Legacy Equine Therapy

04/30/2024

Oh Ace! The gelding of many faces 😂

01/30/2024

Never gets old to see YumYum thriving!

11/25/2023

11/25/2023

Hi! I am Chelsey I am based out of Walla Walla Washington! Message me if you are wanting to book a session!

11/22/2023

Best price I have ever seen for a horse bemer set! I use mine both per and professionally. I would be happy to answe any questions may have!

07/14/2022

06/21/2022

: Tensor Fasciae Latae⁠
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The Tensor Fasciae Latae, or TFL, is the stifle muscle in the horse. It originates at the tuber coxae and inserts in two places, 1. the fascia lata of patella and 2. cranial border of the tibia. The purpose of this muscle is to flex the hip, extend the stifle and draw the limb forward. Activation of this muscle usually begins at the stance phase and slows down at the early stage of the swing phase. ⁠
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𝑰𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒆𝒔: Lack of impulsion, short stride in the hind, difficulty engaging, toe dragging, restriction in stifle and hip flexion. ⁠
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𝑨𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒉𝒚 in this muscle could be an indicator that the horse has stifle joint issues, or a weak stifle in general. ⁠
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𝑭𝒖𝒏 𝑭𝒂𝒄𝒕: In Latin, TFL means "stretcher of the wide band"⁠
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04/26/2022

I love it when a horse is as expressive as Miss Hannah is. She knows what she likes 💓💖

04/01/2022

What do these images have in common?

Throughout the orange there is connective tissue, in between each segment, and a tough “skin” encasing each individual smaller segment called vesicles.

This method of connecting and encasing groups of cells is mirrored in the horse.
The fascia encases and connects groups of muscles. This connectivity goes right down to a cellular level and right up to create large fascia like the thoracolumbar or gluteal fascia. The fascia also creates lines through the body creating myofascial kinetic lines.

Every biological entity is made up of systems upon systems, existing in symbiosis for the collective good. Even our own evolutionary story is one of endosymbiosis. Bacteria interacting with other organisms to create more powerful systems, held together by “some kind” of connective tissue.

Read full article relating this to the horse and even farriery here…

https://www.theequinedocumentalist.com//post/bio-tensegrity-and-farriery

And join us for a journey into this amazing world with leading expert. Webinar this Saturday! at this link..

https://fb.me/e/4l05J6kDq

03/08/2022

Fascia is so important to our horses muscular health!

01/17/2022

No matter the tack, no matter the sport, we are all involved in the equine industry because of our love for the horse. That is why we created the BEMER Horse-Set to help you give your horse the care and relaxation they deserve. Like you, we love the horse too!

11/16/2021

Fun fact!

: The 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒛𝒊𝒖𝒔 or "traps"

The trapezius covers the withers and goes half way up the neck. It is split into two sections: cervical trapezius and thoracic trapezius.

𝑪𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒛𝒊𝒖𝒔: Moves the shoulder upward and forward
𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒄 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒛𝒊𝒖𝒔: Moves the shoulder upward and back
𝑰𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒆𝒔: Girthy (from the pressure of the saddle), sensitive withers, short or choppy stride/loss of freedom in the shoulders, difficulty with leads.
𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔: Jumpers/eventers can cause damage to this muscle when landing. Barrel racers, cow sorting, cutting horses can aggravate this muscle by suddenly stopping, quick change of direction and turns.
𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔: The trapezius works together with the brachiocephalicus and rhomboids to move the shoulder up, forward and back.

Atrophy in this muscle could be an indicator of a horse with an abnormal gait pattern/lameness where they are not fully extending and contracting these muscles.

Fun fact: This is the muscle that is always tight on me! Why? Because I am lifting my hands (thus lifting my shoulders) to reach the horse.

09/14/2021

08/16/2021

🌟 FUN FACT 🌟 If a horse is healthy and properly hydrated, it takes their capillaries less than 2 seconds to refill! 💦

06/30/2021

I know a few of these!

Every horse has a different personality and opinion of massage. Part 2 features some of the "bigger personality" horses I come across. Does your horse break out of their shell during their massage to display these actions?

05/15/2021

How much can we influence by the farriery options we choose? Here is a horse pre and post shoeing, photos taken one hour apart. Note the change in angle of the pastern, the horse is now longer behind the knee and the development at the scapula from an improved posture.

02/27/2021

“Would my horse benefit from a session? He/she is not injured”

YES! Our modern domesticated horses are athletes and need to be treated in kind. We would never expect a human athlete in active (or worse, sporadic) training to be completely pain free so we shouldn’t expect the same from our horses. Therapy can be adapted to fit any horse, any discipline, any life stage, etc! Let me help you keep your partner comfortable ❤️

Equi-Tape

02/12/2021

A little insight in one of the Fascial Lines

Danish Veterinarians Study Myofascial Kinetic Lines in Horses. Read the paper from Vibeke Sødring Elbrøn and Rikke M. Schultz that explores the Deep Ventral Line in the animal.