Thornton Equine Academy — Video Replays
Recorded webinars and workshop teaching available to stream through Helen’s website.
Helen’s video replays are designed for horse owners, riders, equine therapists and bodyworkers who want clear, practical education they can return to in their own time.
Each replay is available to purchase individually, with lifetime streaming access through your customer account. Short excerpts are available so you can get a feel for the topic and Helen’s teaching style before purchasing.
Video replays are:
Taught by Helen Thornton, an experienced equine manual therapist working with osteopathic principles
Focused on movement, function, compensation patterns and long-term support for the horse
Sold individually, so you only buy the videos that are relevant to you
Provided for personal educational viewing only
Not downloadable
How video replay access works
You can watch a short excerpt before purchasing.
After purchase, you will be able to stream the full replay through your customer account on Helen’s website.
The video is not supplied as a download and should not be copied, shared, recorded or redistributed.
Where supporting notes or handouts are included, this will be clearly stated on the individual replay page.
Current video replay
Equine Somatic Movement Therapy - Understanding Persistent Tension Patterns
Why some horses remain “tight” even with appropriate treatment, stretching plans or rehabilitation.
Price £24.99
This recorded webinar explores why some horses continue to present with recurring tension patterns despite appropriate manual therapy, physiotherapy, massage therapy or rehabilitation.
Helen uses a clear neurophysiological framework to explain how the nervous system regulates muscle tone, including the role of the gamma loop, alpha-gamma co-activation and protective tension patterns.
This is not a practical “how-to” workshop. Instead, it gives you the reasoning framework behind somatic movement approaches and why movement-led nervous system re-education may be relevant when tension patterns keep returning.
This replay is suitable for:
Equine therapists and bodyworkers
Rehabilitation practitioners
Horse owners who want a clearer understanding of persistent tension patterns
Riders and owners dealing with horses who repeatedly return to the same areas of restriction or bracing
In this replay, Helen explores:
Why stretching alone does not always create lasting change
How the nervous system helps regulate muscle tone
Why some horses remain braced, defensive or unable to fully let go
How chronic tension can become a nervous system habit
Why small, controlled movement and sensory feedback can influence tone differently from passive stretching
How this thinking supports whole-horse assessment and ongoing care
The practical application of this work is taught separately in Helen’s hands-on Somatic Movement Therapy workshop.
Sample Excerpt
Includes lifetime streaming access through your customer account on Helen’s website. The video is not downloadable.
Looking for practical hands-on learning?
If you would like to learn the practical application of this work with horses, please see Helen’s in-person workshops.
Want to attend future teaching live?
Helen also runs live online webinars on selected topics. These are separate from the video replay library and are advertised on the Live Webinars page when available.