Regen Performance Therapy

01/13/2026

Soft Tissue Health Tip 🐎

A proper warm-up isn’t just routine — it’s essential for protecting soft tissue and keeping performance horses comfortable and sound. It is one tool every rider has to keep their horses sound and happy longer. Gradual increases in movement improve blood flow, boost elasticity, and help muscles and tendons adapt before higher intensity work.

Warm-ups can:
• reduce risk of soft tissue strain
• improve stride quality and flexibility
• enhance overall performance and recovery

Investing a few extra minutes before training or competition can make a major difference in longevity and comfort.

01/10/2026

✨ Why Massage Therapy Is the Foundation of Bodywork ✨

There are a lot of great tools available today — PEMF, laser, chiropractic, cryotherapy, stretches, supplements, etc— and each has its place. I started out just doing cryotherapy and quickly learned it is just one tool and works better when accompanied by manual bodywork.

So what is so special about massage? 🤔

Massage works with the horse’s nervous system:
Before the body can truly heal, relax, or respond to other modalities, the nervous system has to feel safe. Massage helps shift the horse out of “guarding” and into recovery.

It improves tissue awareness & communication:
Hands-on bodywork allows the therapist to feel restrictions, asymmetries, and compensation patterns that machines simply can’t detect.

Massage restores movement between tissues:
Massage addresses muscle, fascia, circulation, and lymphatic flow together — not just one system at a time.

Massage enhances thee results of other modalities:
✅ Chiro holds better.
✅ Laser penetrates more effectively.
✅ Cryotherapy works more efficiently.
✅ Stretching becomes safer and more productive.

Massage doesn’t replace other tools —
👉 It prepares the body to actually benefit from them.

Performance starts with proper body awareness and relaxation — not force.

01/09/2026

Happy Friday!

I've had a few people ask where I plan to vendor this year.
So far, here's the tentative list:

Barrel Daze: 4/9-12 in Moses Lake, WA
Memorial Classic: 5/21-24 in Battleground, WA
BRN4D Finals: 7/23-7/25 in Rochester, WA
NWBHA Finals: 9/18-20 in Moses Lake, WA

What are some races you're looking forward to this year?

01/05/2026

Rest days don’t always fix soreness — here’s why.

When a horse is sore, many people assume rest alone will resolve it. While rest is important, it doesn’t always address the root cause of discomfort.

🐴 Here’s what can linger beneath the surface:
• Muscle guarding after stress or strain
• Fascial restrictions that limit normal movement
• Nervous system tension that keeps muscles “on”
• Compensation patterns that shift workload elsewhere

Even when a horse isn’t being ridden, these patterns can persist—affecting movement, posture, and performance once they return to work.

✨ Bodywork helps by:
• Encouraging proper muscle relaxation
• Restoring tissue mobility
• Supporting circulation and recovery
• Helping the horse reset physically and neurologically

Maintenance care isn’t about fixing problems once they’re big—it’s about preventing them before they show up under saddle.

01/02/2026

✋🏼Things That Need to STOP in 2026 🛑

If you care about your horse’s health, soundness, and longevity, these are habits worth leaving behind in the year of the horse:

1️⃣ Stop treating symptoms without addressing the root cause:
Temporary relief won’t fix ongoing issues. Soreness, resistance, or behavior changes are signals—not problems to cover up.

2️⃣ Stop overlooking the nervous system:
A tense, reactive, or shut-down horse can’t fully heal. Regulation of the central nervous system is essential for true relaxation, recovery, and performance.

3️⃣ Stop thinking of the body as isolated parts:
Neck pain doesn’t stay in the neck. Hind-end issues often start elsewhere. Horses move as a whole, and their care should reflect that.

4️⃣ Stop rushing bodywork and recovery:
Faster sessions don’t equal better results. Tissue change, fascial release, and neuromuscular adaptation take time.

5️⃣ Stop expecting quick fixes:
There are no miracle treatments. Consistency, correct training, proper saddle fit, good nutrition, and appropriate recovery create lasting soundness.

✨ Let 2026 be the year of educated decisions and proactive care.

Your horse’s body is always communicating—are we listening?

01/01/2026

Kick off the new year with a boost!

Buy three massages at a discounted rate ($75 savings) and receive a cryotherapy session ($75 value) absolutely free. Thats $150 in total savings!

Limited to 5 spots so message me ASAP to get on the books!

12/28/2025

🐴 Massage & the Horse’s Central Nervous System 🧠

Massage isn’t just about loosening tight muscles — it has a powerful effect on a horse’s central nervous system (CNS).

When a horse experiences stress, pain, or repetitive training demands, their nervous system can remain stuck in a sympathetic (fight-or-flight) state. This often shows up as tension, guarding, reactivity, poor focus, or difficulty relaxing under saddle.

Targeted massage and myofascial work stimulate sensory receptors in the skin, muscles, and fascia that send calming signals to the brain and spinal cord. This helps shift the nervous system into a parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) state, where true healing and recovery can happen.

✨ Benefits of CNS regulation through massage include:
• Decreased muscle guarding and tension
• Improved relaxation and focus
• Better body awareness and coordination
• Reduced pain sensitivity
• Improved recovery after training or competition

That deep sigh, lowered head, licking and chewing, or softened eye during a session? Those are signs the nervous system is settling — not just the muscles.

A regulated nervous system allows a horse to move more freely, learn more easily, and perform more comfortably. Massage supports the whole horse — body and brain.

12/25/2025

Wishing my friends, family and clients a very Merry Christmas— all the way from SoCal! 🌲 🌴

12/19/2025

Heads up: we’ll be on vacation from 12/22-26 taking in all the Disney magic.

We’ll be back at it again on the 28th, and still honoring the end of year special (20% off equine massage Cryo)!

Message me to get on the books! 💪

12/17/2025

Cold weather brings more than just blankets and extra hay — it also brings stiff muscles, reduced circulation, and limited movement, especially for horses in lighter work or turnout-only schedules.

✨ Benefits of bodywork during the winter months:
• Helps maintain circulation and muscle elasticity in colder temps
• Reduces stiffness and soreness from decreased movement
• Supports joint comfort when temperatures drop
• Encourages relaxation and better recovery between rides
• Helps prevent small restrictions from turning into spring soundness issues

Winter is the perfect time to focus on maintenance and prevention, so your horse comes into spring feeling loose, balanced, and ready to perform — not tight and behind. If youd like a free muscle and fascial health assessment, shoot us a DM!

📍 Mobile equine massage & targeted cryotherapy
🖤 Licensed, insured, and board-certified
📞 253-432-9191
🌐 regenperformancetherapy.com

Because bodywork isn’t just for show season — it’s for keeping your horse comfortable year-round. 🐎💪Snyntlthny

12/10/2025

This has been a staple in Money's EPM rehab. Not only is it great for core and topline development, but it's also helpful in building proprioception (the body's 6th sense that provides awareness of its position, movement, and force in space), which is often impacted with neurological diseases.

12/06/2025

❄️🐎 Cryotherapy Myths… BUSTED! 🐎❄️
Because your horse deserves facts — not barn aisle gossip 😜

👇 Let’s set the record straight!

🔥 MYTH #1: “It just makes them cold.”
Nope! Cryotherapy helps calm inflammation, boost recovery, and keep those muscles working smarter — not colder.

🩹 MYTH #2: “You only use it when something’s wrong.”
Cryo isn’t just a band-aid — it’s performance maintenance! Think: less soreness, better mobility, and a happier athlete.

⚠️ MYTH #3: “Cryo can freeze their muscles.”
Not in the hands of a pro! Sessions are controlled and targeted so we help the tissue — not harm it.

🧊 MYTH #4: “Ice packs work the same.”
Ice: cools the skin.
Cryo: gets deep into the muscle.
Result? Faster relief + better performance. 💪

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Your horse is doing the hard work — let’s give them the recovery they deserve. ❄️✨
Text or DM to schedule: 253-432-9191

Regen Performance Therapy offers mobile equine wellness services, including cryotherapy and massage, to enhance performance and recovery across Western Washington.