Equine Massage

Equine Tactile Therapy

Tactile therapy for horses encompasses various types of massage for different treatments and desired outcomes. These include relaxation, sports and therapeutic massage. Tactile Therapy is beneficial for horses that are recovering from injury or suffering reduced performance, it is also helpful as part of the warm up programme for competition horses and is used as part of the warm down programme. Below are some of the benefits of each type of massage.

Relaxation massage
This type of massage can be used to help manage horse behaviour, by

reducing physiological stress or tension
reducing emotional and
reducing environment-related stress
relaxes muscle spasm
stimulates or relaxes the nervous system

Sports Massage

prepare the horses for work
recover from exercise
injury prevention – stretches connective tissue
improves muscle tone
helps maintain flexibility
prevents adhesions and fibrous bands forming in muscles, tendons and ligaments

Therapeutic Massage

Focuses on muscular issues related to conditions such as arthritis and previous injuries.
Reduces congestion within blood and lymph vessels
Increases fluid excretion
Encourages tissue repair
Increases intestinal movement
Stimulates glands
Helps clean pores

If you are interested in learningmore about equine care there are many courses available -see http://www.acsedu.co.uk/Courses/Equine-Courses.aspx

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