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Sleepy Horse Equine Bodywork, LLC

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Sleepy Horse Equine Bodywork, LLC

Equine massage and bodywork business around Jupiter/Wellington and surrounding areas!

12/11/2025

I’m always recommending pole work to my clients 🙌🏻

12/09/2025

Did you know that gently massaging your horse’s ears can trigger a release of endorphins⁉️

Massage work around the horse’s ears will release endorphins (“feel good” hormones) in your horse which helps with relaxation, comfort and pain relief.

❗️Fun fact: This can also work on you too when you feel pain or stress. Try rubbing your own ears!!

The ears, poll and TMJ area are packed with nerve endings that respond strongly to gentle pressure and touch. Stimulating these nerves helps active the parasympathetic nervous system.

What else does ear work help with?
🐴 Relaxes tight muscles
🐴 Reduces stress and anxiety
🐴 Helps with TMJ comfort and mobility
🐴 Activation of acupressure points
🐴 Builds trust and a bond with your horse

Spend a few minutes next time you groom your horse trying some of these techniques:
✋🏻Lightly stroke around your horse’s ears where the ear joins the head as well as up and down the ear itself
✋🏻Place your fingers lightly on the poll and around the ears using soft, sinking pressure
✋🏻Do gentle, slow ear rotation circles both directions
✋🏻 Try a gentle ear pull and push, gently pulling the ear away from the head and then pushing the ear into the head
✋🏻Do small circular motions around the ear base and along the TMJ and jawline of the horse

12/08/2025

Something to think about. Do you ever watch your horse’s topline when they eat out of a hay bag? Many horses twist their head as they pull hay out of the bag. What about the strain of the repeated pulling motion, and how it can affect their neck and back?

I know it’s difficult with easy keepers when your horse inhales hay and easily becomes overweight. We also always worry about the risk of gastric ulcers and going long periods of time without forage. There are options though! Several types of ground feeders are available on the market, or you can build your own box and clip the hay net inside. This allows your horse to eat in a more natural, grazing-like position.

I don’t recommend feeding every meal from a hay bag. Try alternating and letting them eat some meals off the ground.

This is especially important to consider if your horse has pre-existing neck or back conditions, such as kissing spines.

12/03/2025

✨ Red Light Therapy Fringe Products ✨

For humans and any animals including horses, dogs, cats, etc.!

If you’ve been thinking about adding red light therapy to your wellness routine or your animal’s, now is the perfect time for the holiday gifts! I use it everyday on myself and my animals!! ❤️

Red light therapy benefits:

🟢 Reduce pain and chronic aches
🟢 Improve circulation
🟢 Support joint mobility
🟢 Reduce muscle tension
🟢 Encourage faster muscle recovery
🟢 Promote overall relaxation and well-being
🟢 Improve skin health
🟢 Better sleep and mood

Now that the holiday sale is over, it’s back to the normal discount of 10% off all Fringe red light therapy products with my link and code:

🛒 Shop with my link (Also in my bio)

https://fringeheals.com/?ref=AMBERRUTSTEIN

CODE: sleepyhorse10

P.S. They sell all types of products including red light pads, face mask, neck and chest mask, multi-joint wrap (knee, ankle, elbow, horse leg), electrolytes, and other supplements.

⭐️ If you are buying for your horse or other animal, I highly recommend also ordering the protective wrap cover to go over the lights. ⭐️

12/01/2025

The “WHY” of my bodywork

Yes, of course I want the horses to love their sessions but I’m not here to only give a “feel good” massage. My goal is to create real, lasting change in the body.

I aim to better understand the “why” of dysfunction happening in the body.

Some examples include:
* Why are the right glutes overdeveloped?
* Why does the horse swing the hind limb out first, then forward?
* Why is the horse’s back sore?
* Why does the horse drop their pelvis down on one side when they walk?
* Why does the horse constantly shift their weight when standing?
* Why is the horse twisting their head under saddle?
* Why can’t the horse build a topline?
* Why won’t the horse pick up the right lead?, etc.

It’s all about finding the root cause, and not just addressing the symptoms. Every horse I come across has a unique story and everyday I’m constantly learning something new.

Addressing the root cause can take a village of different people working together: vets, bodyworkers, chiropractors, farriers, osteopaths, horse trainers, saddle and bridle fitters, equine nutritionists, equine dentists, and so much more.

It’s all about helping horses move better, stay comfortable, and perform their best!! 💙🌙

10/29/2025

Have you ever paid attention to how your horse naturally chooses to stand and what it might be telling you⁉️

Horses who stand with a “Square” stance: is when a horse has all 4 feet evenly placed under the body, weight is equally distributed within the limbs, and the legs are placed symmetrically under the body. This can indicate:
✅ Comfort and confidence

✅ Balance within the body

✅ No obvious pain or lameness

✅ Good muscling and posture

If a horse stands in an “uneven” stance it could indicate discomfort and something you may want to look deeper into. Some examples include:
🚫 Pointing a foot out in front (One leg stretched forward): Could suggest soreness in leg or hoof

🚫 Camped out behind or standing stretched out: Could reflect back, hind-end of hoof problems

🚫 Hind end tucked far under body or hind limb crossed diagonally beneath body: May point to back, pelvis or hind-limb discomfort

🚫 Constant shifting of weight or alternating resting hind legs: Could indicate more chronic pain or compensation

🚫 Resting the same hind leg all the time: Occasionally when resting is normal but for too long or always the same side could indicate discomfort in that limb

🚫 Leaning on stall wall or fence: To off weight something and indicates pain or soreness

🚫 Front legs up on higher surface (Like a mat or step): Could indicate front end soreness or laminitic pain

10/23/2025

When a horse’s body has pain and inflammation ➡️ It goes into protection mode ➡️ Tightening up muscles, guarding sore areas, shifting weight, creating compensation patterns and restricting movement.

If we try to correct posture and improve body awareness before releasing pain, the body will resist the changes.

⭐️ Following this plan of making the horse comfortable first, then retraining movement and balance within the body is what will create long-lasting functional change, rather than temporary relief ⭐️

1. Treat Pain & Inflammation ✨

Includes gentle massage strokes, fascial release, cold laser, red light therapy, lymphatic drainage and relaxation work.

2. Improve Posture, Balance & Body Awareness 💪🏻

Dynamic stretches and mobilizations, core and posture exercises, groundwork and proprioception exercises, balance pads, ground poles, etc.

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