Sooner Than Later Animal Massage & Bodywork

06/08/2026

Words can’t even begin to express how grateful I am for Easy Equine Anatomy by Mary Sargeant!
I purchased her book and I’m already blown away by the amount of information!! It’s covering material I’ve learned in my schooling courses, and then expanding on it, or explaining in ways that makes more sense for my brain to comprehend(her visuals are helpful too)
If you’re an anatomy nerd, like me, Check it out! You will not be disappointed!

Ok I know its late but I am officially doing a post about it tomorrow
But it is uploaded if anyone wants an early viewing, I know all the uk folk will be tucked up in bed.
The Easy Equine Anatomy Part 1 The Equine Skeleton is out now.
Official post coming tomorrow but link in comments its out now. ###

Please be kind it has took two years to make this x

06/05/2026

While unloading grain the other day, Taco 🌮 decided it was HIS time for a session

🌮 UPDATE 🌮
• Taco was brought to the vet. Vet believes he had a bacterial infection caused from the excessive licking. They agreed with the initial cause of the licking was due to some sort of injury/trauma to the tissues.

• I will continue with his mini massage and cold laser sessions as I believe it helps regenerate tissues, bring down inflammation, and promote healing and hair growth ✨🌮

If your cat is licking excessively, you may want to consider bodywork. Reach out to to schedule an appointment.
DM, text, or email 🙂

Music: Rejuvenation by
(https://jippy.bandcamp.com)

05/31/2026

✨ Massage is important for ALL stages of life ✨
- How can it benefit puppies/kittens/foals, adults, and seniors?

YOUNG: Massage keeps muscles relaxed and movement fluid in and around their joints while growth plates are developing and forming. It may also help them recover quicker if an injury occurs during playing.

ADULT: Massage helps maintain muscle tone and stay healthy(compared to weak or “knotted”). It stimulates the nervous system and proprioception(body’s awareness in space) so they’re less likely to develop structural or neurological issues into the senior years. It may help prevent minor injuries, and aid in recovery from athletic activities such as barrel racing, agility, etc…

SENIOR: Massage helps reduce pain around arthritic joints by keeping surround tissues loose, and reducing inflammation. It may also increase proprioception, which may help prevent stumbling and/or dragging feet.

✨ Please send me a DM, text, or email to schedule an appointment! I’d love to fill my schedule ✨

05/27/2026

Is this enough information for you???
I am just beginning to put in the skeletal system, I am on track for the ebook, I have set a deadline of 10 pages a day which I am hitting that target.

It is going to be a book full of pictures like these and I dont think I need to add more words as the information is on the picture

Like i say this is not a indepth academic anatomy book there are plenty out there, this is something you can have on your phone and carry around with you.

So as you flick through you will have each chapter covering everything, and an explanation of the chapter on the first page but the rest will be pictures, what do you think??

The reason its an ebook is that I can do it all myself so no outsourcing means the savings will come to you.

I know it may not be for everyone with this highly visual learning but I want to appeal to people like me who really struggled to sit down and concentrate, or basically got bored with a load of words

Arghhh self doubt creeping in

Anyway its my birthday today so here is a picture for you😅

If you hate it please dont tell me, it maybe its just not for you 🫠

I am also having to update every bloody picture, you know me never happy 😅

05/21/2026

Today’s content is a little different…Some of you may not know, I’m an artist! I have been so passionate about art since I was a child. Horses, tend to be a favorite of mine to draw ✍️
For a long time, I have “lost my drive” when it comes to art. I so badly want to create, but when I try it nothing happens.
When I came across I loved how passionate they were when it came to their characters, their story, and I love their art style. It totally inspired me to draw again, so here is my entry! 😊
I haven’t put full effort into a drawing in a very long time, so I’m so happy with how this turned out. Even if the anatomy or shading isn’t the most perfect.
Thank you for hosting the draw this in your style 💕 I hope you like how Charles and River turned out as well

05/18/2026

Hot spots? ⬇️ Check out this tip

05/17/2026

Stifle applications from my case studies while I was in the process of earning my equine kinesiology certification. ✨ My main focus was supporting the stifle.
🐴 Billy is a half-Arabian ranch horse whose stifles will occasionally “lock up,” typically on the left side. During my 2024 ktape case studies, I wanted to see if could help reduce or prevent his stifle from locking.
-Locking stifle(Upward Fixation of the Patella) occurs when the patella (kneecap) becomes temporarily fixed in place over the femur’s medial trochlear ridge. This prevents the stifle joint from bending and can cause the horse to drag its hind leg(In Billy’s case he looks like a pirate dragging his peg leg). Condition can be intermittent or constant and is often noticed when the horse starts moving after rest.
✨ I experimented with three different stifle application methods, with this being my second attempt. This application lasted longer than the first and, when combined with the another ktape application (2nd pic), it provided even longer-lasting support. At the time, the trainer mentioned that Billy felt stronger under saddle that day. I personally felt the locking episodes were reduced, although still occurring occasionally
🐴 Does your horse’s stifle “lock up”?
Consider scheduling a bodywork Or kinesiology appointment.

✨Benefits of KT tape✨
• Pain relief
It can help reduce pain by gently applying pressure to disrupt and dissipate pain.
• Reduced swelling
It can help reduce swelling by improving circulation and removing congestion.
• Improved circulation
It can help improve circulation by encouraging blood and lymphatic fluid movement.
•Reduced muscle fatigue
It can help reduce stress on overworked muscles/soreness
•Improved posture
It help support proper posture by gently supporting areas that veer away from correct posture.
• Prevented and/or relieved spasms and cramping
KT tape can help prevent or relieve spasms and cramps in overused or injured muscles.

05/12/2026

🌮 TACO UPDATE 🌮

🌮 Taco is dealing with bi-lateral balding on his hips. The hair loss is believed to be due to excessive licking/grooming as a result of from a previous injury/trauma to the tissues.
🌮 On 3/25/26 I started a case study on Taco. If I happened to see Taco during a visit to the barn, I’d use a redlight device for the 15 minute duration. Draping the redlight device over his back.
-If he decided he was “done with the session” before the 15 minutes was over, I’d allow him to get up and walk away. I trust the animal will know what their body needs.
🌮 If I had access to my cold laser/redlight dual action device. I’d use a technique I learned from and use my cold laser device. I kept these sessions to 5 minutes or less.
- In the video, I show a brief snippet from his most recent cold laser/redlight session on 5/6.

🌮Unfortunately, since the End of April/Beginning of May, I haven’t been at the barn as much, OR if I was, it happened to be a day where I didn’t see him or I unfortunately missed my small window I have to work on him.😕 Since then, the excessive licking has become worse to the point he has scabs and open sores. All the progress I had made, gone…I plan to continue his case study and monitor him, when possible. I will not include photos of his most recent 5/6 session as I feel some people may get the wrong idea due to the condition of his skin.
🌮 For now, with my case study. I’ve come to the conclusion that the cold laser and red light therapy aided in preventing further hair loss, and damage to the skin from excessive grooming.
- I had felt like his hair seemed to be thicker in some areas, or at least not thinning anymore. He had no signs of scabbing, although some dryness/flakiness to the skin. Others had commented they felt like his hair was coming back or at least not becoming worse, so I feel more confident that the treatment is helping to some extent.

🌮Stay tuned for a future update on Taco! 🌮

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the amazing moms — human and animal alike 💕
Footage is of my horse, Uttech, and his mother, Sweetie Pie, when he was a couple days old. April 2020
❤️

05/07/2026

Some may not believe it, but as a bodyworker, I’ve come to learn there is yawning … and then there is *yawning*.
Here’s an example of *yawning*. I was able to capture a moment where my horses felt safe enough in my presence to start “processing” and “releasing”. ✨💕 I cherish these moments so deeply