Canterbury ConTact CARE

01/09/2026

Hi all,

Sorry, this is the third time I have asked for small job metal fabricator recommendations. I have reached out to SO many places, most of which just do not respond. The last place said yes and a month later, zero response to any phone calls and emails so I am back to the drawing board.

I am in search of someone who can make me one of these (in pictures.) It is legs welded to a metal drum that I use for rider rebalancing Contact Care sessions.

It doesnt need to be pretty, just functional and strong (150kg + weight rating)

Anywhere in Canterbury between Cheviot and Timaru considered, as I can pick up. Happy to pay cash if needed.

Let me know if you know of someone! Sorry, not looking for back yard welders who have little experience.... still want someone qualified as I will have people mounted on them in their tack so it needs to be SAFE.

Thanks
Stacy

21/08/2026

☀️ CASE STUDY WANTED ☀️

Hi Community 👋 ❤️🐴

My name is Stacy, your local ConTact C.A.R.E Practitioner, based in Loburn North Canterbury.

Originally from South Canterbury, I moved away from this beautiful place for a long time, returning home to reside in North Canterbury in 2024 (and loving it! Even the cold 😊🥶)

Since being back, I have had the pleasure of building the most amazing client base of Human, Equine and Canine clients down here! I am so grateful, and we have experienced some hugely profound and incredible results during this time.

Over this time I have really started to hone in on my niche, which is helping people who have suffered debilitating concussions, PTSD, trauma and loss of confidence - especially horse riders from horse falls & other terrible accidents. Alongside that, helping horses that have also suffered injuries which have resulted in behavioural changes and mechanical function changes in their bodies.

ConTact C.A.R.E is brilliant for helping ANY injury/impact from ANY stage of life. We have helped release concussions from over 25 years + old (yes, they physically stick around and cause havoc in the body!) to help people remove compensatory pain and ailments in the body. Some of these have taken one session, some have taken a number of sessions - it all depends on the level of sustained injurie(s)/layers as we work through them.

I am still treating equine, performance horses and riders, non-horsey people, horse and rider sessions, Canine and loving it. But, I am on the look out for a person or two who have sustained the above injuries, who have remained "stuck" or in pain over the years.

Pain that doesnt go away with normal methods or pills? Pain, anxiety, depression, headaches, migraines, loss of confidence, stress? Breathing issues, sleep issues, etc etc. Struggling to find saddles that fit? Getting pain while riding or after riding? Struggle on one rein more than the other?

If this sounds like you, I would love to hear from you. The process will be free to you, and include a plan of sessions, documentation of each treatment and capturing progress over a 3 month period. The only thing is that the person(s) involved will agree to allow me to publish my findings (to what degree is yet to be determined.)

If this sounds like you (or if you think I could help outside of this case study) feel free to reply on here so I can message you, or DM me for more info!!

Thanks all,
Stacy

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18/08/2026

DEMO HORSES WANTED ❤️🐴

SAT 26th and/or SUN 27th Sept

It's that time again, we are holding an Equine ConTact C.A.R.E Foundation Course in Loburn on the above dates, and need some more beautiful equine partners for our students.

They will receive some amazing treatments over one or two days

We do theory both mornings, so Horses wont be needed until the PM (roughly 12pm - 4.30pm)

No cost to you 😊

Youre welcome to stay and learn while they are being worked on, and/or hold your horse to watch!

Horses must be ok with being touched all over and good natured

PM me if youre interested or want more info :)

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23/07/2026

💫 Mobile treatments 💫

Can't get to me in Loburn? I offer mobile human Treatments too all over Canterbury ❤️🦴

It is very common for horse owners and riders to sneek in a cheeky session after or before their horses are seen! But you dont need to have an equine session booked, I can come to your home too 😊

As you can see, we can do it anywhere, even in the middle of the paddock with the sunset 🌅😍

Thank you Kelly for the photos!

PM me to book
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Email [email protected]

13/07/2026

Saw Murphy at MS Equestrian today ❤️🐴 what an absolute beautiful lad ❤️🐴❤️

Wee Murphy was very lucky to see the AMAZING Stacy Stanisich-Gould he absolutely loved it and showed some massive releases. It truly blows me away how the horses respond to this treatment. If you need someone with magic hands don't hesitate to try Canterbury ConTact CARE.

22/06/2026

Red ❤️

Treated this beautiful lad last Wednesday, and on Saturday his lovely owner Kelly Grant sent me the bottom picture.

We talk about "3 days of change" a lot, being the minimum amount of time we can expect to see change as the body integrates from the session. This is an example of quite a significant improvement in just 3 days! Sometimes we get immediate change on the day, and sometimes it just takes a bit of time.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the 3-day requirement to see noticeable bodily change is linked to energetic integration and the body's natural rhythms. It generally takes 3 full diurnal cycles (72 hours) for Qi to properly circulate and settle into a new, balanced rhythm after intervention (such as a ConTact Care treatment, acupuncture or new herbal protocol etc)

Is he fixed? No. Is there still a lot of work to go? Yes. But this is why ConTact C.A.R.E makes so much sense - work through the interconnectedness of the body and systems, to find the causes. We move away from pain, and into comfort. We find the why behind the compensation workload.

Every treatment will be different, and as we remove Flinchlock, we provide the body with it's own resource to allow an unravel and softening of the bodies natural self defence & return natural function. In simple terms - we help your body help itself, we just find the right buttons to push then its all up to you. Our goal is that ultimately, you dont have to come back to see us!

Its also intentional, so we work on progress - treating every single client with a different plan. Every single human, Equine, Canine is unique - we are unique to the injuries we have sustained over time, so we shouldnt be putting everyone in the same box, treating the same symptoms or places over and over again.

These comparison photos bought a tear to my eye, and reminded me of why we do what we do ❤️🐴❤️

Thanks Kelly for allowing me to share Red's story so far!

19/06/2026

Beautiful lady enjoying her session in the paddock ❤️

Contact care is all about comfort - sometimes we need to put them or leave them in their comfort space to get the most out of them! ❤️🐴❤️

08/06/2026

A client of mine asked me recently, "as a ConTact C.A.R.E practitioner, what do you look for?"

Well, ConTact Care takes many, many things into account. Firstly, we observe - as every single session is unique to the individual being treated. We are trained to observe stillness - what is not moving, in a sea of movement. Thats where we start - thats what makes us different.

There is no "one size fits all." We could have a client presenting the exact same symptoms as the next, but the cause and treatment being completely different.

Pain is a symptom - we want to know whats not working, and why there is pain or compensation happening in the body. What is numb and dumb and switched off?

The body (whether Human or Equine) is interconnected, so whilst we work with Bone and Structure, we observe the interconnectedness of the body as one whole being - everything attaches to bone. Soft tissue, fascia, even organs. We observe the things that arent right - and take muscular function, meridians, even teeth into account. Behaviours - things that are in excess to build the whole picture.

What is trying to be structure, when it should be function? What is hard when it should be soft? What is NOT moving. Are the organs doing what they are meant to be doing, or are they working excessively supporting something that isn't? Is there temperature where there shouldnt, or what is cold when it should be warm? Are just a snippet of our observations.

Ive attached some photos from my 27 year old horse who I treated in the weekend, as he started showing some signs of stiffness, tripping and weird angles in the hind. The photos describe the small details we observe - as well as the big stuff (i.e movement & pain.)

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06/06/2026

Had an incredible time helping at the 2026 Equine ConTact C.A.R.E Student Practitioner intake course in Whangarei last weekend ❤️🐴❤️

Awesome new course over 4 days, where these foundation students from around the country got to step into Student Practitioner status.

I remember my first SP courses and how much I fell even more in love with Contact Care, seeing and feeling first hand how much relief and change we can help create with this work.

Huge thank you to Camille Nelson- True Axis , Equine ConTact CARE - The Horses' Way , for your tireless and selfless work - transferring your knowledge, guidance, care and direction to every single Equine CC student and Practitioner. We wouldn't be where we are without you!

Lisa Bishop ConTact CARE - Flinchlock Release for opening your home and allowing everyone a beautiful space to learn.

Ewen Equine Management and ConTact CARE and Jacqui Equi Handz - ConTact Care for being incredible teachers and a laugh a minute.

ConTact C.A.R.E - Common Sense Approach to Real Ease ❤️🐴❤️

02/06/2026

Incredible time at the 2026 intake of Student Practitioners ❤️🐴❤️