Gershwin, an Olympic caliber horse, one of the top horses in the U.S., is training for the U.S. Equestrian team. Gershwin is owned by Jennifer Oldham, former assistant to Amanda Sutton, Great Britain's Official International Team Physiotherapist. A critical mass of recent surveys and studies have documented that consumers have come to recognize that traditional medicine can't answer all of their health care needs. Equine Rolfing and massage have emerged from the periphery of the health care system and are playing an increasingly important role in the equine health care market. Equine publications, like Equis and The Horse are also on the Web.
Horses are animals of movement.
Like Pascucci, Jennifer Oldham agrees that the rider's movements are as important as the horse's in equine competition. They tune and influence the horse's performance. Oldham chose to have Rolfing structural integration for both she and her horse. She says the Rolfing improved her alignment and flexibility as a rider. An increasing number of the horses that Jim sees are the touchy, difficult types.