Equine Therapy approach
Equine Bodywork with a Focus on Osteopathy and Trauma Release
Julia offers intuitive, trauma-informed equine bodywork with a foundation in Osteopathy. Her sessions are designed to identify and reintegrate areas in the horse's body that have lost balance - often due to stress, injury, or trauma. At the heart of her work is supporting the regulation of the horse’s nervous system. When dysregulated, horses operate in a survival state - body and mind are disconnected. In this state, the body cannot release tension or let go of compensatory patterns.
A regulated nervous system is the foundation for healthy movement, calm behavior, and a resilient, connected equine partner.
She recognizes that horses don’t carry trauma in stories, they carry it in their bodies. The Body Keeps the Score captures it perfectly: Trauma often resides beneath the mind's awareness, but the body remembers and this causes open loops in the nervous-system.
Trained to recognize these unclosed loops - patterns that affect both physiology and behavior - Julia brings sensitivity and presence to each session. Horses are masters at masking discomfort; as prey animals, it's how they survive. Gaining their trust requires more than technique - it requires the ability to perceive what lies beneath the surface and respond with clarity and compassion. Julia believes that effective equine therapy extends beyond manual techniques. Biodynamic movement is essential for integrating new nervous-system states. When touch and movement are combined, the result can be profound: trauma patterns release, deep-seated tension unwinds, and horses (and humans) reconnect with their full potential.
Julia approaches her work with the same mindset she brings to life: self-reflection, intuition, and curiosity. She believes in the body’s innate capacity to self-regulate and heal, and she uses Osteopathy as the gateway to support this natural intelligence.
Julia has specialized in trauma-release-based bodywork through her studies with Selina Dörling in Germany, founder of Visionary Equine Osteopathy. This unique modality restores biological function by addressing trauma patterns that may originate in early life, including birth, weaning, and castration trauma.
She has completed Level 1 and 2 in Cranialsacral Therapy through EQTherapeutics, deepening her understanding of subtle nervous system dynamics and somatic regulation.
-> Read more about the effects of gelding trauma on horses
-> Read more about cranialsacral therapy
-> Learn more about the horse's nervous system and Julia's approach
