Workshop Outline

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2-day EQUINE OSTEOPATHY WORKSHOP
By  Stephen Schwartz, D.O.

**subject to change**

Day One

Introduction

Major concerns

History of Osteopathy

Safety Rules

Terminology

Observing the horse / riders

Weight bearing

Preparation & relaxing the horse

Front legs

Palpation of the spine & surrounding muscles

Front & hind legs mobilization

Headaches & migraines

Nutrition


Day Two

Recap of legs mobilization

Neck mobilization

Palpation of soft tissues and jaw

Treating Osteo-arthritis

The “One-sided” horse

Coffin bone fractures

Sacro-Iliac treatment

Headaches treatment

Jaw tension treatment

Back pain