Sarah Trudel - Soul & Saddle

12/24/2025

My Ginny LUVS her barn kitty. 😍

12/22/2025

Hug your farrier! Thank them too! Brrrr….(💕Equibalance Farrier Services)

Winter Hoof Growth

Here in Massachusetts, winter came earlier than usual this year. Inevitably with it come the questions about winter hoofcare cycles -
“how long do you think they can go between trims now that their growth has slowed?”

“They don’t really need another trim in 5 weeks do they?”

Now I’ll try to make this short and sweet. As a hoofcare provider, I am fighting for my life to get horses’ hooves in a better spot all spring, summer, and fall- often fighting against metabolic concerns, grass intake, excessive growth, distortion even on a regular schedule, etc.

But for all the horsekeeping issues we deal with in winter, at least for many horses winter gives us a little reprieve in their excessive growth and potential distortion. This is the time we can get ahead of hoof issues- when we can address the flare before it starts, when we can work on correcting angles without doing too much all at once, when we can get heels to come back under the limb and get breakover in a good spot, and we can get the entire horse moving and feeling better.

Although it’s tempting to want to stretch out a horse‘s hoofcare cycle in winter, and while for some that may be an okay option, I am most excited when l can stick to the same cycle year round and make even better progress all winter and set the feet up to be healthier when the spring growth hits.

Our job as hoofcare providers isn’t just removing excess. It’s addressing hoof balance, supporting the feet for proper movement and comfort, and addressing issues before they become pathological or chronic.

If your hoofcare provider is asking to stay on the same cycle this winter, trust that they’re trying to make sure the feet don’t get into a spot you have to rehab from next summer.

12/21/2025

🙌🏼👏🏼🙌🏼👏🏼

🌿EQUINE DAILY HAY
🌱REQUIREMENTS

DO YOU KNOW how much hay/forage your horse should be consuming daily?
Depending on your horses individual needs they should be consuming 1.5-2% of their body weight in forage a day.

Check this handy calculator👇🏼
https://customequinenutrition.com/pages/daily-hay-requirement

HAY STATIONS are a great way to provide this!
+In stalls
+In dry lots
+In turnout areas (even when grass is present)
+On tracks
Providing constant access with one more bag than horses will encourage natural movement and sharing.

❎MYTH: horses will gorge given free access to hay.
✅Horses gorge because they’re accustomed to scheduled feedings-given the opportunity to have slow feed access they will self regulate.

❎MYTH: hay nets are stressful, dangerous and ruin teeth.
✅SLOW feed nets are intended to mimic nibble grazing which is super natural.

Environmental factors have to be considered for each horse BUT common sense usage avoids danger.
Quality materials do not ruin teeth.
Cheap, nylon material will.
Do your research.

I LOVE Hay Chix.
✳️Our herds “feed time aggression” completely disappeared once they were given 24/7 access.
No hay belly’s, everyone has a healthy weight and happy guts 👏🏻

www.schaefferbodyworks.com

12/18/2025

Price shifts. I'll be emailing those of you already on board with me! But for ease of announcing here is my new price sheet. Entering my third year of business! I have tried so hard to keep costs low - to access as many horses as I can help in a budget friendlier way. Logistics, economy, car maintenance (all the things really!) required me to look a bit closer at this stage in my trajectory & here is the outcome. A few things to note:

1) Full Equine Integrated Bodywork (MagnaWave PEMF, Massage, Cold Laser & Energy Work) will go up - and is a total wellness outlook at your horse. Sessions now offered at 50 minutes or 75 minutes. Modalities are adjusted to what your horse prefers & needs.

2) For folks really looking for the PEMF part, the MagnaWave sessions are up only $20. I am also still offering a shorter session for folks looking for more frequent visits and check ins.

3) A FULL 75 minute Equine-Specific Reiki Energywork Session will benefit your horse the MOST. Trust the process! These sessions can be repeated every 3-6 months or so. The Full Equine Integrated Bodywork sessions touch on this work and help for sure, but if you have a horse that is having a hard time, is locked up and won't free itself, is cranky, unusual happenings - they may need more time to release and process, so please reach out and we can get this on the books.

4) Still SUPER limited availability for Riding Lessons and Groundwork Assistance - both only up $5.

5) HUMAN PEMF & Energywork is now located at Local Grocer's Wellness Center "Be Well Studios" in North Conway on TUESDAYS only. Suite #1. Online booking still active for these sessions & if a current/ past animal client of mine - YOU can get 50% off any human services listed through January 13th! (https://book.squareup.com/appointments/99fgy9oxam8v8n/location/LF4AJY2XEDXD6/services)

THANK YOU. 🙏

12/16/2025

And….EPM. A worst nightmare not long ago - making moves to recovery - and MagnaWave can help!

12/16/2025

Yes! 👏🏼

This is the company I trained with. “Aura Wellness” didn’t exist yet, but was forming so MagnaWave had a way to push for medical FDA clearance for High Powered PEMF generators. Alane became CEO of Aura right after I started my business, and still serves under her father as President of MagnaWave. They have outstanding dedication to helping change people and animals lives. Like full on passion! I’m proud to be turning the corner on three years with this OUTSTANDING Company.

Lead with passion and lead by example. Congratulation to the Ziemer Family for ✌️High-Powered FDA PEMF machines!

12/14/2025

Candlelight Restorative & Reiki…..Dec 21!

60+ candles, restorative supports all around, and hands-on Reiki for everyone. Feels like a great time to find this stillness and energy healing in the noise of the holiday season!

Space is limited, so head over and sign up with Hot Asana NoCo!

12/13/2025

Hot Asana Specialty Coming at ya! 90 minute Hatha & Yin at the WALL! 🤗🙌🏼 Sunday Dec 14, 4pm. Everyone leaves with an eye pillow! 💚 Get spicy with your edge, or slip into a comfort zone….the class offers multilevel options! It totally my thing - and I’m so happy to have the opportunity to share it with you. New playlist, curated sequence allows for sweet little flows and movement between Yin holds. Juicy, Delicious, Soothing. Snow season is here - offer your joints a session - your muscles will thank you!

12/12/2025

Oh What Fun! A great day of Obstacles at Misty Meadows Equine Learning Center this past Sunday! My traveling obstacles kit includes 10 items! Water Obstacle, A Wooden Bridge, A Metal Gate, A Keyhole, Tarp Curtain, Tarp Walk On/Wrap Up, A Log Lane, A Flag Carry, A Pole Drag, and A Straddle! I also had a stuffed Bull (it was big!) and my rope available for some laughs. 😁. THANK YOU for participating, the in-handwork and ridden work was great. Auditors too! From the baby horse to the veteran horses, they all did great and I loved spending the day with everyone!! Photo/Video creds to Pat, Adam and Sofia!

www.soulandsaddle.com
New Hampshire and Maine! Want to book an obstacle session with me? Reach out! I'd love to come to you and offer some guidance to get the horses exploring, curious, and CONFIDENT.

12/11/2025

Some more “Soul” offerings! Restorative Yoga and Reiki at Hot Asana NoCo!

“Sarah is a third-generation Reiki practitioner. While her grandmother and mother focused their healing work on people, Sarah felt called from a young age to support animals. That early pull shaped a 20-year career in professional animal care, with roles at Zoo Atlanta, NOAA Fisheries, and the U.S. Army.

A decade ago, a profound encounter with a medicine woman awakened a dormant spark. The woman recognized Sarah’s innate ability to channel healing energy, encouraged her to walk confidently in her gift, and offered her blessing.

Sarah later received her formal Reiki training from Libby Barnett—a nurse, the longest-practicing Reiki Master on the East Coast, and cofounder of the Reiki Volunteer Programs in several Boston-area hospitals. In the lineage of her mother and grandmother, Sarah’s attunements with Libby were vivid, powerful, and arrived with ease. While the majority of Sarah’s clients are horses, she also opens office hours for people too.

As an intuitive and empath, Sarah now stands fully in her work, weaving Reiki with the yoga practices she deeply loves. Her study of the body’s fascia, the subtle shifts of the nervous system, and the restorative power of stillness has drawn her into the heart of Yin and Restorative Yoga.

Sarah is profoundly grateful for the students who have joined her recent sessions, and to Chellsey at Hot Asana for embracing her yoga/reiki offerings.

This December 21st, as we near the final days of the Year of the Snake, and on the Solstice - Sarah feels called to offer a powerful reset: a Restorative Yoga class supported by props that invite deep physical rest, paired with Reiki to soothe, smooth, and realign the energetic body.”

Amid a season of movement, meetings, and momentum, take a 90-minute pause just for you. 🤍🙏

12/10/2025

Slow and Low….🥰 Breathwork, Warm up, Sweet gentle flows in and out of Yin holds.