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Your horse is a strong, powerful animal whose body is made up of around 42 muscle groups. If one muscle becomes damaged, the surrounding muscles must take the strain. Massage therapy can prevent, diagnose and rehabilitate damaged muscles, resulting in a better ride for both you and your horse.
Signs of muscles damage
Does your horse react better on one rein than the other? Jump to one side? Throw it’s head up when making a transition? Tire easily? Has your horse’s temperament changed?
Prevent, Diagnose, Rehabilitate
Massage can be used to:
- Relax muscles, allowing them to heal
- Encourage blood flow and the drainage of toxins
- Familiarise horses with touch for better handling
- Calm nervous horses
- Improve jumping technique or dressage skill
- Wake up lazy horses before a competition
Massage Therapy
Massage therapy: What does it involve?
- Initial Assessment
- Efflurage- Gentle stroking movements
- Pettrisage- Gentle tapping or slapping of the muscles
- Compression- Firm quiet movements preparing the muscle
- Deep Fibre Friction- Locating each stress point and treating it by applying an increasing pressure.
- Pressure Point System work - Treating areas of tension & stress within the Pressure Point System that surrounds the body.
- Stretches - A combination of stretching techniques, to stretch out the muscle at the end of the session. Advice is given to the owner as to which stretches would most benefit the horse.
For a free demonstration at your yard contact me on sophie@horsemassage.co.uk or 07816 995403
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Breaking, schooling, lessons. Please contact me for further information.