Testimonials
What a learning experience!!
Couldn’t have asked for a better group of people to learn
with and am extremely fortunate to have had the chance to
learn from a person as knowledgeable and passionate about
their work as Sabrina. What I've learned from EQUISSAGE will
forever change how I look at a horse. I can't thank you
enough.
CW
Good morning sunshine!!!
I hope this email finds you and your family happy and
healthy!!
First, Thank you again for the advice you gave me regarding
laminitis!!! My little POA, Miss Pony, is doing GREAT!! Even
after one massage!!! Just yesterday I visited her, and her
spirits were so high!! She is unable to walk due to the
pain, put you could see it in her eyes, she was so alert and
happy to see me. While massaging her, she would sway back
and forth to relieve the pain in her front hoofs, even
leaning into my body to relieve tension and pressure from
her little feet. Even though she's in pain... her owner even
notice her happy disposition!!!
I just wanted to share with you!!! It was a beautiful
experience and I love my Miss Pony so much!! Thank you for
allowing us to call you with questions!!! I am so greatful
for this opportunity to project love and healing through the
magical world of Equine Sports Massage Therapy!!! I love
this life of mine!!!
Have a wonderful weekend and I hope to talk to you soon!!
Take care my dear.
Your friend,
L A C
Hi Sabrina,
First of all: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LAST WEEK!!!
I really had fun, you have created such a comfortable
learning environment - and now that it has all settled a
bit, I do feel like I learned a lot in this one week. Not
just the sequence, but being around horses, hands-on, trying
to read them a little. Even the smallest thing, eg brushing,
was a big deal for me... finally REAL experience, rather
than just the book stuff. And it is so important to me to
see that I do have my interest in vet med still in me. I had
some doubts before.
Thank you for your patience and kindness in sharing your
expertise and experience.
Again, thank you so much, I am really grateful for this
experience and the little "push" back into working with
animals, whatever form it may take in the future. Your
encouragement meant a lot to me. Yes, sure many gaps need to
be filled, but it does not seem like hard work when my heart
is in it and I enjoy it.
Al
Hi
Sabrina!
What an
amazing experience Rita and I both had at Equissage
Ca!
I have
been manifesting a life working with horses for a long time
and i have to say that after completing your course, i know
this was the right choice for me.
Your home
was the perfect setting for learning and healing.
Thank you
for the wonderful experience... keep in touch!
Regards,
Jennifer
Hi Sabrina,
I just wanted to touch base with you and thank you once
again for helping me to find this gift that has been given
me to be of service and help give back to God's beautiful
animals. The day after returning home from taking your class
I gave my mare her first massage. At least it's her first
that I am aware of. For about the last 5 months she's had a
very stiff right hand turn. No bend at all. I was excited to
do her massage expecting to find problems in the neck area.
To my surprise, it was actually her back that was extremely
touchy. It was touchy to the point that I even had to use
compression rather than percussion to open and close. There
is no mistake that I massaged the horse that I did before
working on my own mare. To watch her eyes go from "ouch" to
"ahhh" and watch her entire body just melt was amazing. That
evening we decided to head to a gymkhana at the last minute.
I figured we could get a little "barrel" practice in before
our barrel race the coming wed. night. We get there and I
find out it is all pole events.
We have never been very good at any of the pole events. We
ran so well together that night...key word: together. I just
couldn't believe how soft and supple she was either. We
ended up taking home High Point. Our very first one ever. It
still did not dawn on me until 2 days later...the area's
that were so sore were the Latissimus and Longissimus
Dorci's. Back extension and lateral flexion. Go figure.
I am going to be doing my first 2 massage's this Sunday and
I am very excited to see the results and to be able to help
more horses.
Thank you once again, Tina Glidden
Hi
Sabrina!
I just wanted to thank you for teaching me so much! I
learned a lot, and I can't wait to work on more horses. I
really enjoyed the program and had a great time with you
guys! Thanks again :)
Aloha, Ashley
Dear
Sabrina,
I would
like to express my gratitude to you and your wonderful
school! Learning equine sports massage has been
nothing less than amazing! I am so glad I attended
your school in the beautiful mountains of Colorado.
From your
warm, professional indoor classroom to the breathtaking view
by the stalls I felt like I was on a retreat rather than
taking a class! Your extensive knowledge of horses
ranging from behavior to anatomy and equine sports was not
only educational but entertaining. I could not have
asked for a better teacher!
Upon
completion of your course, I could not wait to work on these
magnificent animals. To date, I have found equine
sports massage to be nothing less than fulfilling and
enjoyable!
Thank you
for extending your knowledge and passion through a classroom
setting for all to enjoy!
J.
Williams
Sabrina,
The article on Colic in the newsletter reminded me I wanted
to tell you that the colic sequence has worked several times
on my own mare in the last couple of months. Although I've
owned her for 6 years and she has never been a colicy horse
before, she seems to have had a difficult time adjusting to
our relocation to Temecula and hasn't had a happy digestive
system lately, but each time I've applied the colic sequence
and really within minutes she seems to be relieved from her
discomfort and goes back to eating. It is truly amazing how
well touch works. Yay!
Stacey
Sabrina,
I did a full body massage on my gelding Louie last weekend.
He has been "off" for over a year. He has had x-rays and
they found a small bone spur in his pastern joint but I have
felt for months now that something else was going on. He
normally starts out short stridden on the left and works out
of it. But when he canters on the left lead I know he is
uncomfortable and he will start sneezing after about a lap.
Sneezing is his sign of being unhappy. So I got him out
Friday and lunged him and he looked better than he has for
well over a year. My trainer said he looked really good on
Wednesday when she got him out too. I rode him yesterday and
he didn't start out stiff and when we cantered on the left
lead, he felt just like the right lead and there was no
sneezing. So Amazing!! When I massage him last weekend he
was trying to bite me the whole time I did his front end and
was really pawing on several spots. I did him again today
and he only tried to bite me in a few areas and only pawed
on the ant pecs and in the lower spinatus groove.
So just having now the ability to help my own horse has made
the class so worth it!!
Carol
Our vet
gave us Sabrina’s name and number. As my trust level in my
vet is very high and he does not often offer such resounding
endorsements, I knew she had to be great. Little did I know
how great.
Within one treatment my horses changed. I
was stunned. There was a dramatic change in their muscles
and disappearance of many of the ‘bunchings’ and striations.
My geldings neck ‘filled out’.
All of my horses are
moving so much easier. I had her work on our little two year
old filly as well and it is had an incredibly positive
effect on her responsiveness
and comfort level with people.
We have just started on a
regular program and my connection and communication with my
horses has benefited greatly from it.
Thank you Sabrina!
Lisa Dee
CEO
Vista
Caballo
Sabrina,
This class was MORE amazing
that I had imagined and THAT was hard to beat. Thank you for
the gift of YOU and your knowledge and patience. I hope you
are having a wonderful ride this weekend and can relax a
bit.
Hugs,
Mere
Hey Sabrina,
I gave my horse her first
massage today and she loved it! I was right, she does have a
lot of tension and spasms in her withers and she was very
good at reacting when I found a sore spot, but as soon as I
began applying direct pressure she would lower her head and
close her eyes again. I am so excited to begin working on
more horses in the Yuma area and actually already have
someone who wants me to massage some of her ponies by the
end of the week. Thank you so much for being such a
wonderful teacher! Its so great to not even be out of
highschool and start my own business.
Natasha
Sabrina,
I wanted to formally thank
you for the wonderful week we shared. You have an amazing
gift, a very calming spirit and love just pours out of you.
You put me at ease and you were very patient as well. I look
forward to seeing you again. Please let me know when I can
come back and shadow you, help with any projects or assist
when you visit the shelters.
Maryann
