POISED EQUINE BODYWORK
- Enhancing Ease and Fluidity -
Integrated Bodywork & Structural Integration Specialist Serving South Central & Southern California
Tory’s practice is guided by asking:
How does this horse accomodate for imbalances and what does that tell us about his strengths?”
What is Structural Integration?
Connective tissue adhesions can restrict your horse’s movement and cause pain. These can often be removed through Structural Integration, thereby improving your horse’s performance and comfort.
Structural Integration (SI) is a systematic unwinding of the adhesions in the connective tissue network. Does your horse feel less fluid one direction, rotate or shift the saddle, or have trouble bending evenly? These are a few examples of imbalances in the body often caused by restricted connective tissue. When connective tissue can glide freely, the effects of injury and poor movement patterns are diminished.
Why do organs, muscles, blood vessels, bone, etc not just float around migrating throughout the body? Connective tissue. It anchors everything in relation to everything else. When something shifts, slack or tension result elsewhere creating discord. Structural Integration restores harmony.
How does Structural Integration differ from other manual bodywork treatments?
Massage and myofascial work target muscles with outcomes of relaxation, suppleness and improved response/reaction. Structural Integration works all aspects of the body via the connective tissue network, resulting in long-term change to posture and movement.
About Tory
Tory is a certified Structural Integration Practitioner through The Equine Natural Movement School, having completed 440 hours of case study and coursework. She is also a certified Large Animal Massage Practitioner. She has completed additional coursework through Equinology and The Northwest School of Animal Massage focusing on anatomy, equine movement and rehabilitation, and meridians and fascial lines. Tory also holds a Masters in Education.
As an educator, Tory endeavors to teach people the power of intention to strengthen the horse and human bond. Through equine bodywork, Tory seeks to balance the horse so that he can move in a concert of precision, responsiveness, relaxation, and comfort.
Services
Ojai Valley residents receive a 10% discount on single services as no travel is required.
$150 / 90 minute appointment
The foundational structural integration session works to release the superficial (outermost) fascia across your horse’s entire body. This session will begin to map the “sticky”patterns in your horse’s connective tissue in order to bring greater ease of movement and balance. This type of session can stand alone in order to provide regular maintenance to the connective tissue network.
Foundational SI Session
The 5-Series
$675 / Five 90 minute appointments
Structural Integration is most thorough when completed as a series of 5 sessions strategically timed over ten to twelve weeks: The foundational session (1), shoulders, hips & limbs session (2), barrel & back session (3), followed by two custom sessions based on findings. These sessions are spaced out over ten to twelve weeks, with more time being given between later sessions as the work gets deeper so that the horse has ample time to integrate their new mobility in between sessions. ($135/session)
Integrated Bodywork
$100 / 60 minute appointment
Ideal as maintenance for any horse during times of increased stress on the body, or split for two 30-minute pre & post competition sessions. Integrated bodywork increases circulation, improves muscle texture and response, and promotes relaxation. Dependent on horse’s needs, Tory will incorporate massage, fascial meridian work, trigger release points, and stretching techniques to promote rebalancing.
SI Session Subscription
$750 / Bimonthly Foundational SI sessions for 1 year ($125/session)
$1380 / Monthly Foundational SI sessions for 1 year ($115/session)
For existing clients who Tory knows well, a subscription service allows for preferred scheduling on a determined day each month or every other month…a “set it and forget it” approach. This is a reliable way to stay on Tory’s schedule on a day that works for you and also receive discounts on sessions for six or twelve 90 minute appointments.
Subscriptions also available for 60 minute Integrated Bodywork Sessions:
$510/ Bimonthly for 1 year ($85/session) $900 / Monthly for 1 year ($75/session)
All my gracious recent volunteers get 20% off through 2025 as a thank you!
Gift Certificates
Want to thank your coach or trainer or a favorite lesson horse? Is it your barn buddy’s birthday? Do you feel a friend’s horse could benefit from some bodywork? With the purchase of a gift certificate, Tory will reach out to the recipient for intake and ensure they and their horse are well cared for. Email Tory your choice of gift, and a card will be mailed to purchaser or recipient based on your request.
“Tory’s professionalism is evident from the moment she arrives, creating a calm and focused environment that sets both horse and owner at ease. What truly sets Tory apart is her incredible intuition – she seems to understand what a horse needs almost instinctively, responding to subtle cues with care and precision while honoring my horse’s voice through watching his resulting reactions and behavior. Each session has been a positive experience, leaving my horse more relaxed, balanced and happy. I’m grateful for her expertise and the difference she has made for Jamis!” - Molly S. - Owner
What people are saying about Tory’s work…
“The detail and thought that Tory puts into her work is amazing. She is able to feel and assess my young horse’s body in a way that has not only helped in his training, but has also helped me encourage his confidence and happiness.” - Ryley S. - Trainer
“Tory has helped my 25-year-old mare stay in good shape for continued riding. After regularly scheduled treatments, my mare has improved ability to bend in both directions and she seems to really enjoy the work Tory does with her.” - Linda B. - Owner
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Preparing for a Session
Please ensure your horse is groomed. No addition of coat sprays or sheens. Horses MUST be DRY and mud/sand free
Please provide a shady, safe work space. Tory is comfortable working in a stall, paddock or cross-ties.
Please note that Tory is comfortable working on your horse solo after the initial visit. Do not feel you need to be present but of course you are ALWAYS welcome to join the session!
If purchasing a 5-Series, please be aware that your horse will need to be lunged at walk and trot for a biomechanics assessment by Tory at the beginning of session #4.
