Optimized Equine Wellness LLC

12/18/2025

Closed for the holidays.

Optimized Equine Wellness will be closed for the holidays December 19th through January 5th.
Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season filled with joy, love, and horses.

12/04/2025

Many of you know me as an MMCP (Masterson Method Certified Practitioner) — and I’m grateful every day to do this work with so many incredible horses.

I also want to share that I am a certified MMES (Masterson Method Equine Specialist).

With this certification, I am able to offer facilitated bodywork sessions designed to help people and horses connect on a deeper level.

A bit more about the heart behind this work:

* The intention of these sessions is to give a gift to the horse.

*The focus is on supporting the horse, helping them release tension, soften, and find greater comfort in their body.

*People often experience grounding, insight, emotional shifts, or relief during these sessions — which is a beautiful bonus.

These sessions naturally provide a quiet space of connection. They are about slowing down, listening, and offering something meaningful to the horse… and often, the horse offers something meaningful right back.

If you’d like to learn more or schedule a facilitated bodywork session, feel free to reach out.

— Shanell | Optimized Equine Wellness

11/21/2025

Dear clients! I just wanted to pop in with a quick update. I haven’t forgotten any of you who are waiting on scheduling, I’ve simply been down sick and needed a little time to recover.

Thank you so much for your patience and understanding. I’ll be in touch very soon to get everyone booked and back on the calendar. 💙

11/20/2025

🚨 Equine health precautions🚨

(Please read — thank you!)

With the recent outbreak (currently based in Texas and Oklahoma), I’m taking extra precautions to keep every horse I work with safe.

This virus spreads easily through horse-to-horse contact and through humans/equipment moving between barns/states — so awareness and early precautions are key.

To help protect your horses, your barn, and the rest of my clients, I am asking all clients to please:

**Notify me BEFORE your appointment if:**

* Your horse has traveled out of state recently.
* Your horse (or you) have attended any shows/clinics/events in the last 2–3 weeks.
* Your barn has brought in any new horses since your last appointment.
* Your horse may have been exposed to the current situation.
* Anyone in your barn has traveled for recent competitions.

I am also increasing my already strict sanitizing and cross-barn protocols to help minimize risk.

Thank you all for helping keep our horses healthy and supporting responsible biosecurity.

11/12/2025

11/03/2025

Real Results. Real Relief. This beautiful before-and-after tells a story words can’t fully capture. 💫

With a focused session of bodywork, this horse’s posture, muscle tone, and overall comfort have transformed. You can see the difference in his softer topline, improved symmetry, and a more relaxed, balanced stance.

At Optimized Equine Wellness, the focus is on helping horses release tension, restore comfort, and move with ease using gentle bodywork that supports both body and mind.

Because when a horse feels safe and comfortable in their body, everything changes.

📅 Booking now for sessions helping horses feel and perform their best, from the inside out.

10/29/2025

Around the farm and missing that warm summer feeling.How is everyone's week going?

10/29/2025

Couldn't have said it better myself

10/04/2025

They say horses can sense what we cannot…Have you ever felt that unexplainable shift in the barn air after dark? When the boards creak a little louder, the wind speaks through the cracks, and the darkness outside haunts every doorway.

08/25/2025

🌟 Exciting News for Your Horse’s Joint Health! 🌟 Plus a coupon for you!

Not every horse (or owner!) is comfortable with injectable supplements - and that’s okay. 💙 I'm thrilled to announce that Summit Joint Performance is now available in oral paste and tasty treats!

That means you can now give your horse the same pure, pharmaceutical-grade chondroitin 4-sulfate Summit is known for - without the needle.

✅ Supports healthy joints & mobility
✅ Reduces inflammation and aids cartilage repair
✅ Pure formula with no fillers, sugars, or artificial ingredients
✅ Easy to give—just a paste or treat your horse will love!

✨ Special Savings for Optimized Equine Wellness clients:
👉 Use coupon code: SHANELLTHOMAS20
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Your horse deserves to move comfortably at every stage of life - from performance to retirement. 🐴💫

Summit Animal Health

08/24/2025

Stormys Recovery Journal - A Summer of Healing - Entry #2.

Stormy’s recovery continues to surprise and amaze us, and it feels like such a blessing to be writing this update.At the end of June, Stormy celebrated her 7th birthday at the University of Illinois. It wasn’t exactly the kind of birthday most horses would wish for but leave it to Stormy to make...