How Massage Helps

Professional and recreational horse owners use massage therapy it to improve their horse's performance, increase mobility and range of motion, and free up the horse's poll, neck, shoulders and back to improve jumping, bending, turning, and stopping.

Not only does massage improve its performance and health it can also be used to help the horse relax. If a horse is very stressed out or jumpy, massage normally will help relax the stressed horse and it helps improve the confidence of a jumpy one.

Massage is not only for the professional or competitive horse owner, massage is very benifical to the casually ridden horse (the "weekend warriors" who ride occasionally and may ride for long periods of time), its good for broodmares, retired horses and arthritic horses alike.

Massage has been known to go hand in hand with Chiropratic treatment. Massage complements a good chiropractic adjustment. Some chiropractors may like a horse to be massaged prior to an adjustment so the horse’s body is easier to work with. Or, massage might be used a couple days afterward to alleviate any soreness, and keep the horse moving comfortably and help maintain the adjustment.

Massaging a horse before competition can result in as much as 20% increase in the animal's efficiency. ( Jack Meagher-Equine Sports Therapist).

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How Massage Helps