Wind Drinker Equine Bodywork and Massage, LLC.

08/29/2025

Shout out to Jewel and Dustin again for hosting our Trifecta event!!! We had a terrific day!!!

08/27/2025

🧠✨ Gentle Touch, Big Impact: How Face & Neck Massage Could Support Your Horse’s Brain Health and Overall Wellness

A groundbreaking discovery in neuroscience found that gentle massage of the face and neck in mice and monkeys tripled the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) — the vital fluid that clears away waste and harmful proteins linked to conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

🔬 Researchers discovered a network of lymphatic vessels just under the skin of the face and neck — much closer to the surface than previously believed. By lightly stroking this area for only one minute, older animals showed fluid movement similar to much younger ones.

✨ Why does this matter for horses?
• Horses, like humans, rely on CSF flow to “clean” the brain.
• If similar pathways exist in equines (which is very likely), gentle massage of the head and neck could support neurological health, mental clarity, and recovery.
• Many equine bodyworkers already observe that horses become deeply relaxed, soften their eyes, and “let go” when these regions are gently worked. Now we may have a scientific explanation why.

🌊 CSF Flow & Brain Health
• CSF acts like the brain’s detox fluid, clearing waste and harmful proteins.
• If gentle touch can triple CSF flow, then therapies that influence the head, neck, and fascia (like massage, myofascial release, and craniosacral therapy) may do far more than relax muscles — they may directly support neurological resilience and longevity.

🐴 Nervous System Balance in Horses
• Horses are prey animals, always tuned to their environment. A buildup of waste proteins or restricted CSF flow could influence stress responses, learning ability, and even physical soundness.
• Gentle work around the poll, TMJ, and upper neck may encourage parasympathetic dominance (rest and digest mode), allowing the horse to truly relax and recover.

💆 The Role of Craniosacral Therapy (CST)
• CST already focuses on enhancing CSF flow through subtle, hands-on techniques.
• This discovery provides biological validation: even light touch on the skin and fascia may stimulate lymphatic vessels connected to CSF drainage.
• That means CST may not just balance cranial rhythms — it could help detoxify the brain and support long-term neurological health.

🧩 Whole-Body Wellness Implications
• Cognitive function: Sharper focus, learning, and memory.
• Aging: Restoring youthful fluid movement in older horses.
• Injury recovery: Supporting brain and nerve healing after trauma or stress.
• Sleep quality: Enhancing the brain’s natural nighttime cleansing process.

✨ Bottom line:
This groundbreaking research gives scientific weight to what equine bodyworkers have long observed — gentle, intentional touch to the head and neck doesn’t just relax the horse; it may help keep the brain itself healthier and more resilient.

08/27/2025

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08/27/2025

Have you been wondering how to spoil your horse even more?

What about a spa day for them? We work with Mane Strides and Wind Drinker Equine Bodywork and Massage, LLC., to give your horse a whole body and wellness treatment. The special includes chiropractic adjustment, massage, and a PEMF session.

We are working on doing this in specific areas each month. If you are interested, please reach out so we can let you know when this special Tri-Fec-Ta will be in your area.

08/13/2025

We will be in Buena Vista on August 26th!! Reach out to one of us or Jewel if you would like to be added to our day!!

08/13/2025

Ever wonder what some of those big muscular lines are in your horse's legs, hips, and bum? Wonder no more 👇 Something to notice as well is the part that the superficial digital flexor tendon and the deep digital flexor tendon play in the health and movement of the hoof 🧠🧠 We also want to make sure the equal shape/size of these muscles on both sides of our horse. Unequal sizing can be indicative of an injury or gait change, for example.
Horse Side Vet Guide

08/13/2025

Join Mini Blessings' annual live music fundraiser on August 16th. Enjoy music, horses, and support equine therapy programs. Children under 12 free.

08/13/2025

Here are 25 of the Most Interesting & Important Properties of Fascia:

Fascia is a truly fascinating tissue that plays a central role in how the horse moves, feels, and functions.

1. Fascia is a full-body communication network.
It connects every muscle, bone, organ, and nerve—literally a three-dimensional web that transmits mechanical, chemical, and electrical signals faster than nerves in some cases.

2. It’s a hydraulic system. Fascia is made up largely of water, and its gel-like matrix allows for gliding, shock absorption, and pressure distribution. Movement and massage help keep this system hydrated and functional.

3. It has more sensory nerve endings than muscle. Fascia is densely packed with mechanoreceptors (for pressure, tension, stretch) and nociceptors (pain sensors). It’s key in body awareness (proprioception), coordination, and even pain perception.

4. It transmits force across the body.
Muscles don’t work in isolation—fascia distributes force across chains of movement (like the deep front line or superficial back line) spreading forces both across joints and parallel to them through other tissues.

5. Fascia can contract independently of muscle.
Thanks to tiny contractile cells (myofibroblasts), fascia can hold tension on its own—even without conscious movement. This contributes to stiffness, guarding, or holding patterns.

6. It responds to …https://koperequine.com/25-of-the-most-interesting-important-properties-of-fascia/

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