Qualifications – Beth Mantis Bodyworks

Beth Mantis is a highly qualified bodywork therapist working primarily in Washington, Oregon, and California. Whether you’re working with Beth in a private session, a saddle fitting, or in a horse and rider clinic, Beth brings an amazing array of knowledge from her experience as a rider, trainer, and bodywork therapist – who works on both humans and horses.

It’s this unique combination of horse and rider knowledge that makes Beth a one-of-a-kind clinician who’s able to recognize and resolve rider issues that are affecting horse performance and horse issues that are affecting overall performance.

Training, License & Certification

Licensed Massage Therapist: Humans, canines, and equines.
Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner
Certified Animal Normalization Technique Practitioner
Certified Scenar Therapy Practitioner
Certified Parelli Natural Horsemanship Level 2
Animal Osteopathic Technique Course
Kress Method Stress Release Certified Practitioner Level 1

My Practice

My practice focuses around restoring and/or maintaining function while reducing pain in the body. I have had more than 96 clinical hours of study designed to facilitate educated observation of specific gait and biomechanical abnormalities in humans and animals, moving together or alone. My techniques include, but are not limited to specific types of manual and movement therapy, body re-balancing, and energetic osteopathy. These procedures address viscera, blood and lymphatic flow, muscle and fascia tone and quality, and structural integrity to create whole body system bio-mechanic quality.

Recent Experience

NEW! Horse & Rider Clinics starting in July 2020
These exciting new clinics – limited to five horses & riders – give each horse & rider the personalized hands on bodywork that helps resolve both human and equine stress, trauma, and limited motion issues.

Current: Bodywork Therapist
11 years experience working with individual clients – both horse & rider – using a unique healing bodywork method, employing a wide variety of trained modalities. This includes the Animal Osteopathic Techniques that I have practiced for the past 8 years on a variety of animals and humans with resounding success in correcting seemingly unsolvable lameness, restricted movement, and areas of pain. Serving human, canine, and equine clients.

Past: Eagles View Ranch, Eagle Creek, Oregon 1996-2011
Owner and operator of Eagles View Ranch. Equestrian Sports Educator and Equine Trainer. Pony Club DC and Riding Instructor for the Pony Club for 10 years. Pony Club Regional Supervisor over Oregon clubs for the following 5 years. Instructing riders and training horses in equine/equestrian disciplines: US Pony Club, eventing, dressage, show jumping, and Parelli Natural Horsemanship as a Level 2 graduate.

A Brief History

My experience started as an exercise rider and stable hand, followed by completing a basic farrier course, becoming a polo pony exercise rider, riding “lay up” horses for Lou Paola, studying equine health & nutrition with Mark DePaolo, DMV, competing in Hunter Jumper A circuit, becoming Pony Club DC, and Pony Club Riding Instructor for 10 years, eventually becoming Pony Club Regional Supervisor for 5 years. I trained in the International Equestrian Teaching Certification program Balance in Motion from 1998-2005. Followed by Connected Riding Instructors’ Certification program. Also completing the Saddle Fitters Program with Balance Saddlery in Great Britain.

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