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Flourish Equine Bodywork Performance • Wellness • Recovery
Equine & Canine
Massage • PEMF • In Hand Polework
Serving the Northwest GA & Atlanta Areas

All of the exercises mentioned can be found here on my account, but feel free to DM me with any questions! 🫶
10/22/2026

All of the exercises mentioned can be found here on my account, but feel free to DM me with any questions! 🫶

Launching an equine business can be hard! Now that my business is doing well and I’ve found a great balance between work...
10/21/2026

Launching an equine business can be hard! Now that my business is doing well and I’ve found a great balance between work and my personal life, I want to help others create the same for themselves.

Comment WAITLIST below if you want to be one of the first to know when this resource is available! 👇

10/20/2026

Welcome to my stretch series, where I break down what each equine stretch is and why it’s worth adding to your routine.

Today’s stretch is the NECK EXTENSION. Done after a ride, it lengthens the cervical vertebrae (joints in the neck) and muscles along the neck and back. It also boosts circulation, delivering the oxygen muscle fibers need to repair and restore after a workout.

I often pair this stretch with the rounding stretch (more on stretch pairings soon!).

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10/17/2026

If you’ve tried to get your horse to do belly lifts (aka abdominal engagement exercises) with no luck, try this: 👇

Put one hand on each side of the ribcage and zipper your hands together, scratching with your nails as you go. You can increase the intensity of your scratches with each pass if you are unsuccessful at first.

Try not to lift or push up - I promise, that won’t help and will just make you tired.

You’ll know you are successful if your horse lowers its head to neutral and the area behind the withers “swells” or appears to fill in.

10/15/2026

Clients often ask how to help their horse engage the thoracic sling (the abdominal muscles) under saddle. This is one of my favorite exercises for building that engagement! 💪🏻

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Welcome to my stretch series, where I break down what each equine stretch is and why it’s worth adding to your routine.

Today’s stretch is the ROUNDING STRETCH. Done after a ride, it lengthens and contracts the muscles of the horse’s back and abdomen. This helps release tension and, over time, improves how well these muscles engage. It also boosts circulation, delivering the oxygen muscle fibers need to repair.

Two opposing actions happen during this stretch:

➡️ The back muscles (splenius, longissimus dorsi, and multifidus) lengthen. The intercostals lengthen too, relieving the compression in the back that comes from riding with a “hollow” back.
➡️ The abdominal muscles contract concentrically (shorten), drawing the pelvis forward and lifting the spine upward. This works like a muscular “pulley system” that stabilizes the trunk while the topline stretches.

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10/14/2026

As an equine bodyworker, my clients are often shocked to find out that their homework exercises do not include riding, polework, or even stretching.

Instead, I often point them to what I consider to be the most important exercise for musculoskeletal longevity: a relaxed, neutral posture.

In this clip, my horse, Artie, is in a pretty noisy and chaotic environment. And all I’m doing here is asking him to find relaxation in his neck, while he is in my presence. Once he can do that, we can move onto all the fun exercises. Until then, doing polework or riding will only result in incorrect muscle development or poor compensation patterns.

Can your horse find a relaxed, neutral posture in your presence? Try it and report back! ❤️

10/13/2026

Like, “Hello?! I just rode you. I know this thing works!” 😂

10/12/2026

Can I be honest? This isn’t my favorite stretch. 🫣
Many horses can be tight in their hind end and if you pull at all (rather than just gently guide and support the fetlock during the stretch), horses will often sn**ch the leg back.

So, proceed with that in mind or ask your bodyworker to perform the stretch for you!

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Welcome to my stretch series, where I’ll describe exactly what these equine stretches are and why you should do them.

The stretch shown here is the HINDLIMB RETRACTION STRETCH. It is used post-ride to lengthen & contract muscles in the horse’s hind end, hip, and abdomen. Doing so releases tension and helps improve flexibility over time. It also boosts circulation, helping deliver oxygen for muscle fibers to repair.

Two opposing things happen during this stretch:

➡️ Lengthening: this stretch primarily lengthens the hip flexor muscles (the ones responsible for pulling the leg forward). This targets muscles like the tensor fascia latae, psoas, quadriceps femoris, and abdominals.
➡️ Contracting: in this stretch, the hamstring muscles (the ones that pull the leg backwards)—such as the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus are placed in a shortened, contracted (rested) position.

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If you are new here, HI! 👋 I’m Jenny Thompson, an equine bodyworker in the Atlanta area. I love helping horses (& dogs!) move better and teaching my clients how to best support their animal’s performance and recovery. If this is your vibe, stick around because there is so much more to come!

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