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Lorraine Dearnley

I initially did a BSc. in Applied Biology followed on by an MSc. in Haematology and I spent several years working in various hospital laboratories in London and the South, working in the Haematology departments. 

I have been involved with horses for over 30 years, and own a variety of horses and ponies. I have had experience of dealing with gastric ulcers in horses, and have also got a pony with PSSM1. I have also taken my horses and ponies barefoot, so can relate my experiences with this if you are interested.

I found the Masterson Method® by accident and couldn't believe the results I was getting with my horses, which led me to take this career path. I haven't yet found a horse or pony that doesn't like it and can't benefit from it. It works well with tricky horses as you can only go at their pace, so they learn to trust the results. 

Since training in this method I have now trained in several other techniques and am a TBT (Tucker Biokinetic) Practitioner as well as able to do fascia and trauma release. I have also done courses with Caroline Ingraham in Equine Zoopharmacognosy so am able to offer oils if needed.

In the Autumn of 2020, one of my ponies developed laminitis with rotation and distal descent of the pedal bone in both front feet. This took me on another learning 'opportunity' which is when I took an online course with Dr Christina Fritz. The course really opened my eyes on nutrition for hindgut health and I changed all my horse's feeding regimes. I also used some of the herbal products from Dr Fritz and was amazed at the results, and during the last four years I have learnt a lot more about herbal therapy plans to help with metabolic issues in horses.

I have also set up a track system for my little herd, which they have been using for over 2 years. This has continued to improve their health, teeth balance and quality of feet. I am now using herbs to enrich track life and experimenting with other ideas.

One of my recent 'findings' was the AlignmentHORSE approach, developed by Liz VanRoss,  which teaches horses how to move their bodies to answer all of our equitation questions. This uses anatomy to answer the science of equitation rather than using science to answer the equation rules. The horses will learn to take responsibility for their bodies rather than doing exercises by rote and start to look forward to working with us a lot more. It should also help reduce injuries in the horses and ourselves as we should then be sitting on a stable platform. 

I do think that there is so much for us all to learn so we can help our horses as much as possible as they are so complex. We should never stop learning and try to keep an open mind as possible to anything new.