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Meet Racheal - CEMT

My name is Racheal and I started A Mother's Touch so that I could pursue my two passions: horses and being a mother. I left my career in the U.S. Army to pursue a certification in equine bodywork. I graduated from The School of Applied Integrative Therapy Equine in July 2025, certifying me to start my practice.  I became nationally certified through the National Board Certification for Animal Acupressure and Massage in April 2026. 

 

I hold a deep respect for the animals I work with, practice with only the best intentions, and respect boundaries of all parties involved. I use a combination of modalities that include manual/sports massage, myofascial release, pressure points, red light, manual lymph drainage, and energy work. Though my passion is for mommas, my service is ideal for any horse. I have worked on drafts, minis, ponies, pregnant mares, foals, old souls, dressage horses, jumpers, and pasture pets. All horses deserve to be pampered! 

Woman-Owned

Mother-Owned

Veteran-Owned

Mission and Value Statement

NBCAAM code of ethics

Racheal and A Mother's Touch is one of many equine services offered at O Horse! and  NewHorse.Com: An Equestrian Community Resource  

My "Origin" Story - Timber

Just a momma helping another momma - Meet Timber!

During my Army transition, I completed an internship at the Arabian Rescue Mission in Kentucky. While there, one mare changed the course of my career. Her name was Timber.

Timber was heavily pregnant and clearly uncomfortable. Although I had only recently begun my equine bodywork training, I felt called to help her. Drawing on what I had learned about pressure points, massage, intention, and energy, I provided a gentle session focused entirely on helping her relax. That evening, Timber delivered her foal.

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A few days later, I worked with her again and witnessed the profound physical release that can occur after pregnancy and birth. Watching her body relax and recover strengthened my confidence and affirmed something I had hoped was true: compassionate bodywork can make a meaningful difference in a horse's comfort and well-being.

That experience became the foundation of A Mother's Touch Animal Bodywork.

Education

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Additional Experience

Approximately 250 hours experience through internship working with and maintaining 20+ horses on the Arabian Rescue Mission in Leitchfield, KY. Worked with all types of horses, but heavy focus on pregnant mares, freshly post-partum mares, foals, and yearlings. 

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60 hour hands on Live Intensive Training as part of the School AIT Equine Bodywork Program 

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Operating and conducting bodywork sessions as a business since July 2025.

Photos from the School AIT Live Intensive

The School of Applied Integrative Therapy Equine (School AIT) is a 500 hour course that prepares you to take the National Board for Certified Animal Acupressure and Massage (NBCAAM) test. Part of this training is a 60 hour in-person live intensive training. Here are some photos from the bodywork sessions I did during the 6 days I was there! â€‹(Peep my second baby bump!)

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