Thank you for visiting Connecticut Equine Therapy. Susan Kasmin is a Certified Equine Massage Practitioner serving Connecticut and its surrounding areas. She has extensive personal and professional experience with horses. Susan is a graduate of Bancroft School of Massage Therapy in Worcester, MA. and also has a certificate in Equine Husbandry from Post University in Waterbury, CT. Presently Susan is attending Branford Hall Career Institute in Southington, CT  for a CT and NY license in human massage therapy. Susan will be studying in the spring of 2012 with Jo-Ann Wilson the late Jack Meagher's partner and associate, Wilson Meagher Sports Therapy.  Susan will also be studying with Marjorie Brooks, FAST Release Method in Summer 2012. Susan plans on specializing in sports massage therapy and scar tissue repair for both horses and humans.   
     The word myofascial means muscle tissue (myo) and  the connective tissue (fascia) in and around it. (An example of fascia is the thin white membrane that is visible just under the skin around all the meat (muscle) when cutting into a raw chicken leg. The chicken leg would have to be at room temperature to see the fascia well.) When stressed or injured muscles form contracted knots it is called a trigger point. Trigger points cause pain and tightness which can inhibit the horses movement. 
   Susan uses her hands to apply deep pressure, massage, compression and stretching techniques within the musculoskelatal system of horse to release trigger points and tightness which can help prevent injury, promote healing, enhance movement and improve temperament. Each session is about an hour, sometimes longer, sometimes shorter depending on the horse and its needs at the time.
      Any horse can benefit from massage and equine myofascial trigger point therapy in one way or another.  In alot of cases results are instant, obvious and long lasting. Susan will work with any breed or discipline of horse. Rates vary depending on distance and your horses needs. Please feel free to contact Connecticut Equine Therapy at (203) 209-4825 for a free consultation and to schedule an appointment. Susan looks forward to working with your equine/s!!