Equine Bodywork
FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGY + APPLIED KINESIOLOGY
Gentle, Precise Neurological Bodywork That Creates Real Change Your Horse Can Feel
Advanced nervous-system bodywork that is fast, effective and enjoyable for horses-founded on the evolved methods I learned apprenticing with Dr. Sid Erickson.
Serving horses, humans, and herds across the Northwest USA and beyond.
What makes this work so different.
Most bodywork focuses on muscles.
This work focuses on the nervous system — the place where movement, posture, balance, tension, and focus actually originate.
Instead of forcing change from the outside, we create change from the inside by:
stimulating specific nerve receptor fields
sending clear sensory input to the brain
allowing the central nervous system to reorganize movement
releasing patterns the body has been holding onto
restoring balance between the motor and autonomic systems
Because when the signal changes, the whole horse changes.
This method is:
gentle enough for the most sensitive horses
precise enough for advanced cases
enjoyable for horses (they tell you immediately when something shifts)
powerful because it’s working at the source
There’s no forcing.
No cracking.
No pushing bones around.
No “putting something back in.”
It’s not mechanical bodywork — it’s neurological communication.
And when the nervous system gets the right input, the body can finally do what it’s been trying to do all along:
release tension, find balance, and move with freedom again.
This is not your usual Equine Bodywork.
“No forcing. No fixing. Just the right input at the right time.”
This neurological bodywork is gentle, precise, and extremely effective because it works at the level that controls everything — the nervous system.
Instead of forcing joints or muscles, we stimulate specific nerve receptors that help the brain reorganize movement, diminish pain, and restore balance.
It’s not chiropractic. Not massage. Not Reiki.
It’s a clinical approach that speaks the language of the horse’s nervous system — and horses respond to it immediately.
When you work at the level of the nervous system — with gentle, precise touch that meets their body exactly where it is — relaxation isn’t accidental.
It’s the body saying:
“Yes. That. Keep going.”
The release of tension, and the return of soft, synchronous movement is the goal.
Just remember, with my work, this is the result of true neurological change, the most upstream part of the system.
I see it all the time:
the blink that softens into a heavy-lidded sigh
the quiet lick-and-chew that says “I feel safe again”
the sigh that says it all
the grounded stillness that arrives when the brace lets go
They aren’t performing.
They aren’t being “good.”
They’re responding to a method that finally makes sense to their nervous system.
And that’s why horses not only relax —they enjoy the process.
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Horses enjoy this work.
Real results you can see, and horses can feel
Here’s how to work with Kris
Whether your horse needs deep neurological recalibration or you want simple tools you can use at home, there’s a path here for you.
1: 1 Equine Bodywork Sessions
Advanced, precise and designed for real change.
This is the hands-on work that unwinds patterns, resets the nervous system, softens the brace, and creates real change for your horse’s movement. They often feel better on the same day.
Montana area and beyond. Contact me to organize a session or group of sessions for your barn.
Learn the Rocking Routine at Home
A powerful 7 day course that is a simple-can’t-get-it-wrong, nervous system reset you can learn anytime.
Perfect addition to your grooming routine and in-hand work. Do you do carrot stretches? This Rocking Routine is like that and offers so much more.
Perfect for anxious, tight horses and any horse that could use a little more softness and connection.
Clinics for Barns, Riders and Horse Owners
Learn the foundational routine that keeps your horse moving and feeling better between professional sessions.
Gentle, accessible and surprisingly empowering-no bodywork or anatomy experience needed.
Includes a workbook and lots of hands-on practice.
Northwestern States, Western Canada and beyond.
Trained in the Advanced Methods Developed by Dr. Sid Erickson
This work didn’t come from a textbook.
It came from years spent watching, listening, asking, practicing, and being shaped by one of the most quietly innovative neurological bodyworkers in the field.
I apprenticed with Dr. Sid Erickson for five years, (and condintue working with him to this day), learning the precise hand modes, subtle neurological resets, and advanced sequences he’s practiced, many of which he has developed himself over 25 years of clinical practice.
This is the evolved version of the method —
refined by him tthrough tens of thousands of horses, countless patterns, and a lifetime of observation and feel.
I still consult with Sid when needed, and I bring that same rigor, integrity, and devotion into every session, clinic, and course I teach.
As a longtime educator, my calling is to translate this work into routines and guidance that make it accessible to as many horse owners as possible.
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Not Just Horses…
While most people know me for my equine neurological work, the same gentle, precise approach also supports other animals beautifully.
I offer sessions for:
Dogs — anxiety, mobility, stiffness, old injuries, aging changes, tension, reactivity
Cats — tension, recovery, mobility, nervous-system support
Cows — movement issues, discomfort, stress release, topline
Sheep — structural or functional tension, nervous-system imbalances, injury recovery support
The principles are the same:
small, specific inputs that help the nervous system reboot, rebalance, and return to ease.
Animals of every species respond to this work — often with the same softening, stretching, and deep exhale you see in horses.
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