What Is Equine Massage?

Series Summary

The bond between human and horse has existed for a very long time. Often, just a horse's calming presence does wonders for the human spirit. In today's world, where many of us are disconnected to these large animals, encounters with these majestic creatures may be hard to come by. However, there are many people who still create a caring and exciting relationship with horses. In this free video series a certified equine sports massage practitioner will teach you how to evaluate your horse for equine massage. Equine massage is a wonderful way to bond with your horse while also providing beneficial massage therapy to sore or tired horses. You will learn about the effect of horse age, temperament and health conditions for equine massage. You will also get tips for doing equine massage on tired, sore, fearful or calm horses. Learn how to check your horse for sore muscles or tight spots. If you own a horse and want to indulge your animal with horse massages, let our expert show you how to begin.

Video Transcript

"So in this series we're talking about how to massage your horse and first let's start by defining massage. Massage is touching your horse in a deliberate fashion for a variety of reasons, it can be for a variety of reasons, for therapeutic reasons, for relaxation, to injuries on your horse if they have strains or pulls, just to make the horse feel better, to pamper your horse a little bit, to get to know the horse, to help your horse relax. It covers a whole lot of different reasons why you'd want to be doing this. You can do it to help an older horse be more comfortable, especially during cold weather. You can help your horse before or after a competition by doing this and you can work on specific areas on your horse, whether it's the forequarters or the hindquarters, things like the hamstrings where horses often tend to be tight, working on the neck muscles. You can work on definite sore areas that you're noticing, anything that you think, in knowing your horse is going to help them benefit from massage."