Great & Small Canine Massage & Core Conditioning
I am Gill Hornsby and I trained with the fabulous Natalie Lenton at the Canine Massage Therapy Centre.
I completed a 2 year, intensive programme, with over 1200 hours of study, on anatomy, the law, physiology and then working hands on, developing the massage techniques that I use.
I am a member of the Canine Massage Guild and complete CPD every year to ensure my knowledge and skills are up to date as well as learning new things.
I discovered canine massage after seeing the benefits it had on a Newfoundland who was struggling with hip dysplasia and muscle wastage. The monthly maintenance sessions gave him an additional year, without requiring pain relief, and having owned a Newfoundland myself, who had identical problems I then realised that I too wanted to be able to help dogs, and their owners, in the same way.
I undertook core conditioning training after discovering how much massage and conditioning complemented each other.
I completed a year's training with the Canine Conditioning Academy and am licensed to run Foundation, Intermediate & Advanced conditioning programmes for dogs.
I am also currently studying to become a Botanical Healing Practitioner - Botanical self-healing is the process of facilitating our ‘pet’ dogs to self-medicate from an array of therapeutic/medicinal plant compounds. Normally in the form of dried plants, leaves, flowers, roots, algae minerals, essential oils, hydrosols, fixed and macerated oils. They have the ability but not necessarily the opportunity due to domestication. I hope to be able to offer this as a service in early 2022.
I share my life with my 3 furry companions, Floyd & Ralph, who are miniature dachshunds, and Norman, who is a retired racing Greyhound, whom I adopted after visiting Perry Barr Greyhound Rescue Centre on one of my massage practical weekends.
I completed a 2 year, intensive programme, with over 1200 hours of study, on anatomy, the law, physiology and then working hands on, developing the massage techniques that I use.
I am a member of the Canine Massage Guild and complete CPD every year to ensure my knowledge and skills are up to date as well as learning new things.
I discovered canine massage after seeing the benefits it had on a Newfoundland who was struggling with hip dysplasia and muscle wastage. The monthly maintenance sessions gave him an additional year, without requiring pain relief, and having owned a Newfoundland myself, who had identical problems I then realised that I too wanted to be able to help dogs, and their owners, in the same way.
I undertook core conditioning training after discovering how much massage and conditioning complemented each other.
I completed a year's training with the Canine Conditioning Academy and am licensed to run Foundation, Intermediate & Advanced conditioning programmes for dogs.
I am also currently studying to become a Botanical Healing Practitioner - Botanical self-healing is the process of facilitating our ‘pet’ dogs to self-medicate from an array of therapeutic/medicinal plant compounds. Normally in the form of dried plants, leaves, flowers, roots, algae minerals, essential oils, hydrosols, fixed and macerated oils. They have the ability but not necessarily the opportunity due to domestication. I hope to be able to offer this as a service in early 2022.
I share my life with my 3 furry companions, Floyd & Ralph, who are miniature dachshunds, and Norman, who is a retired racing Greyhound, whom I adopted after visiting Perry Barr Greyhound Rescue Centre on one of my massage practical weekends.
Floyd & Ralph |
Gill Hornsby |
Norman |