White Horse Bodywork

06/11/2026

Difference between beginner camp and intermediate camp.

Beginner camp is for students ages 7-18 years old who would love to learn the beginning stages of horse riding and horsemanship. This day will be packed full of everyday horse husbandry, from learning about the equipment we use to learning the feel of riding. Our biggest goal is safety, so everything we do is based on that and on the regulations of the Certified Horsemanship Association. This group will mainly focus on balance, control, and the walk and trot. We will be offering both English and Western style tack.

Intermediate day camp is for students ages 7-18 who are already jumping and/or can walk, trot, and canter. These students will have their skills challenged by obstacles/courses, asking horses for body movements (on the ground and under saddle). Horse husbandry is a huge part of horses; this group will get more in-depth with that, often in farm life and outdoor situations or seasonal scenarios.

06/10/2026

Well...not what I wanted to hear, but what I expected. Yeller has navicular on his R front as well as a Deep Digital Flexor Tendon tear. She described it as a "double-edged sword. The tendon needs stall rest and the navicular needs movement.

Adjustments were made to his corrective showing and we'll start with 3 months of stall rest. He'll need bodywork and red-light consistently to offset the ills of the body of standing still. There were no apparent chronic scarring, so there is hope! Follow up in 3 months.

06/10/2026

What are “protein bumps” really? 👀🐴

Despite the name, these bumps are not usually caused by “too much protein” in the diet.

In this episode of Feed Room Chemist, Dr. Nichols explains that hives or protein bumps are often linked to sensitivities to a specific ingredient or biological protein, not simply the overall protein percentage in feed.

When horses are dealing with unexplained bumps or skin reactions, simplifying the feeding program is often one of the first steps:

👉 Fewer ingredients
👉 Consistent nutrition
👉 Removing possible feed sensitivities
👉 Keeping the diet simple and balanced

Listen here: https://bit.ly/feedsensitivities

06/10/2026

Yeller, my rehab horse, is loaded and heading to the performance vet for more diagnostics. Prayers appreciated for an accurate diagnosis.

Thank you to the horse community that bought my stuff to raise $ for him. Also to the ones that donated towards his bill...thank you so much. It takes a community to give these guys a chance.

Updates coming soon.

06/10/2026

This hurts my heart. It's really difficult for me to hear owners refer to mares as being witchy (or even uglier terms).

So many mares suffer from undiagnosed reproduction issues. Ovarian cysts, endometriosis, hormone imbalances, painful heat cycles, uterine infections and fascial restrictions are just a few issues that come to mind. There are many more.

This mare in the video is literally slamming her pelvis up against the wall to seek some type of relief. She was in significant discomfort with muscle spasms also during her heat cycle. It's extremely obvious that she is hurting...alot.

My bodywork session focused on myofascial release of the pelvic tendons, massage and stretching of the groin, hamstrings and PNS light work through the reproductive meridian, bladder meridian, psoas and p***c symphysis.

Please...especially you cowgirls out there...give them some grace. Take a moment to consider the time you couldn't go to school or had to leave work early because of reproductive pelvic pain. Horses can't curl up on a couch with a heating pad. They endure...quietly...until they can't endure anymore and their voice becomes louder as negative behaviors.

Change your thoughts and your words. Instead of "That witch is sure being marish."...you could offer..."My mare sure seems uncomfortable. How can I make it better?"

This is just an opinion of someone who has personally dealt with this and feels compassion for the mares out there that aren't being heard or seen. Be a kind human.

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06/10/2026

It's all about working neuro-mechanically by stimulating the receptors!

06/09/2026

Meet LT. He arrived yesterday and will be my next rehab case. He is a 2, coming 3, grade QH. I bought him from a kind woman that had initiated his care and has actually already put on at least 50lbs to this young guy over the past few months!

My goals are to recover his body weight and improve fitness as he is able. I'll be working on ground work and ponying him on trails in time. Riding will begin this fall.

Dental, farrier work, chiro, bodywork and hindgut treatments are all in the near future. Follow along to watch him bloom!

06/09/2026

Great visual!

06/09/2026

The WHB "Whole Horse Approach to Bodywork Clinic for Owners" in Williston, FL was a great success! I'm going thru tons of footage, but in the meantime...enjoy the video from the host Katie Hajos!

06/08/2026