Jill's Equine Massage

Jill's Equine Massage Certified ESMT
Other modalities I offer include; MicroCurrent, MicroCurrent Massage, Red Light Laser, Cupping, Kinesiology Taping, & Nebulizer. J.E.M.

I proudly work with the best Horses and Owners! I look forward to meeting you and your athlete! Welcome to Jill's Equine Massage! offers Sports Massage, MicroCurrent, MicroCurrent Massage, Cupping, Red Light Laser, Kinesiology Taping, and Nebulizer Treatments!

11/13/2025

🐴 Wellness Wednesday 💪💦

Let’s talk about the difference between a rehabilitation facility and a conditioning facility. They both play important roles, but they are not the same thing!

🏥 Rehabilitation Facility
A true rehab center focuses on healing and recovery. These facilities have veterinarians on staff or directly involved in creating individualized treatment plans for each horse. Rehab is for horses recovering from injury, surgery, or chronic issues that need medical oversight.
These programs may include:
💆‍♀️ Massage and bodywork
💡 Microcurrent, laser, PEMF, or ultrasound
🧠 Controlled exercise and rest cycles
🌡️ Vet approved progress evaluations
Rehab is all about restoring function, reducing pain, and helping the horse return safely to work. It’s science driven, precise, and monitored every step of the way.

🏋️‍♀️ Conditioning Facility
Conditioning focuses on performance and fitness. These programs help healthy horses build stamina, muscle tone, and cardiovascular strength. They often use tools such as:
🌊 Aquatic treadmills or swimming
🏃‍♂️ Dry treadmills
🧩 Hill work or cavalletti
🔥 Interval and strength training
Conditioning is aimed at improving a sound horse’s endurance and athleticism, not fixing injury or dysfunction.

🚐 Mobile Bodyworkers and Therapists
Mobile therapists, like equine bodyworkers, massage therapists, and microcurrent practitioners, play a huge role in both rehab and conditioning programs. We help fill the gap between sessions, support maintenance, reduce soreness, improve mobility, and keep horses feeling their best wherever they are. Mobile care gives horses access to consistent support without needing to haul to a facility, making it easier to stay on top of recovery or fitness goals.

🐴💪Muscle Monday: The Deltoid💪🐴Let’s break down one of your horse’s key shoulder movers 👇💡 Function:• Flexes and abducts ...
11/11/2025

🐴💪Muscle Monday: The Deltoid💪🐴

Let’s break down one of your horse’s key shoulder movers 👇

💡 Function:
• Flexes and abducts the shoulder joint
• Helps lift and move the leg outward and forward
• Stabilizes the shoulder during collection, stopping, and turning

⚙️ How it works:
• Engages during forward movement and shoulder rotation
• Assists with stride length and shoulder balance
• Works with the triceps and brachiocephalicus for smooth extension and control

😣 When it’s tight:
• Shortened or choppy stride
• Shoulder drop or uneven turns
• Resistance when asking for collection or reach
• Can mimic lameness if severely restricted

🧘‍♀️ How to stretch it:
• Gently bring the front leg forward and slightly outward (don’t force it!)
• Hold for 10 to 15 seconds and repeat 2 to 3 times per side

✨ Why it matters:
• Improves mobility and range of motion
• Enhances stride length and shoulder symmetry
• Prevents compensatory tension in the neck and forearm

⚡️Therapy Thursday🐴💆‍♀️Let’s talk chiropractic care for horses 👀It’s not about cracking bones back into place, it’s abou...
11/06/2025

⚡️Therapy Thursday🐴💆‍♀️

Let’s talk chiropractic care for horses 👀

It’s not about cracking bones back into place, it’s about restoring motion and communication between joints and the nervous system 🧠✨

💥 Manipulation = quick, precise adjustment that influences joint motion and nerve feedback.
🌿 Mobilization = slow, gentle movement within the horse’s natural range, great for rehab or sensitive horses.

💆‍♀️ Why pair it with massage?
Massage loosens tight muscles and fascia so chiropractic adjustments can actually hold and move cleanly. Together, they’re a powerhouse combo for balance, soundness, and performance 🏆

🐴 Wellness Wednesday 💥Let’s talk about the Equine Injury Cascade because your horse’s body works like a domino line. Whe...
11/05/2025

🐴 Wellness Wednesday 💥

Let’s talk about the Equine Injury Cascade because your horse’s body works like a domino line. When one area gets off balance, everything else starts reacting too 👇

It all connects… endurance, strength, flexibility, proprioception, and pain. One weak link can trigger the entire chain to start breaking down 🧠💪

🔥 Endurance
When a horse tires easily, their form and posture start to collapse. Fatigue makes stabilizing muscles quit first, forcing the big movers to overcompensate, that’s where small strains begin.

🏋️ Strength
Weak or uneven muscles lead to imbalance. When one side works harder than the other, the horse starts favoring a leg or shoulder, thus, creating asymmetry and tension that snowballs into soreness or strain.

🤸‍♀️ Flexibility
Restricted fascia and tight muscles reduce range of motion. When a horse can’t move freely, they start pulling from the wrong places, setting off a cascade of compensations and micro injuries.

🧩 Proprioception
This is the body’s sense of awareness and balance. When proprioception drops from tension, fatigue, or injury, the horse loses control of limb placement, coordination, and reaction. That’s when slips, stumbles, or missteps happen.

⚡️ Pain
Pain is the last domino to fall. It’s the body’s warning sign, not the starting point. By the time pain shows up, endurance, strength, flexibility, and proprioception have already been compromised.

💡 The goal of good bodywork, rehab, and maintenance isn’t just to treat pain, it’s to stop the cascade before it starts. Restoring balance in the body keeps those dominos standing strong 🐎💜

Keep the system connected. Keep the athlete sound.

🐴💪 Muscle Monday: The Re**us Femoris💪🐴Today we’re talking about one of the most important muscles for your horse’s hind ...
11/03/2025

🐴💪 Muscle Monday: The Re**us Femoris💪🐴

Today we’re talking about one of the most important muscles for your horse’s hind end power and propulsion… the Re**us Femoris! 👇

📍 Location:
• Part of the quadriceps group, found on the front of the thigh
• Runs from the pelvis (ilium) down to the tibia via the patellar tendon
• Crosses both the hip and stifle joints, meaning it affects movement in both!

⚙️ Function:
• Extends the stifle (straightens the leg)
• Flexes the hip (brings the hind leg forward)
• Works as a major contributor to push off power, collection, and hind end engagement
• Helps stabilize the stifle during transitions, stops, and directional changes

😣 When it’s tight or restricted:
• Shortened stride or reluctance to step under the body
• Difficulty with collection, transitions, or backing up
• Resistance during stifle flexion (often confused with hock issues)
• Soreness over the front of the thigh or compensation in glutes and hamstrings
• Can cause a “bunny hop” in the canter/lope or uneven push from the hind end

🧘‍♀️ How to stretch it:
• Perform a hind leg forward stretch gently bring the hind leg forward under the belly, keeping it low and supported
• Hold for 10 to 15 seconds per side and repeat 2 to 3 times
• Never force range, slow, gentle, and consistent is key!

✨ Why it matters:
• Keeps the stifle and hip moving freely
• Improves overall engagement, impulsion, and balance
• Reduces risk of stifle strain and compensatory lumbar or hamstring tension
• Supports better performance and smoother transitions in every discipline

💡 Pro Tip:
If your horse struggles with collection or feels “sticky” behind, it’s often not laziness, it’s tightness in the Re**us Femoris limiting their movement!

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On this mornings agenda….🐴📚 Continuing Education = Continuing Excellence 💪✨This morning’s focus was continuing education...
11/02/2025

On this mornings agenda….

🐴📚 Continuing Education = Continuing Excellence 💪✨

This morning’s focus was continuing education in equine rehabilitation.
The best part about this industry is that there’s always something new to learn. Whether it’s updated research on fascia and nerve function, new modalities being introduced, or case studies on performance recovery! Staying educated means staying effective.

As bodyworkers, we owe it to our horses and their humans to keep evolving with the science. What worked five years ago might have an even better approach today, and I never want to stop improving the level of care I can give each horse that steps in front of me. 🐎💫

⚡️🐴 Therapy Thursday: The Science Behind Microcurrent Therapy 🐴⚡️Microcurrent therapy works on a cellular + neurological...
10/30/2025

⚡️🐴 Therapy Thursday: The Science Behind Microcurrent Therapy 🐴⚡️

Microcurrent therapy works on a cellular + neurological level using ultra low electrical currents that mirror the body’s natural signals. This helps cells repair, inflammation calm, and recovery speed up. 💪

💡 Each cell has an electrical charge that’s essential for healing. When injury or tension disrupts that, communication slows. Microcurrent restores those normal signals by boosting ATP (cell energy) by up to 500%, improving circulation, and rebalancing the nervous system.

🧠 It also helps nerve regulation, calming overactive pain pathways, improving coordination, and supporting healing for horses recovering from trauma or chronic compensation.

⚡️ Fun fact: Devices like the Equiscope, Myopulse, Acuscope, and Equipod are all types of microcurrent therapy!

🚫 But a TENS unit is NOT the same thing.
TENS = surface-level pain blocker
Microcurrent = deep cellular repair + true healing

They both have a purpose, but they’re not interchangeable!

🐴Wellness Wednesday: Poultice vs. Liniment! ✨This has been a recent topic with several clients…Let’s clear up one of the...
10/29/2025

🐴Wellness Wednesday: Poultice vs. Liniment! ✨
This has been a recent topic with several clients…
Let’s clear up one of the most common confusions in the performance industry👇

🧊 Poultice — best used for cooling and drawing out inflammation in the lower limbs (think legs, tendons, and joints). It’s great after hard work or swelling when you want to help pull out heat and fluid.
⚠️ BUT never use poultice over large muscle groups like the back, hindquarters, or shoulders. It can actually restrict oxygen flow, tighten fascia, and cause soreness instead of relief. I see this often! It’s a bad habit!

💭Poultices are meant to pull heat and inflammation from thin skinned areas like the legs. When used on muscle dense areas, the clay can trap heat, block pores, and make recovery harder.
🪭If you’re wanting to cool or relax the body, reach for methods that support circulation instead like liniment.

🔥 Liniment — perfect for stimulating circulation, reducing stiffness, and aiding recovery in large muscle areas like the back, shoulders, and hind end. It’s more of a “flush and refresh” for the muscles, helping prevent tightness and soreness when used properly.

💡 How to use:
✅ Apply poultice only to clean legs (wrap if needed).
✅ Use liniment as a light rubdown or diluted body spray post-workout. (I mix mine with apple cider vinegar)
✅ Always test products before full use, and avoid layering them together!

Your horse deserves recovery care that works with the body, not against it. ❤️‍🩹

Awww Cadillac - KR Fantallicka has always been a favorite!
10/28/2025

Awww Cadillac - KR Fantallicka has always been a favorite!

10/28/2025

📞 “I’m sorry, I can’t hear you… I’m kinda busy.”
✨ Busy helping horses move better, feel better, and be better.

When I’m in my zone, the rest of the world gets quiet! It’s just me, the horse, and my work. It’s my happy place🐴

Not gonna lie… I definitely doom scroll without reading and tap through stories without watching😂 But seeing my clients tag me and share their wins and achievements, that’s what I do stop for🫶🏼 It means the world getting to cheer you and your horses on and repost your success! ❤️

Keep the tags coming! Love to support my athletes accomplishments 🙌🏼🎉

💪🐴 Muscle Monday: The Sternocephalicus aka the muscle that plays a big role in how your horse carries their head and nec...
10/27/2025

💪🐴 Muscle Monday: The Sternocephalicus
aka the muscle that plays a big role in how your horse carries their head and neck!

📍Location & Function:
The sternocephalicus runs from the sternum to the jaw and poll area.
It’s responsible for flexing, rotating, and lowering the head and neck.
Think of it like your horse’s “chin to chest” muscle, helping with everything from halter pressure to bridle contact.

🔥 Why it gets tight:
This muscle sees major tension in horses who:
🐎 Work in collection or frame (barrel, dressage, reining, breakaway, etc.)
🐴 Have heavy hands on the bit or inconsistent release
🏇 Experience poor saddle fit or poll restriction
😬 Brace through their neck to compensate for pain elsewhere

When it’s tight, you’ll often see head tossing, resistance to flexion, uneven rein pressure, or difficulty softening at the poll.

🤸‍♀️ How to stretch it:
➡️ Gently guide the nose down and toward the chest (chin to chest stretch)
➡️ Slowly bring the head side to side, encouraging a soft, even bend
➡️ Never force the stretch, you’re asking for release, not resistance!
➡️ Stretch after warm ups, never before

🌿 Why keeping it soft matters: A supple sternocephalicus =
✅ Better poll flexion & lateral softness
✅ Improved bit acceptance
✅ Smoother communication between horse & rider
✅ Healthier topline engagement overall

Remember when this muscle is relaxed, everything from the poll to the shoulders can move more freely. ❤️‍🩹

🐴Why Choosing the Right Equine Sports Massage Therapist Matters More Than You Think🙌🏼(I’ve been in the body working indu...
10/26/2025

🐴Why Choosing the Right Equine Sports Massage Therapist Matters More Than You Think🙌🏼
(I’ve been in the body working industry since 2015)

When it comes to your horse’s body, performance, and recovery…experience, education, and real world understanding matter.
Too often, horse owners assume that a “certified” equine massage therapist automatically knows what they’re doing. But not all certifications are created equal…
💡 Certification ≠ Competence

Here’s what a truly qualified therapist brings to the table ⬇️

✅ Formal schooling — Deep understanding of anatomy, physiology, fascia, and nerve pathways on a scientific level.
(I’ve completed yearly continuing education, human massage school, and equine anatomy & physiology courses.)
✅ Mentorship & shadowing — Learning directly from experienced bodyworkers and veterinarians builds real world application.
(I’m part of a group who collaborate and offer guidance.)
✅ Veterinary collaboration — Working alongside vets develops a solid understanding of injury protocols, contraindications, and when to refer out.
(I was a vet tech at a prestigious orthopedic practice in Oklahoma and trained under well known vets in Texas.)
✅ Multiple modalities — Knowing how to properly use and sequence tools safely and effectively.
(I’ve received professional schooling in every modality I offer.)
✅ Rehabilitation knowledge — Understanding recovery timelines, compensatory patterns, and post injury rebuilding.
✅ Biomechanics expertise — Recognizing how the horse and rider move as one system and how imbalance in one affects the other.
(This one is HUGE my advanced coursework included horse and rider biomechanics.)

⚠️ Why Experience Matters
A less educated or inexperienced therapist can unintentionally do harm.

🏇 The Bottom Line
Your horse deserves more than surface level care. So the next time you interview a potential body worker…👉 If they say, “I got certified through ___ and it was a weeklong course,” maybe dig a little deeper.
Your horse’s body deserves more than a week of school. 🤦🏼‍♀️

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