Your horse and massage:
45% of your horse's total body weight is muscle, but a normal regimen of feeds, supplements, farrier, dentist and veterinarian visits rarely attends directly to the maintenance and prevention of injury of the muscular structures in the horse's body.
The first and most important benefit to massage is the prevention of injury. It can also be helpful in correcting:
General stiffness and soreness
Shortened, choppy stride
Posture and Asymmetry
Intolerance and sensitivity to grooming or saddling
Cinchiness
Attitude or protesting gaits or movements
Imbalance
Muscle damage such as pulls and strains
These symptoms are typically the horse anticipating a muscular pain that they have been experiencing for some time. Because they don't have words, horses have to use these actions to communicate the imbalance and pain to their owners. It is very important not to ignore these signs! Massage can not only alleviate these symptoms and "bad attitudes" but can also reveal a root-cause. No matter the horse's job or workload, regular massages can create a more pleasurable experience for horse and rider. Over many years, equine massage has proven to increase circulation, flexibility, range of motion and relieve tension.
The first and most important benefit to massage is the prevention of injury. It can also be helpful in correcting:
General stiffness and soreness
Shortened, choppy stride
Posture and Asymmetry
Intolerance and sensitivity to grooming or saddling
Cinchiness
Attitude or protesting gaits or movements
Imbalance
Muscle damage such as pulls and strains
These symptoms are typically the horse anticipating a muscular pain that they have been experiencing for some time. Because they don't have words, horses have to use these actions to communicate the imbalance and pain to their owners. It is very important not to ignore these signs! Massage can not only alleviate these symptoms and "bad attitudes" but can also reveal a root-cause. No matter the horse's job or workload, regular massages can create a more pleasurable experience for horse and rider. Over many years, equine massage has proven to increase circulation, flexibility, range of motion and relieve tension.
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*Please remember, there is no substitute for veterinary medicine. If you have an emergency, please contact your veterinarian immediately.*