Whispering Equine Body Works

09/22/2025

Do any of my clients or friends need a folding saddle stand? Black and in excellent condition. Let me know!

09/20/2025

Even on days with no client bookings, there are tasks to be done. Taking advantage of the last amazing days of summer to give all the equipment a good scrubbing and air out. Disinfected between uses but still a good scrubbing is always satisfying.
As an entrepreneur the work is never done!

09/19/2025

A new addition to our sessions! This Red Light therapy neck piece and cap from is going to make many of our horse clients happy!

09/09/2025

This is a great opportunity to either brush up on your skills or learn some new skills! Check out this free mini clinic!

Most horse folks can tell when something’s off. Your mare’s not quite herself after a sudden cold snap. The gut sounds are quieter than usual, and you’re left wondering - wait and monitor, or call the vet?

Join Dr. Glenys Biblow from Energy Equine at Rocky View County Hall on Wednesday, October 1, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for a FREE practical, hands-on evening focused on equine health. You’ll learn how to assess body condition, take and interpret vital signs, and recognize subtle changes that might point to a bigger issue. Whether you're managing a busy barn or riding on weekends, it’s a good chance to brush up on the basics and build more confidence in day-to-day horse care.

Click here to register today ➡️ https://www.rockyview.ca/events/moduleid/720/itemid/4561/mctl/eventdetails

09/07/2025

Sharing another great post from Koper Equine. Fascia has long been a passion of mine and once I started studying it, it changed both the way I look at and treat my clients!

Fascia remembers what muscles forget:

In manual therapy, bodywork, and movement science fascia’s unique mechanical and cellular properties allow it to retain tension patterns and adapt to stress long after the muscles themselves have relaxed or released.

1. Muscles vs. Fascia in Holding Tension
• Muscles actively contract and relax under nerve signals. When the signal stops, a healthy muscle can usually let go quite quickly.
• Fascia is the web of connective tissue that wraps, connects, and transmits force between muscles and other structures. Repeated load, poor posture, or injury can make it densified, “stuck,” or adhesed. This can restrict motion even if the muscles aren’t actively tight.

2. “Memory” as a Mechanical Pattern

Fascial layers adapt to the stresses placed on them. Repeated movement patterns, trauma, or surgery can lead to fascial remodeling — thicker collagen fibers, altered alignment, and increased stiffness. This is a kind of mechanical memory:
• If a horse (or human) compensates for an old injury, fascia can remodel around the altered movement.
• Later, even if the muscle injury heals and nerve signals stop, the fascial restrictions can persist and continue influencing movement.

3. Neurological Component

Fascia is richly supplied with sensory receptors — sometimes even more than muscle tissue. These receptors constantly feed information about tension, position, and pain to the nervous system. When the nervous system “learns” a protective pattern, fascia can help reinforce it, like a groove worn into a record, making the pattern habitual or hard to change.

4. Implications for Therapy

This is why techniques like myofascial release, gentle stretching, and movement retraining are so effective:
• They address not just muscle contractility but also the viscoelastic and sensory properties of fascia.
• By restoring hydration, sliding, and alignment of fascial layers, you can “reset” stored tension so muscles can function normally again.

In Short

Muscles act. Fascia adapts.
Muscles may relax quickly, but fascia remodels slowly and holds onto patterns until it’s specifically mobilized.
That’s the real meaning of “fascia remembers what muscles forget.”

09/07/2025

A beautiful morning at the barn before we start day 2 of the Hestaband Equine Kinesiology taping basics course.

09/05/2025

Have you seen the September 2025 edition of ? Make sure to check out our latest article on page 9 talking all about the equine lymphatic system!

https://issuu.com/saddleup/docs/sept_2025/8?ff

08/26/2025

Now is a great time to stock up on your Hestaband kinesiology tapes!

08/23/2025

Life lessons from your horse……

08/20/2025

Just received this stunning original art piece from Prairie Western Rustic Art. It is more beautiful than pictures show. Did you know she also does custom art work? Amazing!

07/31/2025

Sharing Kinesiology tape with the veterinary world! What a great opportunity to get to hear Christa speak!