The Knot Whisperer

06/01/2026

Why does my massage feel different? The difference may be from the application and my goal; (which is not to smash through the tissue or show you how sore you / your horse are).

• clients will ask what does the muscle feel like, is it a knot, what muscle is that, are they the tightest/worst/toughest I’ve ever felt?

- what I’m doing, technically is using the mechanoreceptors (nerve endings) in my hands to feel for change in tone, temp, texture. Having prior knowledge of anatomy, to know what is under the skin, and thousands of hours of practical experience trains me what to feel for.

⚡️ where this occurs your body will “draw” me in towards the issue. Where the body isn’t moving well, the tissue around it will hug in to it, protectively. 🫶

My hands then apply a mechanical force to the area (most often gently). This literally speaks to the mechanoreceptors in your/your horses tissue (skin, fascia, muscle, organs). This will change the sensory information to that area. 🫶 My general approach is slow fascial holds or dynamic cupping (with movement, this is very intentional and I will speak more on another time). This increases the hyaluron which is hydrophilic, meaning it will attract more fluid . 💙 More fluid = more movement. More movement = more space. More space = happier joints, organs, muscles. 💙

There is so much healing just waiting to be unleashed in the body and it’s really a shame that our bodies remain such a mystery to many.

“Frustration begins where knowledge ends” - Clinton Anderson

30/12/2025

Thank you, Montana for such a welcoming 2025. I was finally able to open my practice (The Knot Whisperer), and share my skill, expertise and experience as a massage therapist for Horse & Rider! 🖤

🌟 You have many choices and I’m grateful to everyone that’s chosen me. I take my work very (very!) seriously and it’s my mission to be as educated, current and professional as possible.

⚡️ I have all kinds of tools that I can use on both horses & humans but without the years of training to understand anatomy, physiology, neurology, biomechanics … what good are the tools and gimmicks without the treatment framework that has your assessment and goals mapped out?

🫶 Sending gratitude out for every booking, every referral, every injury we rehabbed and issue we worked through. Looking forward to 2026 horse show season to share my skills with more of you. I’ll be both showing and set up to work at most cowhorse and VRH shows in 2026.

⚡️ If you have any questions about what I do, or want to know more about Horse & Rider massage message me. I’ve gotten quite a few messages from people considering the career and I love to help point you in the right direction.

29/12/2025

Start the new year off right 🫶

26/12/2025

I have an opening for a 90 minute massage on Wed Dec 31!
12:30-2pm

24/12/2025

This morning as I’m drinking coffee and reading posts on Facebook groups there was a question from a young horse trainer asking “what joint supplements people recommend taking”. Here was my reply:

“Strength train. Lifting weights builds muscles and muscles become tendons that attach to your bones. You will protect your skeletal system by preventing bone loss. Eat protein. Lots of it. Get adequate sleep. Find a bodyworker for yourself and get a semi regular maintenance massage, if you see PEMF at shows get a low intensity session. Basically treat yourself as good as a show horse:)”

If you have a horse trainer you want show some gratitude to I can send you a gift certificate today to gift them for Christmas 🎄 ❤️

22/12/2025

My next available appointment in Chester is Sat Jan 10th at 12:15. Message me to book it!

19/12/2025

What are my Horse Show treatments going to look like? Hopefully something like this! 🤠
⚡️Bemer
🌟Cupping
⚡️Kinesio Taping
🌟Red Light
⚡️Nervous System
🌟Myofascial Release
⚡️Equipod Microcurrent

These aren’t designed to replace your regular at home massage & bodywork . But for the show weekend consider me at your service to optimize your performance & recovery.

Is it show time yet ?!? See you this season at the Montana cowhorse and ranch horse shows. If you show cow ponies in MT please share this post to spread the word 🤠.

I have to give kudos to for this iconic photo that I’ll never tire of 😄. And for capturing it!

17/12/2025

I have a few professionals that I’ve been working with to help fine tune what’s important to me. My c**t is in training and on track. I have a fitness coach that’s shaping me inside out to be a stronger rider / human. I have a continuing ed mentor that is helping me excel at the hands on work. I have a business coach that helps me sort though the chaos and streamline what I’m doing down to what I’m actually passionate about.

🤍 Horses like Pablo, and humans like his owners The Sandy Spur are what I’m passionate about. Athletes, competitors, go getters. Talking through our plans for 2026 shows while taping ankles, assessing her horse, Bemer & red light therapy in the barn they built with their own hands. Good horses and good people. More days like these please!

🤍 Looking forward to the 2026 show season and being on site at the majority of the western performance events to show my horse, and set yours up for the best performance & recovery!

15/12/2025

Opening for a 60 or 90 minute massage this Wednesday at 1:00! Only two spots left in 2025 and January is about half full. Click the link in my bio to book online or send me a message!

13/12/2025

Happy national day of the horse.

For us that love them, they are what shape our lives. I will move mountains to make them the guiding focus of my life. No matter where I am in my life they are what I come back to. Every aspect of who I am and what my life looks has been influenced by the horse.

❤️

13/12/2025

Spent the snow day computer ranching. Bringing my old website back to life, working on winter schedule and mostly looking ahead to the 2026 show season!

🌟Maybe the TSCHA 2 handed intro and ranchy level classes for some herd work exposure
🌟Planning to show at the CMRCHA shows at the most babiest boxing level I can dip my toe in.
🌟Really have an ear to the ground to see about somewhere fun to go do some VRH. Depending on show schedules maybe something in MT, WY or maybe someone wants to take us to OK for the APHC World show ?
🌟Billings, Kalispell & 1-2 trips to Canada on the radar.

That’s a lot for a three year old so if we do 1/3 of it that would be great 🙃

📍 Wherever we end up showing this season I’d like to opportunity to set up as a vendor / sponsor to offer performance and recovery sessions (massage, Bemer, EquiPod, K tape, cupping for horses + riders). 🚩Would this interest you? Are you on an assoc board and can help make it official? 🚩

⛄️ for the rest of winter you can find me in Chester at J & M Beauty Bar 💅!

Ashley, known as The Knot Whisperer, offers effective massage therapy treatments for humans and equines; including myofascial cupping, myofascial release and an anatomically informed intuitive massage style. Being a lifelong horsewoman and competitior she is passionate about her work with Horse & Ri...