About me

Hello!

My name is Catherin Gunkel, and I'm a dedicated equine bodyworker with a passion for holistic horse care. Born and raised in Germany, I began my career as a physical therapist for humans, specializing in neurological clients. After immigrating to Canada in 2007, I explored various roles before discovering my true calling in equine bodywork.

I am trained in:

• Certified in The Masterson Method (minimum 426hrs training)

• Myofascial dysfunction release (MFR) + Biotensegrity with Dr. Veronika von Rohrscheidt (Germany) (70hrs training) as well as online course: Horse tensegrity training.

• CranialSacral therapy (Level 1 + 2), EQ Therapeutics (Langley, BC) (Online extensive pre-training classes and 64hrs hands on training)

• Equine Functional Posture Level 1, Dr. Raquel Butler (Australia) (Online teaching, training material and 7 live webinars)

• Equine Tensegrity Balancing Therapy (Level 1 Student), Tami Elkayam (USA) (21hrs training)

My goal is to find the unique "entry door" for each horse, allowing me to work with their nervous system, neuro-plasticity, and fascial re-modeling to promote lasting changes in posture and movement.

Most of my sessions incorporate movement to integrate tissue changes and encourage horses to explore new movement patterns.

I believe that empowering horse owners with knowledge, tools and specific homework exercises are essential for lasting changes - since the body needs lots of repetitions to change movement patterns.

Empowered horse owners empower their horse to have a healthy, happy and long life.