Elizabeth Rine

02/05/2025

Blueberry sure is a pretty horse 🩵💙

10/04/2025

And this is why so many equine bodyworkers are so particular about their clients/what they do with their clients. This also goes for farriers and vets.

*I am fine and this was NOT the horse’s fault*

As a bodyworker, I put myself in A LOT of positions that are considered unsafe because there is no other way to get the right stretch or the right pressure point or the right whatever. There is A LOT of a horse's body that can not be effectively reached from ‘safe’ positions.

With routine clients, the risk is lowered. We've worked on the horse frequently and understand trigger points and how that individual horse reacts to various things. The owners are also willing to make the necessary changes in the horse’s life to make the sessions ‘stick’ better.

Most of the time, routine clients also don't wait until the horse is lame/has attitude changes/is in dramatic pain. When I work on a horse that has some problem areas there is always a risk that it will react poorly to me manipulating the area, but that risk skyrockets when the horse has tipped from sore spots to outright pain.

Most routine clients also hold the horse for us.

This horse had some serious restrictions in her shoulders and pectorals. I had worked the reactivity down, and most of the tension points were greatly reduced. She still had some tightness that could use a good stretch-out.

I judged that it was as safe as any new horse could be and decided to stretch her front legs out. It started(and honestly ended) fine. She was leaning into the stretch and had a lot of big licking/chewing/yawning/heavy sighing releases. She started stretching her neck down (you can see her putting her head on my back) and while I wasn't the most comfortable with her doing it, I also knew that dropping her head and neck like that would increase the stretch.

She did not intentionally rear up, and she was not trying to hurt me. Right as I was getting ready to release the stretch, she leaned deep into it and lost her balance. This is a young, green horse, and a lot of these horses overreact to uncertain situations. She essentially tried to use me to pick herself back up.

I was able to finish the session and restore the full range of motion to both shoulders and resolve nearly all of her back soreness.

I take on a lot of the clients that I know only call me out when there is a problem. I go into these sessions knowing it's a higher risk for me, but I also know that these horses need these sessions just as much(if not more) than the clients that get to see me every 4-6 weeks.

I take on a lot of clients that I know will be tied or cross-tied. I know these sessions will be more risky than when a skilled/knowledgeable handler is holding the horse. But I also know that there are a lot of barns (boarding or otherwise) that don't have the manpower to hold for every single appointment and whether I'm willing to do it with the horse tied or not may be the deciding factor on if they can have me out.

So this is a PSA to:
1- 👏Train👏your👏horses!
2- Pay attention to your horse's needs! Don't wait until they are lame, or having serious attitude changes to seek out a professional.
3- Trust your professionals! Most of us are not making a lot of money off of this and aren't just trying to ‘scam people into more services’ (yes, this is a phrase we all hear a lot).

For example- I charge by the hour of massage. Included in each hour of massage is the time I take to gather background on your horse, the time(usually another full hour) it takes for me to write up your notes so you have a resource to share with other professionals, and that you can understand as the owner, and any time I spend verbally explaining changes that should be made and how to implement them. This also includes all the 24/7 support I offer through calls and texts. Beyond these factors are the insurance costs, the certification costs, the toll on our health, the continuing education, and a million other expenses we run into when we have our businesses. At the end of the day we are not in thks for the money. We are in this for the wellbeing of the horses.

This point is even more true for vets and farriers.

End of the educational rant lol😂

06/01/2025

25/12/2023

We are proud to announce the purchase of a 2024 foal! We haven't settled on a name yet, but all of our options are currently open to choose from.

My plans for this baby are loose right now as its personality will truly determine which way we go, but I'm hoping for the ranch reining horse extraordinaire! High Card Cat is a FANTASTIC cutting horse, and most(if not all!) of his babies are excelling in the cutting world as well. I'm very excited about the nice reining aspect Eyma Dun It Two brings to the pairing!

24/12/2023

Happy holidays from our farm to yours!!

15/12/2023

https://rinesequines.com/equine-bodywork-portfolio

I’ve updated my website! I now have a portfolio page so KT applications and post-massage notes can easily be found by prospective clients! If you’re interested, my website has info about my credentials, my rates, what I do, and now a portfolio section to see my latest work. I’m also working on getting a video section up for those horses who I’ve been able to video and share their progress.

Here you will find notes from massages, KT applications, and other pictures/videos that showcase my equine bodywork practice.

11/11/2023

Here are some more notes from the massages I recently did! For more information, or to schedule with me, visit https://rinesequines.com/equine-bodywork

08/11/2023

Last week I worked on a horse with chronic cellulitis in her hind right leg. I did a KT application on the right to help increase blood flow and circulation and a fetlock support application on both hind legs. I wish I had thought to get better before pictures, the one I have really doesn't do justice to how bad her cellulitis was. I also wish I had thought to take pictures when I checked on it the next day as well, it was not back to normal, but it had noticeably improved!

04/11/2023

Here are some of the notes from the horses I worked on this week. I still have 7 more horse’s notes to type up and send out, and will be posting those when I'm done with them.

01/11/2023

Here’s all the KT applications I did today(10/31/23)!

-star like pattern was to help a swollen bite go down.
-black and blue on the red horse was to help the semitendinosus muscle.
-the blue tape on the grey horse is to help increase circulation and decrease inflammation in her knees, then she also has an application on her low back and SI area to help with low back pain and SI dysfunction.
-the blue tape on the black horse is meant to relax the muscles currently affected by his TMJD.

19/10/2023

Here is a large KT application I did on a client horse Tuesday evening! It covered his low back, SI, medial gluteals, stifles, and semitendonosus muscles. The stifle application isn't quite where I would like it, but he is pretty reactive around the stifle area. He was already less reactive, walked better, and had an altogether better mood after this application. Go to https://rinesequines.com/equine-bodywork for more info and to find out how to book with me!