Equine Massage Veterinary Recommendations

Video Transcript

"So before you begin to work on your horse, I always suggest that you get a recommendation from your vet. Clear it with you vet first even if your horse appears to be in very good condition. If your horse has not been ill or injured it's probably going to be fine but you want to make sure from talking to your vet that there are no contra indications to working on your horse in this way. If your horse has recently had chiropractic treatment, you're going to need to be more careful than you would otherwise. If your horse is coming off from an injury or illness or if they are in the middle of dealing with some kind of an illness, massage can benefit them but you don't want to proceed without your vet's approval and without your vet suggesting areas that you can do for the horse that are going to be helpful. There are some specific massages that can be done for things like colic or to alleviate swelling but these are not for inexperienced practitioners to be doing. So again, check with your vet, once they give you the go ahead then you can proceed."