Massage Therapy helps relieve tension, spasms and stress for horses in many disciplines. Whether they are a horse in intense training or your best friend you take in the view with on a trail ride every weekend, they can all benefit from Massage Therapy.
Benefits include:
Increased circulation
Relaxes tension
Relieves muscle spasms
Keeps muscle supple to help prevent injury
Helps to maintain body's physical condition and balance
Release of endorphins - the body's natural pain killer
When muscles are fatigued from overuse, they become very sore from spasms and/or lactic acid build up. Think of how you feel after a hard session at the gym. There's a good reason top-performing athletes utilize massage therapy. It's because massage therapy can improve performance and help the healing process along.
In some cases, our horses are in training every day with little time in between training sessions to allow for the muscles to recover and rebuild. Other times, when life gets hectic, we only work our horses a few days a week or, once a week. We then may forget to properly warm them up, stretch them or cool them down. These are all things that can assist in muscle fatigue, spasms and tension.
It is so incredibly important to remember that horses are athletes too. Being an equestrian requires both parties to do a lot of work. We take care of ourselves because we feel the aches and pains. Unfortunately, our horses can't tell us verbally, but they can tell us through their actions. Trouble bending, picking up leads, refusing jumps, being cinchy or not being able to reach to your ques are all signs of muscle soreness.
Listen to their signs and help your horse feel better. Keep your horse happy, healthy and stress-free.
While we struggle through this econmy, Equine Healing Hands LLC is offering $10 off each and every massage to ensure everyone can offer Massage Therapy to their horse without breaking the bank.
Equine Healing Hands LLC serves NC & SC within a 60-70 mile radius of Charlotte, NC
Now accepting all major credit cards!