Equine Massage Relief

I’d like to welcome my newest client, Gabe! Gabe stood like an absolute statue for his initial assessment the other day, and I cannot wait to get started on him. Currently writing up his personalized treatment plan based on his assessment, and I will go over it with his momma before we dive into the therapy part .

DD again here - and cold weather doesn’t hold me back either! Originally I began working on this mare’s neck because it was in moderate pain from consistent use of hay nets, but now that she’s all fixed she still demands I do at least a few minutes on her neck- her absolute favourite part Hay nets can be great for impatient horses who get frustrated, work themselves up, and/or potentially hurt themselves when they run out of hay. However the neck of a horse was biologically designed to eat hay from the ground, and muscles tire easily from the constant pulling motion of gathering hay out of the net at eye/chest level where most hay nets are tied. Short-term use does not usually have much of an effect, but long-term use sure does!

I love happy clients! This beautiful Friesian Sport Horse I’ve been working on for the last 4 months came to me with a lot of doubt & fear when it came to massage therapists poking around. She’s been brought from an ants in your pants type of nervous attitude to literally falling asleep in the cross ties! (Massaging with one hand & videoing with the other).