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Carrie Nettles
Certified Equine Sports Massage Therapist
Certified Equine Sports Massage Therapist
For as long as I can remember I have
loved horses! As a child I was in
Pony Club and I graduated as a
teenager with a C1 rating. I was
fortunate enough to Event at the
novice level, and fox hunt with the
Fox River Valley Hunt Club in Illinois.
I rode thoroughbreds off the race
track, and exercised polo ponies
spending their summer in the cooler
climate. I trail rode and participated
in Pony Club Rallies, and basically
got on any horse that was offered to
me.
loved horses! As a child I was in
Pony Club and I graduated as a
teenager with a C1 rating. I was
fortunate enough to Event at the
novice level, and fox hunt with the
Fox River Valley Hunt Club in Illinois.
I rode thoroughbreds off the race
track, and exercised polo ponies
spending their summer in the cooler
climate. I trail rode and participated
in Pony Club Rallies, and basically
got on any horse that was offered to
me.
| CREDENTIALS I am a certified Equine Sports Massage Therapist. I am a member of the International Association of Animal Massage Therapists. I am currently a professional board member of the International League for the Protection of Horses – MI, serving as their sports massage therapist. I am a member of the United States Dressage Federation, the United States Equestrian Federation and the Midwest Dressage Association. I currently ride and show Dressage. |
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I did not become a true “horse owner” until later in life. My
husband and I picked up Abby, our thoroughbred mare, off of
the race track as a three year old and we have never looked
back. We had our first two foals born on the farm in 2006, and
we currently run a small private boarding facility in Leslie,
Michigan.
I became interested in Equine Sports Massage Therapy when I
realized that if massage therapy could help me, it could surely
help our eclectic and sometimes motley crew of horses. I was
already familiar with equine anatomy and behavior, so I started
researching schools for learning Equine Massage techniques.
I found Equissage Inc., in Round Hill, VA which was founded
and is operated by Mary Schreiber. This school came highly
recommended and I was able to speak to some therapists who
had been though the program and were currently practicing in
my area. I attended the Equissage program and became
certified as an Equine Sports Massage Therapist in early
2007. I have been working on horses, mine as well as clients,
ever since. It has been a very rewarding experience; and the
best part is I learn something from every horse I work on and
every owner I meet!
husband and I picked up Abby, our thoroughbred mare, off of
the race track as a three year old and we have never looked
back. We had our first two foals born on the farm in 2006, and
we currently run a small private boarding facility in Leslie,
Michigan.
I became interested in Equine Sports Massage Therapy when I
realized that if massage therapy could help me, it could surely
help our eclectic and sometimes motley crew of horses. I was
already familiar with equine anatomy and behavior, so I started
researching schools for learning Equine Massage techniques.
I found Equissage Inc., in Round Hill, VA which was founded
and is operated by Mary Schreiber. This school came highly
recommended and I was able to speak to some therapists who
had been though the program and were currently practicing in
my area. I attended the Equissage program and became
certified as an Equine Sports Massage Therapist in early
2007. I have been working on horses, mine as well as clients,
ever since. It has been a very rewarding experience; and the
best part is I learn something from every horse I work on and
every owner I meet!