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Following Her Dreams
Working with horses was something Marguerite Old had coveted and with the support of her newly wed husband, Chris Jagolowitz, she enrolled in the equine massage therapy program at the D’AL School of Equine Massage Therapy (D’Arcy Lane Institute of Massage Therapy) in London, Ontario in September 2007.
The condensed two year program consisted of 12 hour days Monday to Wednesday. After the rst year Marguerite began working as a hotwalker during
the summer months for trainer John LeBlanc Jr. at Woodbine. And as sort of a self imposed internship, Marguerite would practice her massage teachings on the LeBlanc trainees. “It would give me con dence to work with the horses and have John tell me what he felt that day with each horse he was riding.” noted Marguerite who massaged horses such as Moonlit Beauty and Bugs Boy, “He could tell if there was a difference the next day.”
By the summer of 2009 Marguerite had graduated as a Registered Equine Massage Therapist and continued to work with John Le Blanc Jr. while completing the required vet hours she needed.
In 2010 Marguerite of cially launched her business, Equine Edge Massage Therapy, and began calling on trainers at Woodbine racetrack.
“I had some riding horse clients, dressage horse clients, hunter/jumper horse clients, and I even worked with the Toronto Police Horses,” noted Marguerite, “But with me living in South Etobicoke the horses at Woodbine are my main clientele.”
Equine Edge offers medication-free relief of discomfort arising from pelvis and hind-end tension, thorax strains and fatigue, shoulder and neck stiffness and compensatory muscle imbalances as well as pre- race massages to promote optimal performance.
Now six years later Marguerite has plenty to keep her busy with trainers Katerina Vassilieva, John Le Blanc Jr., Josie Carroll, Kevin Attard, Kelly Callaghan, and Lorna Perkins calling on her services regularly for their horses.
“It is not an easy profession and it could have opped but it didn’t.” admits Marguerite explaining the risk she took to follow her dreams, “It takes a lot of physical effort and can be exhausting some days but knowing that I am helping the horses makes it all worth while.”
You can contact Marguerite at www.equineedge.ca
Marguerite Old
Registered Equine Massage Therapist 416-859-8096 • marguerite@equineedge.ca www.equineedge.ca
Help improve performance with medication-free
relief from soft tissue in ammation & discomfort
~ Veterinarian Recommended ~
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