Starline Equine Bodywork

About Starline Equine Bodywork

Our mission is to inspire and to motivate, and give you tools for a better life with horses. This podcast is intended to give you takeaways to apply to your own life- whether you're a horse owner seeking more, a bodywork practitioner, or even an aspiring one. In this podcast you will meet our host, Judith Rathbone. For most of the last decade she’s been a full time equine bodywork practitioner, a renowned sports specialist, an author and a bodywork educator. During the course of this podcast she will lead deep dive discussions into what she has learned from clients, top bodyworkers and vets in the industry, and unpack some of the most up to date and groundbreaking research into equine physiology, fitness and tissue training. Connect with us: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/starlineequinebodywork (https://www.instagram.com/starlineequinebodywork) Web - starlinebodywork.com (https://starlinebodywork.com/)

Publisher

Judith Rathbone

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Dec 2022

Latest episode

4 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

209 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Nov 2026

   When Professionals Overstep: Protecting Clients, Horses, and Each Other's Livelihoods

   In this episode of the Starline Equine Bodywork Podcast, I open a thoughtful yet candid conversation about the quiet tensions that can arise when professionals step outside their lanes. Drawing from patterns clients have shared, I explore how unsolicited diagnoses, criticism of unseen work, and curated lists of preferred colleagues can leave horse owners distressed, teams fractured, and livelihoods quietly undermined, all while claiming to act in the horse’s best interest. With a great attemp...

2. 

   28 Oct 2026

   How Lumbar Pain Is Connected To The Ribs

   The rib cage is more than just a protective structure for a horse’s vital organs; it’s a dynamic framework that significantly influences movement and comfort. However, stiffness, misalignment, or tension in the rib cage can disrupt this harmony, leading to back pain, even in the lumbar region. This fan favourite episode explores how biomechanics, nerves, muscles, and fascia intertwine, revealing the rib cage’s critical role in equine health. Issues like poor saddle fit or uneven riding...

3. 

   14 Oct 2026

   The Session Isn't Over Yet

   In this episode of the Starline Equine Bodywork Podcast, we explore a quiet truth many bodyworkers and horse people notice: the positive changes you feel under your hands often fade by the next day. The tissues soften, the shoulder glides more freely, the back yields, yet the old patterns quietly return. We’ll look at why this happens through the lens of sensory-motor amnesia, and how the nervous system can keep running familiar protective programs even after the body has been released. You’l...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

15 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

96

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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