Essential Equine Therapies, LLC

09/02/2025

Check the geldings

This is why shoving a hose up your horses sheath will not clean it 🫣

We hear it all the time, ‘I put a hose up there, job done’ - job isn’t done.
You can see in the image below the pocket - that yellow bit is a bean - that bean was around the size of a large conker once we removed it. A horse will never be able to remove it - it literally needs human intervention.

We also hear ‘my horse looks fine - we are lucky he’s never needed this doing’
But have you actually checked? Because if you have never had anyone check you can’t say they never needed it?
You can see in the image, if I wasn’t physically showing you - you would not know the bean was there.

What’s often not taken into consideration either is that once a horse retracts their p***s it shrinks down to at least a 1/5 of its size. So that conker size bean looks lost in comparison to the head of the horses p***s in the image, but once it’s retracted? you can physically feel how severely it’s stretching the head of the p***s. It’s just you can’t see it - so it’s actually terribly hard to comprehend!

Get them checked 🐎

08/24/2025

My shiny horses!
Can you believe that I’ve never given them a shampoo bath? They glisten in the sun and that’s after they’ve rolled in dirt!

They have never had any oil added to their feed (horses can’t digest it well and weren’t created to eat oil). Their diet tailored towards a healthy gut consists of grass, hay, salt, minerals, filtered water, herbs and if I make extra time for it, fruits and vegetables. They love the pulp when I am done with my own morning juicing!

This week my herb mixes will ship to Indiana, Tennessee, Ohio and there’s a couple headed to the state where I grew up, New York. 🤎

If you’re wanting to learn how to feed your horse more naturally, have it explained step by step as well as be simple, my Gut and Ulcer Healing Guide is for you.

08/22/2025

Time has allowed the evolving of my Equine Practice as the horses have shown me what they need.

This next season, I’ll be taking my readers on a journey to the heart of listening to our horses.

I share about some of it here in my latest email that went out today. I’ve made this public so you can view it. https://tinyurl.com/ys8wksnt

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08/22/2025

Tail & Mane Thinning?
It could be a sign of Selenium toxicity.

08/20/2025

Almost a decade since I began the bodywork journey with the beloved horse….

They have taught me more than I could ever express. I put together this video 7 months ago for a friend of mine who is a Veterinarian. She was teaching on bodywork modalities along with chiropractic and asked for video showing aspects of what I do.

I didn’t realize how much footage I did have and I have tons more thanks to my clients who have captures some of the best moments over the years.

I did not narrate this video. If you will watch closely you will notice the nuances between me and the horses, even if someone is talking to me. I always feel what the horse is doing beneath my hands and am focused on the horse.

A few of the horses within this video have passed on to greener pastures above. I’m grateful to have been able to work with them during their life.

08/13/2025

Going in the mail 💌

📍Michigan

📍Illinois

📍New York

📍California

📍Tennessee

🌿 Herbs for Horses

Get my Ulcer & Gut Healing Guide!

If you aren’t sure, get my Symptom & Personality Checklist to help you narrow it down!

08/12/2025

08/08/2025

A question two years ago about a bucking horse, pain and the main question was what supplement I use for pain reduction in my horses.

A loaded question, I might add.
One I spent time to type up and respond to.

I want to share my response because it prompts some thinking in each of us and a reminder that what I do is merely a piece of the overall puzzle and a bandaid if nothing else is changed.

This also reminds us that asking questions of our professionals for their expertise or experience costs them time, experience and ultimately their knowledge. I believe there is a healthy balance of sharing some things to help each other out as well as paying for information that someone else paid for to learn or put their own blood, sweat and tears and time into learning.

Here was my response:

- I really like to focus on the root cause of the pain(s) and all the things we / you have been doing to get to the bottom of it and change it, not a quick fix.

There are times to do a quick fix (like popping an aspirin) and then there are times where quick fixes can hurt or damage in the long run if that is all we are doing.

Minimizing pain is important as pain can cause even more stress to the horse and cause ulcers and other issues long term if it’s not addressed.

There are traditional meds for pain management. I use my herbal mix for pain and muscle recovery for my horses as needed.

Massage reduces pain.
Tape reduces pain.
Essential oils reduce pain.
Emotional healing reduces physical pain.
Having proper tack reduces pain.
Proper Gut health and diet can reduce pain.
And others.

It just depends on what you want to use, which area you want to tackle or how you can incorporate it all together as you narrow down the problem for her.

So, we have talked about where I think her pain is ultimately coming from.
The vet(s) has told you their thoughts.
The farrier has told you their thoughts.
You have your thoughts
and your horse is speaking through her actions.

Is she bucking because her back hurts?
Her stomach hurts?
She’s just plain out of shape?
Her hocks hurt?
Her saddle hurts?
Her muscles hurt?
Her feet hurt?
It could be one or some or all of it.

To answer your simple question, I use my Pain Gone herb blend.
These are the deeper questions to look at long term if this is not a short term pain.

08/08/2025

Today was a really special day.
All day my sessions were with the geriatric horses. The wisest one is 39 years old.
The young one trying to assist and oh so curious.

All have similar issues they’re battling and regular bodywork helps keep them comfortable as they age. The sunset was also gorgeous this evening!