Elevate Equine Therapy

Elevate Equine Therapy Michelle Metheny

-Equine Massage Sport Therapist
-Kinesiology Taping
-Stretching, Joint Mobility, Corrective Exercises

๐Ÿ“Servicing the Okanagan

๐€ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฐ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ.Back to bodywork sessions while still keeping my workload minimal to maintain barn bios...
02/14/2026

๐€ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฐ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ.

Back to bodywork sessions while still keeping my workload minimal to maintain barn biosecurity and keep horses I see healthy. Last month and beginning of February brought a few new and follow-up massage sessions, riding lessons and a trip south to Keremeos area. Which was cold and rainy, but very beautiful otherwise and with a great group of horses and owners.

I look forward to the year ahead and what is to come. โœจ

๐‡๐ข ๐ˆ'๐ฆ ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž, ๐š๐ง ๐„๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ! I've had a lot of new faces join my practice so I'd figure it is tim...
01/31/2026

๐‡๐ข ๐ˆ'๐ฆ ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž, ๐š๐ง ๐„๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ! I've had a lot of new faces join my practice so I'd figure it is time for an ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ!

I'm Certified in Equine Sport Therapy, a two-year program from NTTI, the foundation of my knowledge. I've been working on horses and pony's for around 4 years, and learning new things every day.

Specializing in massage (with a combination of fascia release and regular techniques), joint mobilization's, body alignment, stretching, kinesiology taping and corrective exercises. Working with a variety of horses from performance, recovering from an injury, seniors, lesson pony's and just your equine partner that you want to feel their best.

I service the Okanagan region, making trips South, Central and North regularly. Always open to travel to new areas! โ˜บ๏ธ

My books are open March for new and returning clients.

I look forward to the year ahead!

https://elevateequinebodywork.com/

Photo Credits - Deidra Kliner Photography

Hey everyone! Given the strangles outbreak around the Okanagan, I have been limiting and booking bodywork sessions to on...
01/21/2026

Hey everyone! Given the strangles outbreak around the Okanagan, I have been limiting and booking bodywork sessions to one horse or barn a day.

As well as taking extra precautions, sanitizing equipment between clients, washing my hands, keeping my car and clothing clean. I do not have a horse of my own and haven't seen any horses since the second last week of December.

I hope everyone is staying safe! I look forward to seeing more horses when this clears up. ๐Ÿด

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ!January 17 - Yankee Flats, Armstrong, VernonMessage me here for a spot! ๐Ÿด
01/09/2026

๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ!

January 17 - Yankee Flats, Armstrong, Vernon

Message me here for a spot! ๐Ÿด

๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ Finished up my last few sessions of 2025. I wanted thank you all for an amazing year, Iโ€™m truly grateful for th...
12/24/2025

๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ

Finished up my last few sessions of 2025.

I wanted thank you all for an amazing year, Iโ€™m truly grateful for the trust and support from each and everyone of you. I look forward to another year of helping horses feel their best. ๐Ÿด๐Ÿ’—

๐ŸŽ„ Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

๐€ ๐›๐ข๐  ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐ˆ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข-๐ฆ๐จ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ค๐ž๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ.I learne...
12/18/2025

๐€ ๐›๐ข๐  ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐ˆ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข-๐ฆ๐จ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ค๐ž๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ.

I learned a lot about rehab through myself this year - in Summer of 2024, I sprained my right ankle in the ankle joint and ligament, I spent a year healing and strengthening it through physiotherapy treatments and exercises.

In June 2025 - I severely injured my lower back by pushing my limits on bodywork clients.

In July 2021 - I had a horseback riding accident resulting me falling on the concrete on a bolting horse from a irresponsible motorcyclist reaving his engine while passing me.

My body was compensating in many ways, my neck and lower back always hurt, my right hip was stuck down and forward, SI pain would creep in and for the life of me, I could NEVER pick up a horse's right shoulder while riding.

I tried massage, kinesiology taping, stretching and strengthening, but it didn't give me lasting results, until I saw a Chiropractor/ Rehab specialist.

Adding Chiropractic to my own care team made a huge difference. I can engage my core better, use the muscles I need to use and I can now pick up the horse's right shoulder while riding. I am stronger and more capable than ever.

I think in many ways, this is how the horse feels when they are compensating from injuries, traumas, compensation, riders imbalances, poor saddle fit and so much more. I believe the body can heal itself, but it needs the tools to do so and it is often a multi-modality approach to get them in pain free way that they can optimally develop and use their joints and muscles properly.

Thank you to the bodyworkers that have helped in conjunction of the work I do to help the horses feel their best!

For Chiropractic work, I recommend Tina with:
Tina Berge Equine and canine Therapy.

For PEMF work, I recommend Lara with:
Okanagan PEMF Therapy

๐Ÿด Some last few openings to wrap up the year Dec. 12th - Kelowna (morning)Dec. 19th - Vernon/ Lake CountryDec. 20th - Pe...
12/10/2025

๐Ÿด Some last few openings to wrap up the year

Dec. 12th - Kelowna (morning)
Dec. 19th - Vernon/ Lake Country
Dec. 20th - Peachland/ West K/ SE Kelowna

Message me to book.

Photo Credit - Deidra Kliner Photography

November was filled with lots of Kinesiology Tapings! ๐ŸดI also started riding lessons again, which is something I put on ...
12/04/2025

November was filled with lots of Kinesiology Tapings! ๐Ÿด

I also started riding lessons again, which is something I put on the back burner for awhile. For those who donโ€™t know, I sold my horse a few years ago and itโ€™s something that I still struggle with. I miss horse ownership, and I hope to one day have one of my own again. But for now, Iโ€™m enjoying learning more about riding on others horses and ofcourse, helping your equines feel their best through bodywork!

โ„๏ธ I have limited availability through December and going into the new year. Thank you all for such an amazing year! Itโ€™s been one of the best yet and Iโ€™m so grateful for all the support.

โœ‚๏ธ Kinesiology Tape in Action โœ‚๏ธEvery horseโ€™s body responds differently, in this particular case the effects started sho...
11/18/2025

โœ‚๏ธ Kinesiology Tape in Action โœ‚๏ธ

Every horseโ€™s body responds differently, in this particular case the effects started showing after I had taped the other side of his back.

The tape helps to increase circulation to promote healing and pain relief, improve fascia and muscle function, supports the lymphatic system, the bodyโ€™s waste removal of products, dead cells and harmful microorganisms from tissues.

Kinesiology tape doesnโ€™t replace manual massage work, but enhances the effects longer after the session.

October was a very nice change of pace, it is also one of my favourite times of the year and Iโ€™m glad I got to slow down...
11/03/2025

October was a very nice change of pace, it is also one of my favourite times of the year and Iโ€™m glad I got to slow down and soak it in.

I completely yet another branding shoot with Deidra Kliner Photography and her lovely herd of horses and her pony. A few new horses have joined my bodywork practice as well.

November is looking to be pretty busy and almost a fullโ€ฆ I do prioritize my regulars but if youโ€™re new or looking to get back on a schedule. Message me to secure your spot.

As always, thank you all for the continued support. โ˜บ๏ธ

Oyama/ Lake Country - October 29thMessage me to book. ๐Ÿด
10/28/2025

Oyama/ Lake Country - October 29th
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Armstrong/ Vernon day today! Oct. 22ndOne more spot in the later afternoon Message me to book. ๐Ÿด
10/22/2025

Armstrong/ Vernon day today! Oct. 22nd
One more spot in the later afternoon

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