. I showed a bit (h/j) but preferred hacking about the countryside on my Chestnut TB, Roger.
I began practicing bodywork techniques as the Equine Care Specialist for a nonprofit in New York. After witnessing the profound effects of therapy on horses in transition, I acquired extensive education, bodywork certifications, and a formal degree in Equine Rehabilitation.
I have since worked with teams in Florida, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania, including: FEI; USDF; USHJA; Graded Stakes; Breeders Cup; & Derby/Oaks runners.
I am currently rehabbing my own baby OTTB who came to me with a condylar fracture in 2019. She is teaching me even more than I care to learn ;) That's her, in the picture above.
Experience/Training:
- Licensed Equine Therapist (KY, FL)
- Certified Equine Sports Massage Therapist*
- BSc. Equine Rehab
- Midway University (Summa Cum Laude)
- BSc. Performance Studies
- Northwestern University (Honors)
- TCM & Equine Acupressure
- Tallgrass Animal Acupressure
- Equine Sports Massage
- Jo-Ann Wilson (USA Eventing)
- Jo-Ann Wilson (USA Eventing)
- Orthobionomy: Julie O'Neil
- Craniosacral Therapy: Upledger
- Myofascial Release (Rolley)
- Equine Core Stability and Stifle Dysfunction: Symposium on Therapeutic Advances in Animal Rehabilitation, 2015
- Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy: Trained at Spy Coast
- Equine Sports Therapist, Equine Therapy, 502, Inc.
- Equine Therapy & Rehab Aide, Spy Coast Farm
Vanessa Hudson (Long Island, Hamptons)
Since I was younger, my biggest passion has been being around horses. These animals have taught me so much about empathy, about showing up and about being real. On the weekends, I teach therapeutic horseback riding for a non profit based in Long Island. At this farm, children and adults come to learn, heal and grow.
Experience/Training:
- BA., Towson University
- CESMT, Equissage New England
- Tallgrass Animal Acupressure: Equine Acupressure
- TCM, Equine Nutrition: Regan Golob
- Reiki Master
- Pal-O-Mine instructor & equine bodyworker
- MORE ABOUT VANESSA
*Equissage is approved by the National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB)
http://www.equissage-ne-ny.com/
Member of Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals.
MEND operates in accordance with state and federal laws.
We do not practice veterinary medicine.
MEND: align, balance, calibrate, fine-tune, fit, focus, improve, polish, readjust, rehab, service, sharpen, square, tighten, troubleshoot, tune up