Equine Massage

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Equine Massage is an area of increasing importance in horse care. Professional and recreational horse owners use it to improve performance, increase mobility and range of motion, and free up the horse's poll, neck, shoulders and lower back to improve jumping, bending, turning, stopping. It is used in treatment of specific maladies such as as Equine Exertional Rhabdomyolysis.

Owners who learn equine massage can also learn how to use touch, and the horse's response to touch, to open a new avenue of communication with the horse.

Equine massage is a small investment in the horses health. Massage causes the muscles to fill with rich oxygenated blood flow and increases circulation; which hastens the elimination of wastes and toxic build up from fatigued muscles. Alleviation of muscle tension and spasms can naturally increase the horse's efficiency. Removing harmful toxins from muscles and joints increases the flexibility, muscle tone, range of motion and enhances competitive performance.By using a consistent massage therapy regime, you can improve your horse's performance, confidence and over all quality of life. There are several mechanical high quality products designed and tailored specifically to the horse industry which provide beneficial massage through non-invasive deep tissue response ancillary therapy.