Helping Your Best Friend
Feel Their Best
Mudita Equine Bodywork & Wellness
Servicing the Las Vegas Valley and surrounding cities
Mudita [Sanskrit; moo-dee-TAH; noun]:
Delighting in the happiness of others.
Mudita Equine Bodywork & Wellness is all about taking delight and happiness when a horse feels happy,
loved, safe, and comfortable. As horse lovers and riders, we ask a lot of our equine partner and we can
tell when they don’t feel as good as normal. It’s our feel that kicks in to tell us the approach to a 3'6"
oxer is a little sluggish behind, or that extended trot is heavy on the right front, or even if they started
to become agitated during grooming. Horses rely on us to listen to and advocate for them. Routine
bodywork and massage is a fantastic way to help our equine partners maintain feeling good in their
body so they can “be as good a possible, be as safe as possible, and last as long as possible.” 1.
As horse people, we know when we don’t feel good in our bodies and we take action to mitigate this
awareness. Don’t our horses deserve the same?
Feeling Good When They Feel Good. The purpose and mission of Mudita Equine Bodywork & Wellness.
- Marment, Rebecca. ”Equine Sports Masssage-The History.” Intuitive Equine Massage Therapy, 2023, https://www.intuitiveequinemassagetherapy.co.uk/equine-sports-massage-the-history
Massage Benefits
- Calmer Demeanor
- Improved Circulation
- Pain and Discomfort Relief
- Aids Injury Prevention and Immune
Strengthening
- Increased Flexibility, Range of
Motion, and Suppleness - Improved Proprioception
Awareness
- Enhances Performance
- Aids in Rehabilitation from Injury and
Surgery - Promotes Overall Relaxation and
Wellbeing
Initial Session
$85.00
Includes history intake,
movement assessment, and
future session
recommendations
Lasts approximately 60-75
minutes
Maintenance Session(s)
$100.00 ea
+ any add-ons
Includes re-assessment (if
necessary), any recommended
add-ons
Lasts approximately 60
minutes
Add-Ons
Balancing Pads: +$25.00
Acupressure: +$20.00 (full sessions also available at $90)
Red Light Therapy: See next page!
Custom packages also available
All appointments include written post-session report
Services and Pricing
Red Light Therapy
Mudita Equine Bodywork & Wellness is happy to now offer Red Light Therapy to our service menu!
Standalone Session: $60.00
Add-on to Massage: $15-Poll/TMJ/ Neck
$20-Shoulder/Pec/Trunk
$25-Thoracolumbar/SI
$20-Glutes/Quads/Hamstrings
$15-Hocks
$25-Stifles
$15-Coffin joints/Fetlocks
$50.00 for multiple areas
Red Light Therapy-FAQs
What is Red Light Therapy?
Red Light Therapy (also known as Low Level Laser Therapy,
Photobiomodulation, and LED Light Therapy) uses red, near infrared, or
infrared light to help stimulate cellular activity and promote health benefits
like decreasing inflammation, reduce pain, wound healing, and improve
performance. The light is used anywhere from 5 minutes to up to 30
minutes.
Will My Horse Benefit From Red Light?
Absolutely!! Red Light Therapy is great for horses, humans, and even dogs!
Studies have found that this modality decreases swelling and spurs wound
healing, reduce back pain, muscle hypertonicity, and stiffness , and reduce
the risk of warm-up related injuries.
Will the Treatment Hurt?
Nope, it should not! Red Light Therapy is a non-invasive and drug-free
treatment option; It uses visible and near infrared (NIR) light at various
wavelengths. That being said, horses are sensitive creatures and all will
respond differently to the light. I will never force a horse to endure a
treatment if their body language is telling me that they are uncomfortable
with the handheld device or light!
About Kate
Hi friend! I’m Kate Whittaker, owner of Mudita Equine Bodywork and
Wellness L.L.C. I have had a love of horses since a very young age, began
hunter/jumper riding lessons at the age of 12, and am now fortunate enough
to turn my horsey passion into a lifelong pursuit of helping horses and their
riders.
Prior to being a bodyworker, I worked in the corporate purchasing world for
a non-profit science and research Government contractor. But in summer
2022, the corporate stress and burnout became too much and I knew I needed
to make a change. With the support of my husband, family, and barn
community, I quit my job and began to pursue equine bodywork certification.
After completing the rigorous and comprehensive 500 study hours, I
graduated from the School of Applied Integrative Therapy’s Certified Equine
Bodywork Practitioner program in May 2024.
Mudita Equine Bodywork and Wellness’s journey started well before its
June 2024 establishment. My husband and I had a conversation one
day that morphed into curiously debating the difference between
sympathy and empathy. We wondered if there was a word that had the
same connotation as sympathy, but for happiness.
Was there a word that meant, simply, being happy for someone else’s
happiness?
Thanks to Google, we discovered the Sanskirt word “Mudita” which
means to delight in another’s happiness. Nothing had embodied my
emotion when watching a horse be loved, listened to, and succeed in
life more than this single word. And thus, Mudita Equine Bodywork
and Wellness had its opening.
I am an advocate of the horse in all capacities and aim to help every
horse and rider be the best partnership they can through through the
help of bodywork. I am an enthusiastic learner and aim to add many
more bodywork modalities, like Kinesiology Taping, Manual Lymph
Drainage Massage, Saddle Fitting, and Nutrition, to my practice.
Call, text, or email me to start helping your horse feel their best!