Equine Massage - The Workbook

Patricia Whalen-Shaw, the primary instructor for Integrated Touch Therapy, Inc. has been riding and working with animals for over 20 years. She has taught equine, canine and feline massage for 8 years. She's the president and founder of ITT, Inc., a company dedicated to ethical and high quality instruction in the art of massage for animals. Previously, Patricia was co-founder and past-president of Optissage, Inc. She has been a recipient of Who's Who in Executives and in Businesses from 1998 to 2000. She's a licensed massage therapist in Ohio, nation ally certified by the NCBTMB and is sports massage certified. Patricia is a member of the National and Ohio sports massage teams. She maintains a private human and animal practice just south of Columbus, Ohio. Her massage career highlights include being chosen as a massage therapist for the 1996 Paralympic Games in Atlanta and for the 1999 Pan Am Games recently held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She has taught equine massage at Otterbein College through the Equine Science Department. Academically Patricia holds a B.A. from Ohio University, M.A. through Indiana University, a diploma from Central Ohio School of Massage plus additional graduate course work in sports psychology and is an associate polarity practitioner. Besides having had the privilege of training hundreds of students about massage technique for animals and how to apply these massage techniques while honoring the animal, Patricia has personally worked with Grand Prix Dressage Horses, 3/Day Eventers, ropers, reiners, as well as racing greyhounds, dogs participating in agility and obedience, and performance felines. She currently resides at Synergy Farm in Circleville, Ohio with her husband, daughter and animal companions.