Therapeutic Massage For Horse & Rider
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Massage is the application of hands-on techniques that are
used to relieve tension, muscle spasm and improve the
horse's overall performance, as well as aid in rehabilitation
from trauma and injury.
Massage can benefit horses and ponies in all life stages,
whether they are high-performance competitors or relaxed
family "pets".
How Can Massage Help My Horse?
Does your horse have problems with.....
Balance & Coordination
Bending & Flexing
Girth Discomfort or "Cinchiness"
"Off" for no apparent reason
Improper or Changing Leads
Sore Back
Restricted Shoulder Motion
Turning on Front End
Gait Stiffness
.........massage can probably help! Over half (60%) of a
horse's total body weight is comprised of muscle, and most
motion problems originate within this system. Another
often overlooked fact is this: A horse cannot move freely
with a stiff, tight rider on his back--maybe you need a
massage yourself!
The Benefits of Equine Sports Massage Are
Many.......
- Massage therapy is a beneficial complement to
chiropractic adjustments for your horse. Massage
performed before an adjustment will help the
chiropractor to manipulate the equine skeleton.
Massage carried out after an adjustment will help the
horse's muscles to hold the new alignment.
- Complementary therapies, such as massage, can
provide a more complete and lasting resolution of
clinical symptoms.
- Enhances muscle tone and increase range of motion.
- Assists in balancing the body by treating the body as a
whole, rather than each individual part.
- Reduces inflammation and swelling in the joints,
thereby alleviating pain.
- Promotes healing by increasing the flow of nutrients to
the muscles and carrying away excessive fluid and
toxins.
- Creates a positive effect on the contractual and release
process of the muscles. When tension is released,
muscles relax.
- Stimulates circulation by "defrosting frozen muscles",
thereby releasing endorphins (natural pain killers).
Improved circulation also increases the excretion of
toxins through the skin.
- Helps to extend the health, productivity and lifespan of
the horse.
- Increases the potential performance and endurance of
the horse.
- Helps maintain the WHOLE body in better physical
condition.
MASSAGE loosens, warms,
and readies the muscles for an
event.
A POST-EVENT SPORTS
MASSAGE relieves muscle pain
and stiffness by returning the
muscles to a normal state, much
faster than if they had been
allowed to go without a
massage. After vigorous
exercise, dehydration takes
place in the horse and, with the
loss of fluids, it is harder for him
to cool down.
Licensed Massage Therapist, NCTMB
Certified Equine Sports Massage Therapist
Certified Lymphedema Therapist
Coventry, Connecticut
For an appointment, please call:
860-455-6641
Serving the area around Coventry, CT
medical treatments. Massage should always be performed by a trained and certified person.
A certified practitioner of animal massage is trained in anatomy, movement and
observation and may decline to proceed with a massage treatment if the health of the horse is
at risk.
Animals suffering from fever, shock, infection, open wounds, rashes, lumps and immune
disease should not be treated unless a veterinarian is consulted.
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