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10/22/2026

Critter’s L1 🤍
I recovered his bones today 💔
Gah. When they’re communicating to you, listen.

10/20/2026

Wait, what?

*this is not intended to be educational material as it is, in fact, wrong 😉

10/20/2026

Sharing more about my personal journey with my horses in areas where I am not an expert.

I started taking my own nutrition very seriously when we were dealing with infertility and unable to get pregnant. The more I learned about nutrition, inflammation, and body performance, the more questions I started to ask about our horses.

I have done 5 different nutrition consults with 5 different people about doing a forage based diet, and most of them were SO so similar.

Which is great! Solidifies that information has validity.

If you are wanting to transition your horses to a forage based diet and off of grain, this is a simple approach to get started with.

1. Forage pellet
2. A fat
3. A mineral
4. Salt

There are many nuances, yes, but this basic plan is a great foundation to start with. Once this is established you can add customized needs from there.

Obviously hay was not discussed in this video and is a very critical part of their nutrition. I feed bales of Timothy, alfalfa, and brome, and I’m thankful I have access to all 3.

Again, I am not an expert on nutrition. I have seen the power of nutrition in my own family heal cancer and allow us to have children.

There are studies that have found changes in the laminae within 48 hours of adding non-structured carbohydrates.

I do not think every horse has laminitis, but I do think there is a spectrum and we are missing tons of cases on the low end of the spectrum.

Those horses in the low end are dealing with frequent low grade chronic inflammation but nothing ever severe enough to catch an owners attention if they are not educated in what to look for.

So I’m sharing my journey and hope it helps someone!

Inside the equine heartThe chordae tendinae are strong fibrous chords that connect the leaflets of this tricuspid valve ...
10/19/2026

Inside the equine heart

The chordae tendinae are strong fibrous chords that connect the leaflets of this tricuspid valve to papillary muscles of the walls of the ventricle.

When the ventricle contracts, papillary muscles contract and pull on the chordae tendonae to help prevent the leaflets from prolapsing backwards

The 3 leaflets in the image are what make this the tricuspid valve (vs the bicuspid valve with only 2 leaflets)

The tricuspid valve is between the right atrium and the right ventricle and prevents back flow of blood in the heart.

Isn’t creation just beautiful.

10/16/2026

My horses are basically like cats. They have 3 areas they treat like their litter box so clean up is pretty simple. 💩

Is a track more convenient? No
Cheaper? No.
Less work? 🤣

We all could have picked literally any other hobby.

10/16/2026

I use tuning forks directly applied to the body, when the vibration is directed through the tissue.

64 hz is what so grab when the goal is relaxation
Targeting areas that are holding tension and bracing

128 hz is what I grab when the goal is activation
Targeting areas that are dull and weak

I teach more on the application of tuning forks in my Equine Nervous System class.

You can comment “RELAX” for more info on that course where you’ll learn about recognizing dysfunction, assessing, and treating 45 different peripheral nerves.

Pelvis torsion or gang signs? The bony landmarks of the body give us clues. They’re telling the story of the muscles, fa...
10/15/2026

Pelvis torsion or gang signs?

The bony landmarks of the body give us clues.

They’re telling the story of the muscles, fascia, and joints.

Imbalanced tissues create imbalanced forces on joints (think twisted ribs, twisted sternum, tilted poll, tilted pelvis) and we end up palpating bony landmarks that are crooked.

I talked about this a few posts back in reference to the hind end muscles - but balance in the body is a dance between muscles lengthening and shortening in opposite directions to create smooth movement.

Does your assessment include palpation of the bones?

I cover more on this topic in my Equine Myofascial Release class.

Comment RELEASE to check it out.

10/14/2026

Hock pain is the most common hind end lameness in a horse.

A horse’s hock is anatomically comparable to the human heel: The point of the hock is called the calcaneus, same bone as the human heel.

That means the large tendon just above the hock is anatomically comparable to the human achilles.

In the horse, this is called the common calcaneal tendon, and is one giant attachment site on the hock for the:
🦵🏻 gastrocnemius
🦵🏻 soleus
🦵🏻 semitendinosis
🦵🏻 biceps femoris
🦵🏻 deep digital flexor tendon

Muscles recover quickly because of the amount of blood supply they have, but tendons do not always handle load or recover as well or as fast as muscles do. They can be the “weakest link” on an athlete.

In my old age (lol, my thirties) my achilles has continually given me more issues as I continue to lift and workout. I have to spend extra time recovering and warming up this one part of my body 🫣

If hock pain is the most common hind end lameness, we’re probably missing a LOT of cases of tendon pain or discomfort in our horses.

Blading can be done daily, each time you ride, weekly, or just anytime you’re willing to add it to your regular routine.

When a blade is applied to the soft tissue it creates micro trauma, or localized inflammation.

The activity of fibroblasts, and the number of fibroblasts increase, along with fibronectin, which then facilitates the synthesis and realignment of collagen.

Healthy, aligned collagen supports function of the tendon to maintain both its strength and elasticity.

Supporting your horse’s tendons supports their longevity, their comfort, and their performance.

Comment “blade” for the link to my class.

An interesting read here if you want to rear more:

Effects of Instrument-assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on Musculoskeletal Properties

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effects of IASTM in plantarflexors and Achilles tendon on the mechanical and neural properties of them.

Results: After IASTM, the dorsiflexion range of motion significantly increased by 10.7% ± 10.8% and ankle joint stiffness significantly decreased by -6.2% ± 10.1%.

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10/14/2026

Our next dissection is just 3 weeks away.
Comment “MISSOURI” for registration

10/13/2026

The level of gratitude I saw on these peoples face.

Tape was improving their pain so much that they were getting their lives back.

I started using it on horses. Walking up to me with severe pain and walking away comfortable.

Before I was able to explain how it worked, I juts knew it was improving lives. And that was enough for me.

Now my goal is that everyone knows how to tape their horse.

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