Welcome!

Welcome to Happy Hounds & Horses, LLC, a West Seattle-based dog and horse massage service owned by Helga Karisch, a Washington state licensed and board-certified equine and canine massage practitioner. Happy Hounds & Horses offers a gentle and focused approach tailored to the needs of your animal.

Equine and Canine Massage:

Massage therapy is a gentle, non-invasive, touch-based modality that will enhance the quality of your dog or horse's day-to-day life in different ways and is complementary to other treatments that your dog or horse may be receiving.​

Modalities:

Our canine services include: maintenance and rehabilitation massage therapy, acupressure and manual ligament therapy.

Our equine services include: massage therapy, manual ligament therapy, equine Craniosacral Therapy and Equi-Tape.

The Benefits of Massage

Massage Therapy provides a gentle and intentional touch that is tailored to your animal's needs.

Massage works with all of your dog or horse's bodily systems in a gentle way that aims to restore balance. Those systems include: 

• the muscular system and joints to ensure optimal function and tonicity
• the lymphatic system to help with immune support
• the circulatory system to help with oxygen and nutrient transport 
• the respiratory system
• the digestive system
• the integumentary system
• the nervous system​

For more information, see these articles about the benefits animal massage and canine massage therapy.