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Royal Performance Equine Massage

Certified Equine Massage Therapist, helping horses feel their best so they can perform their best. Serving Cambridge and surrounding areas.

Also offering kinesiology taping, red light therapy, swedish massage and myofascial release.

12/30/2024

Just some "thank you" boops from these cuties! I was called out by their riders/Owners to:

1. Prep this pretty palomino girl as she is done her recovery and has the vets go ahead to start walk work and they wanted to be sure her muscles were in a good place to start from...so great!!!
2. After this cute fellas' last appointment, his owner reported he much better turning to the left (which was a trouble side), and she wants to "help keep him comfortable that way with a maintenance routine"....love it!!

Did I mention they are both younger girls, and they already recognize the benefits of a maintenance bodywork program and can feel the difference in their horses! I love that the younger generation is putting their horses' comfort and well-being first. It warms my heart so much❤️

12/25/2024

To All my Wonderful Clients,

As the holiday season shines brightly, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for your trust and partnership this year. It has been an absolute pleasure working with you and your incredible horse(s).

May this Christmas bring joy, warmth, and love to your home, and may the New Year be filled with health, happiness, and successful rides. Here’s to more adventures, milestones, and cherished moments with your equine companion in 2025.

Wishing you and your horse(s) a season filled with treats, tranquility, and plenty of happy trails.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Your continued faith in having me work with your horses means the world to me❤️.

Emily

12/23/2024

Last "Christmas Present" massage in the books with this little Mustang sweetheart. It's always interesting working with this fella. Since he was wild for most of his life, he has a very different awareness of things than domestic horses do. It's really amazing to watch him processing and asking for space for a few moments. He really reinforces the need to listen and feel and take cues from the horses, he's such a special guy. This was our 3rd time together, and he was much more relaxed, with lots of check-ins and even some moments of pure relaxation bordering on falling asleep, it was great to witness. His mom has been doing a lot of groundwork with him, and I can see the muscles he's built along his topline and in his glutes from the last time. Keep up the good work!

12/20/2024

"All I want for Christmas is..." The bodyworker Edition. Okay, so it doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, but I just want all my clients to know that they are amazing for including bodywork in their horses wellness program.

Especially prioritizing their horses' comfort in this past challenging year. Every horse deserves to be comfortable in their own bodies, and bodywork is not just a "spa treatment" or "treat."

So that's all I want for Christmas is for every horse to get the chance to feel the benefits of regular bodywork.

12/16/2024

All joking aside, School Horses are SO special and are some of the HARDEST workers out there! They have to deal with multiple riders a day and some who aren't quite balanced yet. What better way to say Thank You to these SAINTS than with a massage for Christmas!! Right now I am running a "School Horse Special"! Only $50 for a half hour massage if booked before January first! Only 2 rules, 1 they have to be a School horse and 2 you have to have permission from the barn owner. Give back to those hard-working sould who teach us every day, they deserve it! They also don't need time off to recover, so reach out today to set something up! [email protected] (Travel within 1 hour of Cambridge, evening and weekend availability).

And for my regular clients, keep your eyes peeled for a deal coming up around 🥊day (see what I did there, lol)!😉

12/11/2024

Thankful Tuesday! 🎶 "3 Chestnut Mares" (sung to the tune of 12 days of Christmas), these 3 ladies were very thankful for their massages from "Santa" (their moms).

Giving your horse the gift of a massage is one gift I PROMISE they will love, you won't regret giving, and they will NOT ask to return!

Christmas is as good as time as any to try massage as part of your horses health care team🎄🎅. Feel free to reach out, I offer evening and weekend appointments (and taping is included in the price!).

12/09/2024

Massage Myth Monday! This beautiful young horse is here to remind everyone that massage is beneficial for ALL ages! I know some people think only show horses or horses with "problems" need massage, but it's simply not true. This lovely girl is only 5 and has been brought along slowly and thoughtfully due to her size and age (major kudos to her mom for doing that!) and her mom wants to start her on a bodywork prevention and maintenance program to make sure she is progressing properly and pain free!

Investing in a young horses future this way may ensure a long career ahead of them. Massage has been shown to prevent muscle injuries along with MANY other benefits. Your horse will thank you!

It is never too early or too late to start your horse in a bodywork program. This sweet girl had many releases and processing, which is proof again that horses of all ages could use some bodywork. I could go on about this Myth all day long, but I will spare everyone the essay since it's a blah Monday lol.

11/22/2024

Another to last week (when I was on holidays from my "real job" and spent it massaging lmao!) when I got to see these sweet OG faces again. These were my very first clients after I got certified, so they always hold a special place in my heart. I am beyond grateful to all my clients for taking a chance on me and letting me continue to work with their horses. It means the world to me❤️.

11/20/2024

To last week, when this sweet senior lady was vibing out to her tape post massage (still think tape does nothing...). I love watching horses process their massages and taping it's so cool.

These two ladies proving that horses of all ages benefit from massage, with one being 26 and one being 6. Horses of any age (even foals) benefit so much from bodywork, helping them be comfortable, move better, have a better range of motion, increase circulation and decrease compensation patterns, just to name a few! Discover the benefits of bodywork (and ktape)!

11/17/2024

POV: When you have the nicest clients 🥹! I was at one of my regular farms massaging yesterday when they gifted me this beautiful keepsake for Keenya (it's even painted to match a picture of us). What an amazing group of kind, thoughtful ladies. I am so grateful to them and so thankful they continue to have me out to work with their sweet horses. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. It's so heartwarming to know there are still kind people out there ❤️.

11/14/2024

"Why would you massage a horse on stall rest, they aren't doing anything?" I have one word for you "circulation". Horses are built to be moving constantly to have optimal circulation, so when they have to be on stall rest, their circulation slows down.

This is counterproductive to healing, which is why they are on stall rest in the first place. Circulation is not something that is talked about a lot. It's not a buzzword or fun fact. But, it is one of the MOST important aspects of horse biology.

Circulation is important for keeping muscles strong, to ensure optimal hoof health, it speeds recovery after injury or disease and reduces the pain and swelling from arthritis. It delivers vital oxygen and nutrients to the body.

Since horses already have reduced circulation in their lower legs due to lack of muscle, the tapings I placed add support and also increase circulation for a quicker recovery. Massage also increases circulation, which is essential for healing. This is why horses on stall rest should be getting regular bodywork.

11/11/2024

Lest we forget....all those who fought for our freedom and contine to do so... two legged and four.

11/10/2024

Enjoy these videos of this sweet boy enjoying some good releases and
🍂 a message. Show season is over, so my horse doesn't need bodywork now....au contraire, and here's why...
🍁When the weather gets colder, muscle elasticity is reduced, making them more prone to injury
🍂Colder muscles are more susceptible to strains/sprains (this is why we often see injuries in the winter and why a PROPER warm-up is so important)
🍁Horses move less in winter, usually parked at the hay bale. This decreases circulation, which is vital to muscle health
🍂Changes in footing and blanket creating pressure points can also create tension and tight muscles
🍁Woring indoors in smaller areas and residual tension from a long show season can leave residual areas of soreness

So while it may seem practical that your horse can skip bodywork until spring, prevention and maintenance programs (6-8 weeks) will help your horse navigate winter soundly and not miss shows in the spring due to injury. It is much easier (and more cost effective) to continue with a bodywork program, than the have to rehab and start at square one as show season starts. Riding indoors on the same footing, doing the same exercises over and over can cause repetitive strain injuries and plateau muscle building and can cause tension. Bodywork can help with that!

11/01/2024

On this hallows eve, I am tired and truthfully finding it hard to know what to post, so enjoy some Halloween memes from other fellow bodyworkers.

10/27/2024

A great way to spend a beautiful fall day, massaging, and some taping for this sweet girl. The big releases happened after the massage was over, and I put some tape on and stepped away and gave her space to process. It was such a lovely moment.

This girl was very stoic and a bit shut down (due to her past) her first massage, but now after a few sessions she is such a sweet, receptive lovely girl who loves to check in and snuggle. Not all horses are fully engaged their first session, and that is 100% ok. I always let the horse guide me and tell me what they are okay with, I never push anything, and that's when these moments happen.

Horses can carry emotional trauma as physical tension, the same way our bodies can. Massage can help them let go of that tension and become more comfortable in their own skins. These moments are what touch my heart the most❤️The view from the mobile office was brilliant, so many vivid colours. Mother nature has NOT disappointed this fall. Even a lovely rainbow, I like to think it was Keenya saying "hi mum", boy do I miss him.

10/14/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from my family to yours. This year is a little bit different and has been a bit rough, if I'm honest, without my beloved boy Keenya, but there are still many things to be thankful for.

Continuing to have the magical gift of horses in my life is just one. I am incredibly thankful for all my clients, from original to new, who have allowed me to work with their beautiful horses to discover the many benefits of equine bodywork. It's now been almost three years since I began this journey, and your support and trust in me means more than you will ever know.

I will always be thankful to the grey beast who "told" me to find a way to help him, and that's what started the path to holistic healing for him. Now, I could never go back to ignoring any horses "whispers" for help. I'm thankful I saw the "light" and can continue to help horses feel better in their own bodies every day. Horses are such a gift.❤️

10/11/2024

Feel Good Friday! Hopefully, this trio is feeling good today after their massages last night and ready for their last show of the season. It made my day when one client said "Whatever you did last time, she moved so much better and was feeling great"! That makes me so happy! Riders feeling the difference when their partners are comfortable and moving well! Massage makes a difference in horses' lives. It sounds silly, but it really does!! Thank you again for having me out, I truly love what I do and love all my clients.

Don't hate me, but I'm loving the woolies....look at that lift action from the tape *chef's kiss*! Longer hair makes the tape stick better and lasts longer.

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Pretty boring video, right? EXACTLY! This is what tacking up SHOULD look like. Notice the soft eye, no flinching, ear pinning, or snarking. This pretty lady is never girthy, so if she suddenly became girthy, I would be looking for pain. Contrary to all the things you have heard (or said yourself 👋 guilty) it is absolutely not "normal", "they've always been like that", "this is just what they do", "they are sensitive", all the things we tell ourselves to justify our horses being uncomfortable during tacking up. I was 100 percent guilty of this before I discovered bodywork. From the day my horse was backed, he was always girthy. He was a very sensitive horse, so I always chalked it up to that. I was always gentle, used fuzzy girths, etc. It wasn't until I discovered he had ulcers and pectoral and intercostal pain that I realized all along, he was trying to tell me he was in pain. I felt HORRIBLE and like the worst horse owner ever. But, you don't know what you don't know until you DO know. And now I KNOW! Enter bodywork, and he became so much better! Girthiness can look like: 😡 head tossing 😡 ear pinning 😡 tail swishing and moving away/around in the cross ties 😡Biting Causes of girthiness can be: 🤕 pain from the girth or ill fitting saddle 🤕 underlying health issues: like ulcers (9 times out of 10 it's this or saddle fit), hindgut discomfort or kissing spine 🤕 pain in the pectorals, obliques, latissimus dorsi or intercostal muscles So please listen to what your horse is trying to tell you. It doesn't make you a bad horse mom if you just didn't know. This is where we can start listening and treating pain in our horses. They just want to be heard, like most of us lol. Bodywork can help identify what areas have pain/tension and help to alleviate that pain. #cemt #equinemassage #equinebodyworker #girthinessisnotnormal

This beautiful moment of release was brought to you by the superhero Kinesiology Tape! Still think ktape doesn't do anything? Just ask Miss V here. This sweet girl was tight behind and traveling a bit short, so after a massage, I added some tape. This was her reaction when I stepped away to give her space, love it! Kinesiology tape has so many uses! Discover the benefits! Fun Fact: taping is included in my massage prices, bonus!!

POV: When the massage therapists kid finally gets a massage....the faces are epic!! Sorry Keenya, mom's been busy helping other horses.❤️‍🩹❤️ Side note: he has fully embraced wooly mammoth status lol!