Stable Equine Therapies, LLC

04/11/2026

Proactive Veterinary Care is for horses of all ages 🐴

If my middle-aged horse has taught me anything over the last year and a half, it’s that having a baseline is important, so you can monitor and manage changes as they come.

My young horse turns 4 this month and I scheduled a performance evaluation with one of my favorite local performance vets to get a good look at him before adding to his workload while getting him started under saddle. I had a few concerns that were addressed as well.

Here is what that entailed:
-A soundness evaluation with joint flexions
-Metabolic bloodwork after grazing time to evaluate how he handles sugars
-All four hoof radiographs
-Hock radiographs based on flexions
-A plan for a small diet 🐷
-A plan for hoof care
-A plan for increasing exercise leading up to saddle work

Some comments made were:
-He needs help with gaining sole depth prior to extensive work. He is to be placed in glue-on shoes to help with that while allowing his feet to flex naturally and continue to grow. His hocks flexed positive ***due to hind hoof angles*** (SO IMPORTANT).
-He needs to lose some baby fat so we discussed his diet and some changes that can be made to help reduce his hay intake a bit while increasing exercise.
-His joints look fantastic in the areas that we imaged: no OCD lesions or arthritis, good and even joint space. Keeping work light and short until this age was a good call 🙌🏼 We have great images for a starting point in case there are any changes later on down the road.

Luckily, his bloodwork came back within the normal range so that is one less thing to worry about!

Moral of the story, get your horses looked at for peace of mind but ALSO so you can track changes or alter their work routines, farrier care, veterinary maintenance, diets, bodywork, etc. if it ends up being needed. Preventing or having knowledge of potential future performance issues is so much easier than swimming upstream to repair damage that has already been done (laminitis, structural or spinal abnormalities, arthritic changes, tendon or ligament injuries, etc.).

I’m happy I did it and love having a plan 🐴

04/02/2026

BEFORE➡️AFTER

A picture is just a moment in time, but it allows us to study what’s before us.

I have been integrating bits and pieces of my new education into my sessions. This horse, I remembered to stop and take photos to see the changes that the body was making.

In the “before” image, you can see that the horse’s barrel was rotated and her pectoral muscles were most obviously asymmetrical. She was also leaning heavily on the right front limb. Her shoulders are asymmetrical as they compensate for the rotation.

After doing some balancing work and giving her body (and nervous system) more options than her current compensatory pattern, there were small improvements.

After walking her and allowing her to incorporate these new patterns and “close the loop,” you can see much larger changes. Her barrel is much straighter and she is actually leaning more heavily on her left front. Her shoulders are still not all the way balanced but they are closer.

It’s amazing what changes can be seen right away, but repetition is what will help them stick and create a more balanced horse over all.

So far I have been loving this new therapy and the horses seem to benefit so much!

03/27/2026

A great opportunity to get some discounted veterinary work done this weekend! 🙌🏼

They’re also hosting an educational seminar the same day!

Northwest Veterinary Clinic is hosting our first ever Vaccine Clinic, you won’t want to miss it!

✔️ Discounted equine vaccines
✔️ 10% off select services
✔️ Waived brief physical exam ($40 value!)
✔️ Raffles, prizes & light refreshments

🗓 Saturday, March 28th
⏰ 9:00–12:00

First come, first served, mark your calendars now!

03/25/2026

It’s the season for a complimentary de-shedding with every session 😆

With today’s wind, the hair was flying!

03/24/2026

🐴 WAHSET Lynden:

I’ll be up at Meet 3 Thursday, Friday, Saturday:

🔸Tune-Up Massage (~30 minutes) $60🔸

A short session designed for pre & post competition. This will target trigger points, stress points, or common areas of tension to improve muscle flexibility, stabilize the body, and improve overall performance.

🔸Micro-Current & Tune-Up Massage $75🔸

A short session as shown above, with the addition of microcurrent to aid in circulation, decrease inflammation and pain, aids in cellular regeneration (quicker recovery), etc.

🔸PEMF Therapy Blanket (20 minutes) $50🔸

Low level PEMF, various settings for specific needs-
-Muscle/Body Relaxation
-Muscle Recovery
-Soreness/Acute Issues
& More

🔸Kinesiology Taping ($35 or +$15 add-on)🔸

K-Tape can be useful in decreasing muscle discomfort, bringing awareness to the muscle to aid in activation, decompress or soften sticky soft tissue, support joint function, and more.

🔸NMES Recovery Session ($60)🔸

NMES (Neuro-Muscular Electro Stimulation) helps reduce muscle tension, aids in nerve repair, increases muscle symmetry, and optimizes performance. Due to creating a neurological change, this will be available AFTER your horse has finished competing to allow the body to rest and respond. First time sessions are focused over the lumbar/sacral region and reaches far into the back and hind end.

🔸Stretching/Range Of Motion/Activation Exercises upon request on WARM muscles.🔸

🔸Veterinary Grade Thermal Imaging upon request with proper prep.🔸

It’s going to be a full house with so many great options for bodywork! I can’t wait!

‼️If you would like on my books for the meet, please reach out ASAP with your desired date/ideal time so I can get a schedule going.‼️

***Nationally Board Certified, State Licensed, & Insured Large Animal Massage Practitioner. Certified Veterinary Thermographer.***

03/16/2026

I am forever a student of the horse. 🐴

This weekend blew a lot of things out of the water for me while also putting others into perspective. It was great to learn the WHY to a lot of patterns I see in our equine friends and where it starts, what happens when those patterns become the only compensatory pattern that the horse remembers they have, and how to show them that they have more options- creating a more balanced horse throughout their entire body with a holistic approach.

I can’t wait to continue to study what I learned and begin incorporating it into sessions gradually as I continue to understand and build on my knowledge.

Thank you Tami Elkayam for sharing your knowledge and being in it for the horses.

Thank you MI Funny Farm for hosting in the crazy weather we had. Your facility is beautiful!

My clients and personal horses are why I continue my education as much as I can and the correlations I was finding this weekend were truly profound.

❤️

03/12/2026

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03/11/2026

A three part series- PART THREE

The result.

After bodywork, it’s important to recheck areas of pain or restriction to make sure the body is comfortable and the work was effective.

Notice the shift in posture and energy coming from this mare from sensitive to relaxed through the series of videos as well. One goal is to always leave the horse better than we found them. Sometimes outside triggers can get in the way of that (feeding time, horses coming and going, activity in the background, etc.).

Could your horse benefit from bodywork to balance their tension, calm the nervous system, or aid in pain reduction?

03/10/2026

A three part series- PART TWO

When working with a horse, I don’t go straight for the tender, reactive areas. Often, they are a result of an issue elsewhere in the body pulling everything out of balance. In some cases of hyoid, poll, or jaw restriction, outside forces can create issues as well- such as equipment used, riding posture, riding routine or style, pulling back when tied, etc.

Starting soft and “ignoring” the painful areas at first often allows the horse’s nervous system to relax and their body will be more open to change. I take a whole-horse approach and work through the whole body, there are always little snags in the tissue other than the ”problem.” You can tell this mare was enjoying her session, some take a bit to warm up to it at first if they’re guarded.

At the end of the video, you see a small clip of just part of addressing the uncomfortable area. I will preface by saying you never pull a horse’s tongue (so many videos online tell you to do this, it is not necessary)- you can BREAK the hyoid bone by doing that and it may require surgery to fix, often partially removing this structure which may create lifelong imbalances.

03/09/2026

A 3 part series- PART ONE

Here I show a slowed down evaluation of part of the head and neck and explain my findings briefly. There is much more that goes into this than explained, but this is a great way to check for issues or restrictions/imbalance in your horse.

Some issues you may run into:
-Bracing through the neck
-Head-shyness
-Head tossing
-Resistance to a bit, gaping mouth, chewing the bit excessively
-Difficulty flexing or turning one direction versus the other
-Carrying the head more flat, over bending at the poll, neutral head position is a more tucked chin

Less obvious:
-Choppy front end movement
-Less ability to bring one or both hind limbs under the body
-Difficulty lifting in the thoracic region
-A “bend” in the body instead of being fairly straight

AND MORE….

03/04/2026

‼️ Scheduling heads up-

My kiddo will be having surgery in April and I’ll likely need to take at least a week off of work for his recovery. I might be reaching out to pre-schedule appointments for next month over the weekend to try and fit everyone in where I can around this week. We will go back to regular rotations after, so some sessions may be a little early or a little later (and possibly different days of the week if you’re flexible!) over the next couple of months as needed to squeeze everyone in.

Thank you for your patience and understanding ahead of time. 💕