Rachel Martin
If you are going to hire me to work with your horse you need to know what I am about
First off, I'm a busy mom, trail rider, amateur photographer, aspiring snowboarder and equine educator. I have degrees from Kansas State University and Oklahoma State University in Animal Science and Agricultural Education. After graduating form KSU, I wrote the Equine Science curriculum for Fort Scott Community College and developed their horse judging program. I coached the team and hosted youth judging clinics from 2006 to 2012. I also judged horses professionally for 10 years before retiring to spend more time with my own horses and kiddos. Although I no longer coach or judge, I still enjoy teaching for the FSCC Ag Department.
A Natural Transition
I chose to pursue a second career as an equine bodyworker because of the excellent results I've had working with my own horses. This feeds my heart and soul! Seriously, I love it. Also, when I turned forty, decided it was time to "do what I want to do" with my life. Becoming a bodyworker is a natural culmination of my judging experience (evaluating conformation, posture and movement) my love of healthy biomechanics and my experience in rehabbing my own aged geldings. My long-term goal is to develop a consulting program that incorporates healthy rider and horse biomechanics, train family/trail horses and offer rehab boarding.
Formal and Continuing Education
- May 2023 - Tom Mayes Integrated Equine Therapies - 5 day foundational course
- Winter 2023 - Tucker BioKinetic Technique
- Fall 2022 - NRC Plus Equine Nutrition Course, Dr. Kellon
- Summer 2022 - Cushings/IR Equine Nutrition Course, Dr. Kellon
- June 2022 - Advanced Applied Anatomy - 5 Day Course - Trinity Equine, Lorre Mueller
- March 2022 - Introduction to Tensegrity Balancing, 3 day workshop, Tami Elkayam
- August 2021 - Certification in Equine Flexion Therapy - An Alternative to Chiropractic, Dan Marcum
- July 2021 - The Hoof and Neck Connection - Ida Hammer and Deb Davies
- July 2021 - Beginner Hoof Trim Course - Ida Hammer
- March 2021 - Certification in Equine Rehabilitation, Superior Therapy
- November 2020 - Holistic HorseWorks, Muscle Unwinding Level 1, 3 day workshop
- August 2020 - CEMFT Equine Myomanipulative Functional Therapist Certification
- February 2020 - Certified Level 2 Pulse Practitioner
- November 2019 - Weekend Massage Clinic with Rhonda Martin
- August 2019 - Certified Level 1 Pulse Practitioner
- July 2019 - Day Clinic with Rhonda Martin
- Winter 2019 - Equine Nutrition and Feeding Hay Certificate Courses - University of MN
- April 2014 - Masterson Method Weekend Workshop
- September 2012 - Centered Riding Clinic with Susan Harris
- 2009 - Master of Agriculture in Ag Education - Oklahoma State University
- 2005 - Bachelor of Science in Animal Science - Kansas State University
- 2005 - Certificate of Equine Science - Kansas State University