Essential Equine Therapies, LLC

02/12/2026

This is why my diet outline shares healthy nuts and seeds that you can feed your horse, for the betterment of their health. Chia seeds were one of the ingredients that healed my horse of severe bleeding ulcers. Chia seeds are an ingredient to my SisUgut blend that I mix and ship out weekly to horse owners 🥰

When I was a child, it was a known idea that canola oil was safe to add on top of grain, especially in winter to keep them warm. How duped we were! When I learned better, I began to do better!

Quick anatomy lesson that could change how you feed your horse:

Horses don't have a gallbladder.

In species that do — humans, dogs, cats — the gallbladder stores bile and releases it in concentrated bursts to emulsify dietary fat. Big meal with a lot of fat? Big release of bile.

Horses secrete bile continuously from the liver in small, steady amounts. There's no storage. No burst capacity. Just a slow, constant trickle.

So when we dump a cup of oil on a horse's feed, we're asking a system designed for slow, steady fat processing to handle a concentrated amount it was never built for.

The horse's evolutionary fat source? Seeds and the lipids naturally present in forages. Small amounts, consumed gradually over hours of grazing.

This is why I recommend whole food fat sources — h**p hearts, chia seeds, stabilized ground flax — over isolated oils. You're working with the biology instead of against it.

The horse already told us how it wants to eat. We just have to listen.

02/11/2026

“Is there something surprising that you feel even people who know you might not know about?” - Nashville Voyager

My first job that I moved out of the house for was to be a Flight Attendant!

I did that for almost three years before I got married and we moved states.

I am from and grew up in Upstate New York, lived in Houston, Texas for a couple years when flying, lived in Springfield, Illinois for 5 years and have at the time of writing this been in Manchester, Tennessee for 7 years.

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02/09/2026

As 2025 began drawing to a close, through a series of personal events I chose to leave behind my phone on most days. Leaving it on silent as well as do not disturb. It was very freeing. I was more present than I thought I already was, less stressed and more focused on what is important to me. I wasn’t distracted by reels, keyboard warriors and things that waste the ever so precious and short, time.

This platform has changed so much. While I have curated my feed as best as possible, I see less of the pages and people I want to see and more of the things I don’t. Like, fake news and fake generated photos.

I want real and personal connections.

Which I get, in my emails.

I sign up and get the emails from those I want to learn from, grow with and be inspired by. I respond to their emails and receive personal replies.

My followers do the same with me. I recently had such a wonderful reply to an email I sent out that it really humbled me and reminded me that THIS is what is important.

As 2026 unfolds you will see less of me here on this page, because I will continue my limited use and checks of social media.

If you’d like to be part of my personal connection without all the FB fluff, I would welcome you to the emails I send out.

Over the last few years it’s a miracle if I am able to send out one a month 🤣 However, I will be funneling my focus there instead of other places.

During the winter, I have been giving my website another face lift. It’s still in process as I am adding the new services I will provide, like thermal imaging and scoot boots for our equine friends.

Camping, trail riding and eliminating stressors as I also focus on my own health is very important to me. If I am not healthy and well, I cannot be and give the best of me …to you.

Join my email list by commenting EMAIL and I’ll message you the how to.

If you were lucky enough to have FB show you this in your feed, would you please like this post so I know you did? Thank you 🤎

02/02/2026

"Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?" - Nashville Voyager

There is no one set approach or cookie cutter that every body fits into.

What sets me apart is that my Human Sessions are customized to what a person needs in that moment, that day.

I integrate Therapies like Myofascial, Cranio-Sacral, Acupressure, Swedish, Stretching, Range of Motion and sometimes muscle taping into a session. The Raindrop Therapy is a wonderful standalone Therapy session that I also provide, as well as Prenatal Massage.

For Horses, I specialize in and provide the Raindrop Therapy.
At this time, it is not something that anyone else is doing in the surrounding areas for Horses.

It is a privilege for me to teach owners about the power of essential oils as well as the safety of them, to dispel any fear they may have in using them with their pets.

For owners to see the results with their horses as well as experience in their own bodies when they receive this therapy is incredible!

My favorite thing is to receive personal testimonies and messages! - Chelsea Blackford

𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚𝙖 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙙, 𝙇𝙈𝙏, 𝘾𝙀𝙎𝙈𝙏, 𝘾𝙀𝙍𝙏

02/01/2026

I specialize in this therapy for horses. I also offer it for humans in my massage therapy practice. It truly is incredible. 🤎

𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚𝙖 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙙, 𝙇𝙈𝙏, 𝘾𝙀𝙎𝙈𝙏, 𝘾𝙀𝙍𝙏

Raindrop is another type of massage that we incorporate Young Living essential oils. This fantastic for horses with EPM and Lymes disease.

01/30/2026

So easy, even the kiddos can do it 🥰

My Herbal Blends are an easy addition to a healthy equine diet.

From gut healing, joint supporting, detoxing and cleansing…I’ve got what you need! Two days left of the Sale!

Thank you to one of my longest standing customers and friends Megan, for this adorable picture of feeding time, on her farm in Ohio.

Years ago her horses made major improvements from hair loss to hair growth and gut healing. She’s been feeding this way since 🌷

01/30/2026

Gut. Gut. Gut.

November 2018 - December 8th, 2018
At the time, owner reported that she didn’t pace anymore from anxiety and was gaining weight back.

Testimonies then, testimonies still today.

Only two days left! See stories for details!

01/30/2026

For the win = Massage 👌🏻

01/27/2026

“Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?”
- Nashville Voyager

There is no one set approach or cookie cutter that every body fits into.

What sets me apart is that my Human Sessions are customized to what a person needs in that moment, that day. I integrate Therapies like Myofascial, Cranio-Sacral, Acupressure, Swedish, Stretching, Range of Motion and sometimes muscle taping into a session. The Raindrop Therapy is a wonderful standalone Therapy session that I also provide, as well as Prenatal Massage.

For Horses, I specialize in and provide the Raindrop Therapy.
At this time, it is not something that anyone else is doing in the surrounding areas for Horses.

It is a privilege for me to teach owners about the power of essential oils as well as the safety of them, to dispel any fear they may have in using them with their pets. For owners to see the results with their horses as well as experience in their own bodies when they receive this therapy is incredible!

My favorite thing is to receive personal testimonies and messages!

Chelsea Blackford, 𝙇𝙈𝙏, 𝘾𝙀𝙎𝙈𝙏, 𝘾𝙀𝙍𝙏

01/26/2026

"Has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?" - Nashville Voyager

Is any road ever completely smooth?
There’s always a bump, tree root, pebble or boulder, not to mention the traffic can get busy sometimes!

With the change of time as well as my physical location of my practice, there have definitely been challenges. Like, starting over!

I originally began my equine practice in Illinois in 2016, then my husband and I moved to Tennessee in December of 2018.

I was faced with learning a new area, marketing to a new crowd and gaining trust within the equine community around me, which isn’t as easy as it may sound.

This business isn’t guaranteed and there is no set salary each week. I am the boss as well as the employee, the motivator and the encourager. If I don’t have clients or don’t work, I don’t make money.

Until becoming a Licensed Massage Therapist, I always had a job on the side to supplement the slow times or times of rebuilding clients.

Over the years I have worked as a Real Estate Agent, Gymnastics Coach, Retail Sales Specialist, Dunkin Donuts employee as well as worked at a Chiropractic office to supplement income.

It wasn’t always what I wanted or dreamed of or hoped for, but I certainly learned what I needed to along the way. It has made me extremely grateful for where I am now and for what is to come.

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Read the full interview! Previous posts have the first part of the interview as well as how to access the rest of it! The next part will be shared tomorrow 🐴

01/26/2026

"I still remember that first horse herbal test, I felt completely lost..."

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01/24/2026

Chelsea offers an array of bodywork techniques and therapies to support equine and human wellness. Her holistic approach has helped many over the last decade.

Her services are tailored towards the healing of the nervous system and release of trauma in the body.

A passionate specialty is helping horses heal from ulcers with the use of her gut healing guide and carefully crafted herbal blends.

Learn more at Essential Equine Therapies dot com

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