Duke & Remington Equestrian

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Duke & Remington Equestrian

After several years of self-directed study she decided to follow her passion and dedicated herself full-time to improving the comfort and well-being of horses.

Suze Wood is an equine massage therapist based in Waitsburg, Washington who specializes in sustaining and optimizing performance for competitive equine athletes, supporting the recovery process for horses who are ill or have been injured, and geriatric support. A life long animal lover, Wood's interest in equine biomechanics and bodywork was sparked in 2010 after observing the physical changes and

challenges her horse Duke went through when changing disciplines to begin a new jumping training program. She has completed 450 hours of intensive training through the Northwest School of Animal Massage, including anatomy & physiology, kinesiology, advanced massage techniques, horse behavior, handling and energy work, is licensed in the state of Washington, and has been nationally certified by the National Board of Certification for Animal Acupressure & Massage. Washington State License

NBCAAM Certificate # M-125-15

01/17/2025

Sunny spa day and snoozles. What could be nicer in January?

01/03/2025

Panda, taking a moment to consider all of her options…

12/31/2024

For 2025 I wish you a beautiful year in the disco. And also, out of the disco. I can’t wait to see you and your horses’ new moves. Have a very Happy New Year!

#2025

12/24/2024

Happy Holidays to you! And I mean this from the heart:

May all your dismounts be planned.

Wishing you a warm and cozy holiday with friends and family!

12/12/2024

Don’t forget the peppermints. This very good girl is depending on you.

11/23/2024

GAME OVER. The steel spring, a common stabilizing feature of modern saddle trees, sheared the rivet and broke at the tie-in of the rails. This is at the waist, the angle of the rails creates the twist and would be under the rider’s leg. Oddly, there was no big traumatic damaging event like a fall.

The root cause seems to be that the adjustable gullet head hinge was faulty. The teeth are not aligned and locking, and I’m able to flex what should be an immovable gullet head angle with just moderate pressure on the tree points (see the video, and apologies for the unsteady camera action). Imagine the tremendous physical forces of the horse and rider posting a trot or cantering or working on leg aids, and you understand why this is a problem. Scary!

Unfortunately, fail of these style of mechanisms are common, and they’re hard to monitor because they are under the gullet liner leather. Dirt, debris, and hair wander in and compromise the lock. In this case, even living in the dry corner of Washington state, this one was rusty which makes sense if you think about the heat and sweat rising from the horse during every ride.

With all of this hidden under the gullet lining leather, how was this discovered? The horse had been growing increasingly upset about saddling, and the rider listens to her horse. 💕 We found it during a basic saddle check.

The takeaway? The structures of your tree should always be symmetrical from side to side, and it’s a good idea to get familiar with what the tree feels like under there. Your horse’s spine and withers are exposed to this area, though hopefully protected from it by the panel. Take a minute next time you’re cleaning your tack, and see if you can feel the structures of your tree under the panel.

11/20/2024

I find it so heartwarming to find that someone is actually living my tween fantasy of pristine white tack room with a saddle blanket rainbow. No doubt a pastel dream seeded by My Little Pony, it looked *just* like this in my mind….

Reportedly this masterpiece was preceded by a 4-hour work session, and I can only say, “WOW!”. Hats off to you!

11/13/2024

Let’s be 100% clear, Annie doesn’t care if you’re early, or if you have electronic communications to tend to. She has more important things to do than to just stand next to your car and wait for you. Get it together!

There is no higher compliment than Annie seeking your company and throwing shade when you’re doing it wrong.

11/09/2024

Do YoU mAKe BiScuits‽ ‽ ‽ I MakE BisCuiTS ! ! !

Had a very sudden and intense conversation with this barn kitty. I admit, I’m not 100% fluent, but the topic was definitely biscuits, we both made some, and there was very little claw until he/she tried to climb me. Was it my breeches? Feline fluent folks, please translate.

11/07/2024

“You know you’re good when the horse next to the one you’re working on releases.” 😆

First of all, the important news: Gryffin got a PONY! 3 weeks in and they’re inseparable. Meet Ziggy. Sweetest boy, totally devoted to his new buddy, has great fashion sense— just look at those stockings!

But I thought about Ziggy’s intense relaxation response to Gryffin’s session all the way home. Horses feel heartbeats from about 4 feet away— it’s how they know, as prey animals, that everyone in their herd is chill and safe (or not). So Gryffin headed off to snoozle-land and having cascading relaxation releases during his session probably would shift the energy for his new friend. If so, what an amazing compliment!

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Waitsburg, WA

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+15095570163

Website

http://dukeandremington.com/

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