Can Your Horse Benefit from Massage Therapy?

The likely answer is YES! Most horses would benefit from massage therapy especially if your horse is working or being routinely ridden. From horses learning a new discipline, lesson horses to performance horses, youngsters to geriatric’s, mares and stallions used for breeding, pleasure horses and those trying to reach the top!

Signs Your Horse May Need A Massage

~Pinning the ears, biting, kicking or other signs of discomfort when saddling & tightening girth

~Sensitive in the poll area, constant head shaking or limp ear(s) or a dry cough

~Development of stereotypes such as cribbing or weaving

~Seems “off”, not acting like themselves or more spooky than usual

~Patterns of mood swings

~Reluctance to move forward during exercise

~Difficulty picking up the correct lead or constantly “cross firing” (cross cantering)

~Difficulty bending to one or both sides

~ Toe dragging, toe flipping/flinging, twisting of the hock

~Gait abnormalities or recurring undiagnosed lameness, inconsistent gait showing as shorter strides, not fluid movement/choppy, all of a sudden clipping the jumps, etc.

~Uncharacteristic bucking and/or rearing during exercise

~Lack of balance or lack of communication between the front end & the hind end

~Asymmetry of the face, or protrusions/lumps on the head