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Lindsaye
Stroh - "Tina
has been an important addition into the training program at Flying
Colours Stables. She helps to keep our horses fit, healthy, happy
and performing at their best. Tina works on our horses 1-2 times
per month and definitely helps us to progress through the training
more efficiently. Tina played an integral role in keeping my 16
year old Grand Prix horse, Paddy sound and happy in his work. I
would highly recommend Tina's services for your equine partner!"
Gaia
Parker - " Tina is an integral part of my
program. She has helped improved my horses attitudes and performance
taking them from unhappy and uncomfortable to to willing athletes. I
thank-you Tina and more importantly, so do my horses!"
Andrew More - "I have Tina
Watkins work on all of my top competition horses including Allegra,
ASJA Jumper Horse of the Year 2004, and The Sophisticate, Western
Division Talent Squad Champion 2004. Tina helps keep my horses
healthy and willing to perform. Tina is an invaluable part of my
horses health management program and I would recommend her work to
anyone interested in the physical and mental well-being of their
horse." Kim
Ingwersen - "With Tina's techniques she is
able to help with; recovery after surgery, illness or lameness,
improve horse balance and muscle building as well as improving range
of motion. Our horses look forward to Tina's visits and her attitude
brightens our days as well."
Crystal
Kroetch - "Tina
has worked on my horses and my customers horses for the past 6
years. Her work is amazing, and simply by massaging the horse she
can accurately tell us what we're feeling under saddle. Tina's
recommendations for cleanses have always helped and her knowledge of
herbs is unsurpassed. Tina is great with the horses and they love
her. I like that Tina is a rider herself as she really understands
what I am trying to achieve as a trainer. Tina massages my horses on
a monthly basis and I truly feel that my training has progressed
much more rapidly as a result!"
Tom Collins - "With Tina's
expertise my horses are able to perform at their peak ability"
Lisa McKay - "Tina and myself have
collaborated to produce winning rider and horse combinations on the
A, B and C circuits in Alberta and BC. I believe sessions with Tina
positively impact the performance of my top horses." Audrey Hawthorn
-Purple lives a very active
sports life and is a 10 year old Portuguese water dog, he is
involved with agility, conformation, obedience and water work - in
his spare time he is a Pet Therapy dog.
Purple and I first came to
Tina after a crash off the dog walk on an agility course where he
had a fairly good muscle tear, anyone who knows Purple knows he has
one speed - fast and if I slow him down too much then he becomes
frustrated and I feel would hurt himself even more. With Tina's help
and some exercises Purple has been able to carry on doing the sports
he loves best (all of them), know and then he needs a little
adjustment or we come for regular checkups just to make sure we can
continue to play. Purple recently won an Award of Merit as a Veteran
in the Conformation ring and just received his Working Water Dog
Title - Thanks Tina for keeping my best buddy healthy and in top
shape!
Diana Garner -
"We are owned by three elderly
standard schnauzers Fletcher (15), Chevy (14) and Catcher (13).
Approximately 3 years ago the eldest Fletcher suffered a stroke
which essentially made him walk with a definite tilt to his head and
stiffness in his legs. A friend and
admirer of Fletch's told us about Tina Snyder and the work she had
done with her Dalmatians. The
difference was incredible in Fletcher after just one treatment. He
was jumping up on the sofa and walking more steadily. Tina also
recommended switching to a natural food and using supplements, such
as Yucca, and MSM in their food. While I realize nothing can
completely turn back the clock, there was a very noticeable
difference in how Fletch felt for weeks after his adjustments. he
was happier and more energetic."
Charlene Maines - "Donna is a
very agile and active 8-year-old Dalmatian; she competes in
conformation, agility and scent hurdle racing. When Donna was 4 she
had an accident and as a result she lost a great deal of muscle mass
on the left side of her body.
Tina (Inhand Equine Therapy) helped
Donna to recover by creating a rehabilitation program designed at
targeting the muscles that were affected as well as concentrating on
balancing her body and a program to maintain her condition.
Although it has taken a couple of
years to return her to a state where she can compete on a regular
basis. By maintaining Donna’s exercise program and regular visits to
Inhand Equine Therapy, she is able to compete for fun in agility,
chase birds and butterflies and just generally enjoy life!"
Lori Wavrecan
-"I have been using Inhand Equine
Therapy for massage, adjustment, herbal consult and injury recovery
for my good barrel horse for the past 6 months. I have to say that
this service is mostly responsible for 'Joe' being able to compete
after several slips & falls during the rodeo season, and 'Joe' & I
would recommend Tina's services to any performance horse!"
Christy
Davidoff - "Tina's work on my horse has been very beneficial to
our performance over fences. I have found that with a regular
maintenance schedule our daily schooling sessions are much easier,
she is straighter and never comes out of her stall stiff. Tina
is wonderful and I feel like my horse is more comfortable and jumps
better every time she goes in the ring.
Catherine Van
Tighem - "I find working massage and adjustive therapy with my
horses has enhanced every aspect of my program. It not only helps to
keep our horses fit and comfortable but it also enables me to better
use my schooling time. By pinpointing specific areas of weakness in
each horses development I am able to organize schooling that will
benefit them individually and help them to meet their full
potential.
Vickie Argals
- " Tina Watkins
helps our Dressage horse athletes by improving function and
relieving the stress of high performance work. Our horses are
trained, fed and cared for so they can be at their top performance.
In the stress of daily training and a competition schedule, Tina
helps me help my horses. She can help each horse she works on by
alleviating soreness and pain or identifying injuries and setting up
treatment plans or using relaxation techniques for our horse’s
mental and physical well-being. A big part of how she helps our
horses is prevention; we can lessen injury risk by identifying
strain and fatigue. She also helps us with injury rehabilitation.
She is a very responsible therapist that realizes she may not have
all the answers. She does not have a problem referring our horses
for different approach or therapy. She has the best health
management of each animal as her goal. Tina is a big part of the
team of specialists at Flying Colours Stables. We thank you Tina and
so do all our equine partners!"
Joey Mann - I have been working
with Tina since she began her education. She has been, and will
continue to be an integral part of my training program.
Because Tina rides competitively, I feel it gives her an even better
understanding of the expectations of each horse in its competitive
role. I have used Tina on my competition horses and also on young
stock and highly recommend her to everyone.
Nicole Brown - Reiner-Nic Performance Horses - Tina’s regular
visits to my barn help keep my equine athletes in optimum condition.
I highly recommend her skills to anyone who takes their horse’s best
interest to heart.
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