Welcome to LS Equine Therapy & Education
Holistic Horse Care from Gloucestershire
Helping horses feel and move their best
If you are looking for a gentle somatic approach to support your horses’s physical and emotional health and wellbeing, and ongoing compassionate support and guidance, so you can feel at ease, then we can help.
About LS Equine Therapy
Every horse is different, and every horse has a story to tell through their posture, movement and behaviour.
Our approach combines science-informed knowledge with compassionate, animal-centred care that works with your horse to improve comfort, movement and wellbeing, and identify what may be contributing to changes in your horse's comfort, movement or behaviour,
Our aim is to enable your horse to feel more relaxed and move more freely, and to give clear, practical guidance so you feel more confident in understanding your horse and supporting their wellbeing in everyday life.
Meet Ilse
The Founder of LS Equine Therapy & Education
My work has grown from a deep love of horses and a desire to help owners understand them as whole sentient beings - not simply athletes or bodies that need treatment to fix them.
Horses communicate constantly through their movement, posture, behaviour and small signals that we can sometimes overlook. When we learn to notice these things, we can begin to understand our horses in a different way.
Using equine therapy, including equine massage and other soft tissue therapies, and Equine Hanna Somatics, I provide a compassionate and personalised approach that looks beyond the surface. By considering the horse as a whole, it supports lasting change and helps horses and owners move forward with greater understanding, confidence, and connection.
Every horse and owner deserves to feel heard and cared for with compassion and patience.
Services
Supporting Your Horse's Comfort, Movement and Wellbeing
Whether you're looking to support your horse's wellbeing and movement, learn more about their body or develop your own skills as an owner, we offer a range of services designed around the individual horse and their needs.
Equine Massage & Soft Tissue Therapy
These treatments are a great boost to the body and may include various therapeutic applications including mobilisations, myofascial release techniques, acupressure, and kiniseology taping. The goal is to relax or revitalise and support healthy functioning muscles and movement.
Equine Hanna Somatics®
A gentle movement-based approach that works with the horses brain to reawaken its control of muscles and release ingrained patterns of tension that affect posture, movement and wellbeing.
Equine Massage & Equine Therapy Tuition
Personalised Equine Massage and Equine Bodywork tuition for owners.
Equine Hanna Somatics Tuition
Learn how to do a basic Equine Hanna Somatics session tailored to your horse.
Why Choose LS Equine Therapy?
A Thoughtful Approach to Equine Wellbeing
✔ Horse-led care
Listening to your horse and respecting what they communicate.
✔ Personalised support
Adapting each session to your horse's individual needs.
✔ Practical owner education
Helping you understand how to support your horse between sessions.
✔ Equine Holistic Care
Considering the whole horse, including their physical and emotional wellbeing.
✔ Compassionate guidance
Providing calm, thoughtful support for you and your horse.
✔ Committed to the highest standards of practice
As a qualified Equine Merishia Massage Therapist and Equine Hanna Somatics® Educator, Ilse is a member of their professional associations and completes continuous professional development each year, ensuring her knowledge and skills remain current and continue to grow.
Not Sure What Your Horse Needs?
It can be difficult to know where to begin when something doesn't quite feel right with your horse.
If you're noticing changes in their movement, posture, behaviour or general wellbeing, we are always happy to have a conversation and help you understand whether our approach may be appropriate for your horse.
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Receive practical advice, Equine Hanna Somatics insights, and updates to help your horse move and feel their best.
I'm here to help you
and I’d love to hear from you
Whether you have a question about Equine Therapy, Equine Hanna Somatics® or tuition, you're welcome to get in touch.
Sometimes the first step is simply having a conversation and seeing what might be right for you and your horse.
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