Stable Pressure Massage and Bodywork

10/30/2023

10/30/2023

10/06/2023

Happy Friday everyone 👋🏼
I will be down in Colfax this weekend, all day today through Sunday afternoon, at the WSHSRA rodeo. If you are in the area or at the rodeo and would like to schedule a massage for your equine athlete please message me or come find me at the grounds!
Keep your horse looking, feeling, and performing their best with equine massage 🤍

08/29/2023

Relaxed muscles are more receptive to sensory feedback and can provide more accurate proprioceptive information.

Massage can improve proprioceptive information in other ways, too:

Tactile stimulation activates the sensory receptors, as do ROM exercises, increased circulation lead to improved nerve health and function and the increased attention elicited by focused attention on each body part can improve proprioceptive information.

Massage therapy is a great way to improve proprioception.

07/07/2023

Some much needed shoulder, head, and neck work for this cute little mare 💗

This mare has been very stiff on her left side lately. Having trouble picking up her left lead and dropping her shoulder going into her barrels. I started by massaging and releasing built up tension in her left shoulder, which seemed to alleviate a good portion of her pain, but continued to work up her neck all the way to her head. The compensation from having limited range of motion in that shoulder was leading to muscle tension and tightness all the way up her neck and into her poll. After this session, Livvy is now back to running and feeling her best!

Some benefits of equine massage:
🦄 Removal of built up lactic acid and metabolic waste
🦄 Increased circulation
🦄 Relief of tension in the muscle tissue
🦄 Increased range of motion

07/01/2023

🎉CHEERS TO STARTING MY CAREER🎉

I am finally all finished with my schooling and am now a nationally certified large animal massage therapist! I am still waiting on my Washington state license, but excited to have made it this far! I have put so many hours into the studying, test taking, memorization of muscles and hands on massages over the last 10 months. Thank to everyone who has supported me and followed me along this journey! I’m am so grateful and blessed to be making a career out of something I am now so passionate about.

I am so excited to begin taking appointments and to start traveling more! I also now have a website link available that will be easier to start booking appointments through! I will continue to post when I will be at races or rodeos so please follow along!

https://stable-pressure-massage-and-bodywork-llc.square.site/

06/30/2023

05/26/2023

I had such a good weekend at CDA high school rodeo last weekend. Thank you to everyone who came to support me!

I will be here at the high school rodeo finals in Kennewick today and tomorrow. I will be available for massage sessions all day for your equine athletes. This is a great opportunity to get a FREE massage session in with me while I am still working towards obtaining my license. Each session will be a 1 hour full body massage.

Massage is a great way to help keep your horse running and feeling their best.
Some benefits include:
🦄 Enhanced muscle tone
🦄 Increased range of motion
🦄 Decrease in tissue adhesions and scar tissue
🦄 Ease of muscle spasms and muscle tension

05/19/2023

Hello all!
I am here in CDA at the High School Rodeo and will be here all day today, tomorrow, and Sunday morning. I have a table set up with a small banner on it and am located along the fence, next to a Chevy pickup with a camper. I have a sign up sheet at my table with available time slots, I will not be accepting appointments through messages so please come find my table to sign up for a session! It’s best to figure out when you’re up in your events and decide if you want a pre or post-event massage for your horse. If you want a pre-event massage please be very cautious of time as each massage takes 1 hour and then I would add an extra 15 minutes for my palpation and intake questions.
Please keep in mind that I am still a student, currently in school to obtain my license for equine massage. These sessions are FREE! I am educated and have many sessions under my belt already, however this is my first time in an event setting so please bare with me!

05/13/2023

While I am mainly booked out for appointments in May, I will be at the WSHSRA rodeo’s in Coeur D’Alene next weekend and finals in Kennewick memorial day weekend. This will be a great opportunity to get a FREE massage session in with me while I’m still working towards obtaining my license. Each session will be 1 hour and will be on first come first serve basis. Message me to set it up or come find me at the rodeo!

Massage is a great way to help keep your horses running and feeling their best during long rodeo weekends!

Some benefits include -
✨ Increased range of motion
✨ Enhanced muscle tone
✨ Ease of muscle spasm and muscle tension
✨ Increased circulation and lymphatic drainage

05/12/2023

There are a lot of mechanical devices marketed towards equine bodywork. Here’s why hands are better:

Fingertips are supremely sensitive to touch, pressure and texture. This is due to a high density of specialized nerve endings called Meissner's corpuscles and Merkel cells, located in the skin of the fingertips. These nerve endings are highly responsive to changes in pressure, texture, temperature and vibrations, allowing us to detect fine details and textures with our fingertips.

Using my hands allows me detect subtle changes in the temperature and texture of the tissue, to feel subtle movements, to adjust speed, pressure and technique as the tissue responds to my work. No device can do that.

Developing feel takes a lot of practice, but is an invaluable skill to massage, myofascial release and bodywork.

Helping horses of all disciplines improve performance and stay sounder and happier longer.

Massage with myofascial release can improve muscle function, joint alignment, self-awareness, mobilize fascia, increase stride length and range of motion, enhance relaxation and improve overall performance and recovery.

*Contact me today to schedule a Massage for your horse.

Koper Equine, LLC
Equine Massage and Bodywork
Happy, healthy horses.

Poll Release and Time To Process it After
https://youtu.be/h2TA9dn3Ulg


*Ask your Vet if Massage could help your horse.

04/08/2023

Buckwheat enjoying his session 💗

This week at school we move into 4th quarter putting us that much closer to becoming licensed equine massage therapists. I am now available every Thursday and Friday for massage appointments! Message me to get on the books.

Even if you don’t think your horse has an obvious problem that needs to be treated, there are many other benefits of massage that will help to preserve muscle capabilities and prevent injuries for your equine athlete!

Benefits:
✨ Increased range of motion
✨ Enhanced muscle tone
✨ Ease of muscle spasm and muscle tension
✨ Increased circulation and lymphatic drainage
✨ Reduction and removal of tissue adhesions and scar tissue
✨ Promotion of more rapid healing process

04/04/2023

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03/16/2023

The weather is finally warming up and so are the horses ☀️
Maintenance massages are not just for your hard working equine athletes, it can also be for your horses who are now retired and are spending their days out in the pasture. Think about the amount of muscle mass being lost from no longer using their muscles like they once were. Regular massage sessions can improve the longevity and overall health of the soft tissue, therefore making that stiff, broken down muscle tissue strong again and keeping them feeling good! Take care of the old ones that always took care of you 💛

02/27/2023

As we start moving out of this cold weather into spring and begin legging up our horses to get them in shape for the up coming season, just remember how hard that can be on their bodies and how the wonderful effects massage can help ease them through that process. 🐴
Being so close to graduation I am trying to gain as much extra hands on experience as I can with as many different horses as I can, that being said I am available for practice sessions until I graduate! If you would like more info, feel free to DM me! 💗