MEND.HORSE LLC
Today, MEND.HORSE LLC offers a full menu of Equine Sports Therapy options for professional & amateur equine athletes.
Liz Douglas
Owner, C.E.S.M.T, BSc.
I have provided therapy/bodywork across many disciplines, including: FEI; USDF; USHJA; Graded Stakes;
Breeders Cup; Derby/Oaks runners; USDF National Champions; & USEF
Pony Final Champions. I also work with young horses for sales prep
& development.
My horse background started in Chester Springs, PA where I apprenticed under Ginny Orr (TB Exercise Rider & Show Jumper).
I
showed some, but preferred hacking about the countryside on my Chestnut
TB, Roger (pic above). After a detour away from horses, I found myself
back working with them as the Equine Care Specialist for a company with
a variety of breeds. That experience allowed me to explore how
bodywork and massage improved horse behavior and function. I got hooked
on this work and started MEND.HORSE.
I
learned various manual techniques and acquired multiple
certifications. I then moved to Kentucky to obtain a degree in Equine
Health & Rehabilitation. I have been fortunate to work with stellar
athletes in barns throughout KY, FL, VA, and PA. I continue to take CE
courses in equine musculoskeletal health.
I spend most of my free time with my OTTB. I worked on her as a foal and followed her development. When she sustained a career-ending condylar fracture, I took her home. Months and months of therapy, patience and retraining ensued. She is turning into an amazing mare and she teaches me even more than I care to learn! She is pictured here.
Experience, Training, Qualifications:
- 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
- Orthobionomy: Julie O'Neil
- Craniosacral Therapy: Upledger
- Myofascial Release: Rolley
- Neuromuscular Technique
- Foal, Weanling, & Yearling therapies
- Symposium on Therapeutic Advances in Animal Rehabilitation: Equine Core Stability and Stifle Dysfunction
- Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy: Trained at Spy Coast
- Equine Sports Therapist: Equine Therapy, 502, Inc.
- Equine Therapy & Rehab Aide: Spy Coast Farm
- Equine Therapy & Rehab: Brooker House Farm
Member of Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals
MEND.HORSE LLC operates in accordance with state and federal laws
We do not practice veterinary medicine
MEND: align, balance, calibrate, fine-tune, focus, improve, readjust, rehab, sharpen, square, troubleshoot, tune up