Saughs Farm

Introduction to Hellerwork Structural Integration workshops

by Caroline Tremlett

Improve Your Horsemanship The principles of Structural Integration has evolved into the world of horses with Hellerwork and Rolfing practitioners such as Joseph Freeman, Stuart Bell and Jim Pascucci becoming specialists in equine movement using myofascial work with the connective tissues of horses.  The poise and grace of self carriage within horses is dependent on the flexibility, adaptability, strength and resilience of the horses connective tissue matrix, which like ours, is a dynamic and uniquely balanced relationship.  How truly balanced and fluid we are in our own connective tissue matrix will have a direct influence on our horses ability to move with the wonderment and ease that we desire.  However, do we seriously reflect and work to address our own imbalances, restrictions, injuries or pain in our own myofascial structures.   This workshop is about standing back from our horses to untangle and understand our own structure and functional patterns so we learn to separate these from those of our horses.  Once we able to this, we can then recognise the compensations our horses have to make in response to the rigidity or imbalances within our own connective tissues.  Addressing and changing these patterns in ourselves, will help to make a difference to our horses.

Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th August 2009 - 2 day residential workshop Maximum of 12 participants Venue Saughs Farm, Bailey, Newcastleton, Cumbria, TD9 0TT.  Tel:  01697 748346 Fees The fee for the workshop is £185 per person.  This also includes Friday and Saturday night shared accommodation in the Skylark Cottages with full board. Booking your place and payment To book your place, please telephone or email Sally Spencer or myself.  Payment for the workshop should be made in full by cheque and made payable to Skylark Cottages.  A receipt will be sent to you with some additional information as confirmation of your place on the workshop.  Outline of Timings Friday 7th August after 16:00 - Arrival and registration between 16:00 and 18:00 Saturday 8th August - Workshop 09:00 to 17:00 Sunday 9th August - Workshop 09:00 to 16:30 - Departure 17:00 Future workshops at Saughs Farm Another workshop is scheduled for October 2009.  If you would like to be informed of these dates please contact Caroline Tremlett  (hellerwork @ aol . com) or Sally Spencer (sally @ saughsfarm. orangehome. co. uk )