Have you ever pulled a muscle and experienced how restrictive it can be to your every day movements?
How feeling uncomfortable can make you feel irritable, tired and generally under par?

The muscular system accounts for 60% of the horse’s total body weight and is the system responsible for motion. But it is frequently assumed that muscles take care of themselves. However, when things go wrong in the muscular system it can be a major cause of motion problems.

We all pay attention to tendons, but what make the tendons work? The tendons are not a separate entity by themselves.
They are the extensions of the muscles, by which muscle action is transmitted to the  joints.

The elastic properties of the tendon itself ( its ability to stretch ) is approximately 10%. The other 90% ( the safety ) comes from the associated muscle.Tight muscles are shortened muscles and therefore reduce flexibility.
Muscle tightening does not remain in an isolated area, it transmits from one muscle group to another.

The body is a unit. It functions as a unit and should be treated as a unit. The safety of one part depends largely upon the efficiency of its neighbouring parts.Any muscle which is not working for the horse is working against the
horse……….ACTIVELY!

Horses working in all disciplines benefit from massage therapy. Whether it be Eventing, Show Jumping, Dressage, Racing, Polo, Endurance, Western, Driving or Pleasure riding.
Horses of all ages will benefit.

After a massage treatment a horse actually looks like he’s been working out in the gym. His vessels are easy to see and the coat is glossy. The circulation is stimulated to help eliminate waste products in the system. This
is particularly helpful if your horse is on box rest or a controlled exercise programme while recovering from injury or illness.

Sports massage therapy can be used for either prevention or correction – but it is better to prevent than correct.

A comfortable horse is a happy horse – in disposition and in work performance. The absolute best protection you can have is prevention. Because the majority of strain type injuries are cumulative in nature, the majority of  strain type injuries are preventable.