Equine Spinal Massage

Video Transcript

"So, when you're ready to work on the horse's back area, make sure that you keep one hand over the kidney region to keep yourself from doing any active work there. You don't want to damage the kidneys. And start by drawing some circles with your fingertips up and down. Light, moderate and heavy. And then, you can progress to using fist percussion, light, up and down light a couple of times until they get used to it. Moderate pressure and heavy pressure, paying attention to any areas that might be sore. If you find a sore area, when you're done, back off down to light pressure. If you find a sore area, do some stroking in the area. Let the horse know that you're changing what you're doing. And just palpate the area. Use some gentle, steady pressure, in and out. (Gives horse final stroke and pats.)"