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Equine Sports Massage - one of several massage therapies for horses

Equine Sports Massage

What is Equine Sports Massage?

Equine sports massage is the therapeutic application of a variety of massage techniques.  These have been long recognized to have many benefits including - increasing circulation and range of motion, relieving muscle spasm/tension, enhancing muscle tone and improving the horse's stamina and overall performance.  Equine Sports Massage can be used both for prevention (lessen injury risk caused by strain or fatigue) or rehabilitation.

A qualified Equine Massage Therapist will carefully assess your horses' confirmation including on the lunge in walk, trot and canter to ascertain any problems causing or likely to affect its work.  An important element of the treatment is the use of passive stretching exercises for the horse, these are usually completed at the end of the massage session once the muscles have softened, also can be used at the end of ridden/training exercise.  The therapist will encourage the owner to incorporate simple stretches into the horses daily routine - this will attain optimum results and often an individual work programme will be drawn up so that the horse can obtain maximum results.  By using passive stretches your horse can improve flexibility of muscles and joints as well as improving circulation to tissues.

Veterinary advice should be sought before your animal is referred to an Equine Massage Therapist.  Usually the therapist will be keen to discuss the progress of your horse with the Veterinary Surgeon - thus in turn improving the benefits of the sessions.  Any level of horse can benefit - whether a competition or leisure horse.

 copyright Taranet November 2000

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At Taranet you can also learn more about - 

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Equine Muscle Release Therapy and

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Equine and Canine Trigger Point Myotherapy and

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Equine Body Work and

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Equine Bowen Therapy and

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Equine Touch

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