About April Johnston
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April is a professional scientist, published author, and a longtime partner to her horses. April's journey away from her formal academic training began after experiencing the amazing results of this bodywork herself. She broke her back in 1991 in a riding accident and for years tried chiropractic, massage, ultrasound therapy, drugs, reiki, and acupuncture to relieve chronic pain resulting from this injury. All the treatments provided some relief - but only structural integration created the most permanent changes and relief. Then, her dressage mare was having trouble flexing at the poll and bending to the right. April asked her human "rolfer", Noel Clark, to come work on the mare. The results after one hour of were very noticeable- there was a difference in the trot, suppleness, and overall demeanor. Seeing how her mare responded to this work made April want to bring the benefits of structural integration to her equine friends.
In addition to her many years of professional training and experience with biology, April is undergoing the certification process for equine structural integration. She is studying under Joseph Freeman, a certified structural integrator, who founded an equine school in 1995 affiliated with the Bancroft School of Massage in New England. Accreditation is 500 hours of hands-on work plus four week long intensive “modules” spent with the instructor. Joseph Freeman and his wife Jacqueline work closely with the governing national organization of structural integration that oversees certification of human practitioners. While there are human practitioners throughout the country, there are only a few equine practitioners. Currently, April is the the only ESI practitioner in the State of Montana.
