Babette Littlemore
Banal

When Banal was about 6 he developed behaviour problems, he became sticky, unwilling to go forward, or up and down hills and then he began to rear.  His muscles and soft tissue became compromised and with that he was unwilling to track up…. but Equine Touch offered a lifeline and he is now pain free and loves to hack out and explore!

Banal
Babette Littlemore
Cracker

When Cracker was at a point when euthanasia was being considered, her wonderful owner went off to learn Equine Touch: “I have now completed my level 2 training and am so pleased to be able to support Cracker who lets me know quite clearly what she will and will not accept.  She loves her back being treated and given that I am just over 5 feet tall and she is at least 16.3 she will tilt her back towards me to help me help her!.”

Cracker

Karen

Karen has been using Equine Touch to support her horses for 8 years, and has completed the Foundation level of ET.

I have seen numerous changes in the equines I own (I own horses, donkeys and a mule) since Elaine, my equine touch Practitioner has worked with them. Physically, during the session it's amazing to watch, yawning, muscle tremors, nose twitching and the equine becoming sleepy. Longer term the improvements in each equine has been impressive. I've had equines who have been unable to be ridden. A year of treatment and their body shape has completely changed and they've gained weight and muscle and are ready for riding again.

Paola

Paola is a recent convert to Equine Touch after she bought a new horse that was showing general soreness and tension.

I bought a 13 years old gelding who was extensively shown as a jumper in Germany who came to me in October 2025 showing imbalance, soreness in the SI and poll areas, shoulders blocked. After three sessions he’s visibly more supple, the neck is actually elongating, poll area drastically improved and generally significantly more balanced in the body and displaying a much more relaxed behavior. Will continue treatments coupled with riding/training geared towards following correct biomechanic methods.

Jacqueline

Jacqueline first learnt about Equine Touch in 2017 through seeing it on social media and a friend that had sung the praises of VHT. She wanted to have a modality to use which would enhance the care she could give to her horses. Since then she has completed up to the advanced level of ET.

I have ten of my own horses at home and I find ET really helpful for looking deeper into their bodies when they present with some kind of minor training concern. I did get a little bit obsessed with ET and took courses to take me to a L3.


The beauty of learning ET for myself is that I don't have to wait now for an appointment - I can feel them immediately if I need to, so if a horse presents with stepping slightly short with one hind leg while making lateral movements, or if it feels they have a slightly less mobile spine today, or if they are a bit stiff in the neck, shoulders or front legs, I can give a BBB and see what shows up. The modality clearly works and can be felt viscerally in our own body when given VHT.


Its also nice to use some of the moves to relax a horse who is a stressy character too (I have two of those) and I have even used ET during the wait for a Vet when a visiting horse was suffering from a sudden severe colic attack.

Often the ET can help confirm with my fingers what I think I have felt or seen with my eyes and I can then know that I may need to make further investigations and decide whether the horse needs more frequent ET, or if I should consider an Equine Osteopath, call the Vet or perhaps just rest that horse for a little while.

I also like to give my horses ET when no obvious problems have been observed, as a lovely give back for their kindness allowing me to work with them and its a great routine maintenance checkup to see how their bodies feel under my fingers, as we all know how good horses are at hiding their problems!

Laura

By Laura Wright, Equine Touch Practitioner. Laura has been learning ET since 2003 after her original hunt horse had a fall and she needed to help her. Laura completed all levels of the Equine Touch & the practitioner training pathway and qualified as a Practitioner.

I have noticed many improvements in all my horses. My husband is a professional event rider, he has always said that he can feel the difference when our horses have had an Equine Touch session compared to a physio/massage session. My Equine Touch journey is always getting stronger and stronger with each horse that i help but one of my first horses will never leave me. The mare had had a foal when they didn't even know she was pregnant, she was very poor and struggling to accept her foal. I was in the next stable with another horse when the groom had said that the horse next door was mirroring the horse I was treating. So after I finished I went in her stable and just sat with her foal, managed a few neck moves on the foal and then the mare wanted attention so did some moves on her too. When I stood back she allowed the foal to feed without being tied up and hobbled, they were having to do that to allow the foal to feed. The result was a real "feel good" feeling.