20 plus years of passion for horses.
About Rachel Ashworth
Equine Osteopath, LMT
Rachel grew up riding horses. She was lucky enough to have grandparents and parents who loved horses and understood her passion to support her. Rachel competed in dressage and 3-day eventing in her early life. This led to gaining a solid base in horse care and learning the importance of true horsemanship. During her high school career, she moved her sights to the hunter/jumper rings and competed on the "A” circuit. All the while, implementing only the best care for her horses, knowing they always come first. After high school, Rachel’s passion for horses only kept growing. She wanted to learn more about why horses struggle with a lot of the same repeating issues and understand horses more deeply overall. This lead her down a path of holistic and conscious horsemanship. Today Rachel resides in Dexter, OR with her family. Focusing on rehabbing and training horses, along with bodywork to support the equine community.
“An osteopath must know the shape and positions of every bone in the body, as well as that part to which every ligament and muscle is attached. He must know the blood and the nerve supply. He must comprehend the human system as an anatomist, and also from a physiological standpoint. He must understand the form of the body and the workings of it. That is a short way to tell what an osteopath must know. – A. T. Still MD DO Autobiography”
What I’ve Achieved
Rachel graduated from The Vluggen Institute for Equine Osteopathy and Education in December of 2019 where she studied the principles and philosophy of Equine Osteopathy in addition to anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, neuro-anatomy, neuro-physiology, structural manipulations, visceral mobility & motility, soft tissue & fascial techniques, cranio sacral & cranio-mandibular techniques.
In 2022 Rachel achieved her LMT license for Oregon, License #27465.
