Mandy has been treating my horses with massage for a couple of years now and I find her work really benefits them. They really enjoy the massage and relax to a very deep level.  As a result, they feel looser and softer to ride afterwards.

Mandy's early warnings on sore and stiff areas allows me to adjust my training program accordingly, thus avoiding injury and conflict during training due to soreness.

Lindy Wright

Dear Mandy,

 I wanted to take this opportunity to give you some feedback on your clinics and on the treatment you have done on Ruby.

 Your workshops have been extremely informative and run in such a way I feel I have been able to ask any question (even the silly ones!!!); you create an environment where everyone can learn and feels comfortable to ask anything. The learning’s that I’ve taken from your workshops have been very clear, concise and easy to understand. They are all very practical and hands on, which cements the learning in my mind. This makes it very easy for me to replicate and introduce to my new mare Ruby.

I am also very impressed with the breadth and depth of topics covered, including herbs & feeding, energy healing and massage. To facilitate the learning of these in such friendly and informative way has made my introduction to holistic horse care much easier to grasp. The connection you have with horses, the level of understanding and the depth of communication you have with them is truly inspiring and I find myself a more effective communicator with them now.

Your treatment with Ruby has also been invaluable as it has given me a clear picture on what she needs help with, both physically and emotionally. I knew she had issues form her short racing career, but you were able to highlight specific problems without any prior discussion with me; I had suspicions that there had been a major incident with the barriers, and for you to pick that up in under a minute of being with her is just phenomenal!

 I feel so positive about helping her overcome her past with your help. Your insights with her are spot on and you never cease to amaze me with how much you can pick up from every horse you touch, therefore helping both the horses and their owners achieve a much higher level of understanding, and most importantly, health and harmony.

 I’m looking forward to continuing my work with you, both in the workshops and with Ruby. I’m just so happy our paths crossed and I’m now able to work in a positive, holistic way with horses, you and other like-minded people. 

Thanks again, 

Andrea Glatz

Mandy has provided massage treatment of three of my horses and I have personally witnessed the benefits to them. One of my horses sustained a serious injury and was confined to a stable 24 hours a day seven days per week. Due to his inability to move around coupled with the fact that he was unable to put any weight on this front leg, he was in a considerable amount of discomfort. Mandy was able to ease his pain and assist him in dealing with the situation through massage. She made him feel physically better by working on his sore spots as well as helping him mentally and emotionally by enabling him to release and process his thoughts and feelings.

Kathryn Footner

Dear Mandy,

Thanks for all the help over the years with the Sheoak Hill Riding School horses: massages, energy healing and heaps of advice for feeding and general care for their physical and emotional well-being. Since my horses have been having their massages regularly they have been happier in their work and any tight areas can be addressed, preventing soreness. All the horses look forward to seeing you.

Thanks a million,

 Frankie

Eventing is a highly strenuous sport  for horse and rider. Therefore to keep my horses in peak condition they receive regular massage from Mandy Cooling. Since Mandy has been seeing them for the last couple of years they have never felt better. The horses love it when Mandy comes for a visit, they all crowd around to see who the lucky one will be. I cannot recommend her highly enough  to help keep my horses happy and healthy.

Rebekah Foster

When I first saw Mandy massaging a friends horse I wondered if what she was doing was too gentle to be of any benefit.   However the more I watched and as the massage progressed I could see a change in the horse and the benefits became more evident.  The horse started to relax, licking his lips and then letting out a couple of  big yawns and big sighs, by the end of his massage he was a different horse, very relaxed and calm.  The benefits could also be noticed the next time the horse was ridden.  After seeing this I wanted that for my horse, so I organised a massage for him.

My horse is a fidgeter and it took him a while to surrender, Mandy asking me to stay in the background so that she could get my horses attention and focus, and so that I was not a distraction.  He also started to relax, licking his lips and yawning.  He had a couple of sore spots which Mandy picked up and worked on.  By the end of the massage he was more relaxed but not really letting go.  A week or two later and he had his second massage.   This time he relaxed more readily and ....  the only way to describe it is that he let a lot of emotion out...  Hard to explain and understand unless you actually see it.   He comes from a racing background and carried a lot of burden, the massage somehow helping him to let that burden go, as if a huge weight had been lifted from his shoulders.

The massage not only helped my horse physically with any tight muscles or knotted areas but emotionally as well, which translates into a much happier, healthy horse and that then makes riding more enjoyable for both of us.

Lisa T.

It was amazing watching Mandy, seeing how calm and relaxed my horse became during and after his massage. He was much more interested in his surroundings after the massage rather than tuned out. He was also fantastic the next time I rode him; really willing and much looser.

Thanks to Mandy’s work and advice he now has a brighter outlook on life in his new home, he is gaining weight easily and is all round a much happier and healthier horse. I couldn’t recommend Mandy more!

Jenna K.