Sessions

The Basics

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Currently booking within 30 mile radius of Charleston, Tennessee 37310.

Waitlist for travel to other areas.

To schedule, text 1-423-225-1684 and I will do my best to get back to you within 24 hours.

 

 

Types of Sessions

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Meet and Greet Session

If you prefer to get to know me and observe how your horse and I interact together before you schedule a full session - $75 for one hour. This session may or may not include touching the horse. 

 

Gentle Positive Safe Horse Full Session

First session is $150 for 2 hour Nervous System/Functional Anatomy/Posture Assessment, 

Gentle Touch and Movement Practices, & Homework Plan

 

Gentle Positive Safe Horse Second Session and Beyond

$100 per hour + mileage. 

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​​Sessions: What to Expect

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Each Session begins off the body with heart and nervous system connection work. I use my voice, breath and energy to offer connection before touch. I observe the horse’s standing and moving posture and take note of any areas that appear to be tense and potentially affecting movement.

 

When the horse indicates through their body language that they are open to being touched, I then ask questions through gentle touch and gentle movement and invite responses. The session flows from there and is customized to that horse and their human. No two sessions are the same.

 

I have no expectations for any specific answer or outcome. I observe how the horse is presenting in the moment as I take in the environmental factors going on around us. I then ask questions to help further explore what the horse needs to feel safe and find some enjoyment in our time together. 

 

Completion of an email History/Current Questionnaire about the individual horse(s) and human I will be working with prior to the date of our session really helps with developing a framework for the session and lets me know about issues that may need special consideration.

 

My sessions are collaborative with the horse and their human. The human is a very important part of the emotional regulation work during the session as well as after I have left, practicing homework to integrate what we have uncovered as well as ways to improve the overall posture and movement of the horse. 

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Additional Services

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Gentle Positive Safe Horse Workshop Collaborations

I am open to occasional collaborations at local covered arenas with other equine professionals doing complementary work whom I have actually worked with personally. These are developed with the intention of expanding education in the Gentle Positive Safe Horse space and building compassionate and kind community. To be notified of these opportunities, click here to be added to our email list. Or send me an email brita@gentlepositivesafehorse.com to chat about ideas.

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Other Logistics

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Payment

Venmo preferred, will also take Cash/Check.

 

Cancellations/Rescheduling 

Life happens. Cancellations 24 hours in advance are appreciated. If you are sick, please reschedule. 

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Equipment needed

Flat halter - web, leather, biothane…, rope halters with knots are not suited for my work. I will bring several different lengths of lead rope to experiment with. I do not use any kind of whip, stick, cane, or flag in my sessions. I bring a bin of various gentle tools for proprioceptive work to get the horse thinking and sensing more about specific body areas.

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​Positive Reinforcement in Sessions

I have significant experience with Positive Reinforcement food skills and often use hay pellets or chopped hay to mark and reinforce the movement practice portion with permission from the owner as I do not use escalating pressure. I will bring food with me and we can make a mutual decision based on the horse’s nervous system and owner preferences.

 

Session Spaces

For the first session, I prefer a fenced quiet space to work where the horse can move. For horses with a history of fear or assertive behavior towards practitioners, I will start by working through a fence or over a stall door. Typically by the 2nd session, we can work in many different spaces.​