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ABOUT JO-ANN WILSON
JO-ANN WILSON, LMT; M.Ed., Director of Wilson Meagher Sports Therapy®
Jo-Ann Wilson, LMT; M.Ed., is a world-renowned
clinician, author, teacher, researcher, and licensed massage therapist.
Jo-Ann's practice is rich in achievement. She was a longstanding
associate and partner of the late Jack Meagher, pioneer of
Sportsmassage. Jo-Ann is the Director of Wilson Meagher Sports Therapy,
a clinical and educational service which trains massage and physical
therapists as well as equine practitioners serving the equine industry
in various roles and responsibilities from around the world.
Jo-Ann served as the Physio / Sports Therapist
for both the Team Horses and Riders for both the United States and
Canada at separate times.
 2023
- 2025:Ongoing treatment provided at International Competitions
2022:
World Championships, Pratoni, Italy;
Daily zoom and phone consultations for all eventing team horses, team
physio, and team veterinarians. US Eventing Team, Winners of Team Silver
Medal.
2021:
Olympic Games, 2020 Tokyo, Japan United States Eventing Team
2019:
Pan American Games, Lima, Peru United States Eventing Team, Winners of
Team and Individual Gold Medals
2018:
World Equestrian Games, Tryon North Carolina United States Eventing Team
2016
Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil United States Eventing Team
Winners of Individual Bronze Medals
2015:
Pan American Games, Toronto Canada United States Equestrian Eventing
Team Winners Team and Individual Gold Medals
2014:
World Equestrian Games, Normandy, France Canadian Equestrian Eventing
Team Fifth Place as Qualifier for Olympics 2016
2012:
Olympic Games, London, England Canadian Equestrian Eventing Team
2010
: World Equestrian Games, Lexington Kentucky Canadian Equestrian
Eventing Team Winners Team Silver Medal
2003:
Pan American Games, Elkton Maryland United States Eventing Team
2000:
Olympic Games, Sydney, Australia United States Eventing Team Individual
Gold and Team Bronze Medals
Jo-Ann’s work includes serving horses and riders
at numerous international competitions to national and local shows. She
works with all levels and disciplines of horses, from Olympic to
pleasure horses. Her work has been featured in leading magazines such as
Practical Horseman, Dressage Today, Hoefslag Magazine (Holland) and was
profiled in the Chronicle of the Horse titled “Jo-Ann Wilson Can Change
a Horse with Her Hands”, March 2013; and Free Rein with Jo-Ann Wilson,
September, 7 &14, 2020. She was also honored to be chosen to be a key
speaker at the World Equestrian Games 2010 presenting the Wilson Meagher
Method of Sportsmassage titled: “Sportsmassage for the World’s Largest
Athlete”. In addition, Jo-Ann was the key speaker for the US
Eventing Association Annual Convention in 2019; Her presentation was
entitled "Sportsmassage for the Performance Horse".
She is a graduate of the Muscular Therapy
Institute, Cambridge Mass. Her work as the principle investigator of a
research grant titled “The Science of Complete Motion”, funded by the
Massage Therapy foundation in 2001, was published in the American Massage
Therapy Journal, Summer 2002 titled: "The Effects of Sportsmassage on
Athletic Performance and General Function”. When she was not working
for the United States, Jo-Ann was the official Team Therapist for horses
and riders for the Canadian Equestrian Team. She served Equine Canada 3
Day Eventing Team at the 2010 World Games, winners of the Team Silver
Medal. In her role as Team Therapist for Equine Canada, Jo-Ann worked
with Canadian horses and riders at the 2012 London Olympic Games as well
as the 2014 World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France.
Jo-Ann continues to maintain a human practice as
well, using the Wilson Meagher Method with her human clients. She is a
graduate of the Muscular Therapy Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts
(now Cortiva Institute). Her current practice includes all levels of
equestrian sports including eventing, dressage, hunters, jumpers,
driving, racing and pleasure horse companions.
As the Director of Wilson Meagher Sports
Therapy®, Jo-Ann offers a six day intensive educational program in the
Wilson Meagher Method™ of equine sportsmassage to professionals and
non-professionals around the world. In addition, she provides live workshops for horse owners, riders, trainers, coaches
and college students. Jo-Ann produced a professionally filmed
instructional DVD titled: "A Course in Equine Sportsmassage".
She has also provides On-line
Video Training for specific problems in motion.
Jo-Ann has authored a popular hands-on, instructional book on Equine
Sportsmassage entitled Keeping Horses at
their Best.
Contact Jo-Ann to learn
more.
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