Equine Hindquarter Massage

Video Transcript

"When you're working on your horse's hindquarters, again, keep one hand steady on the horse. Begin by doing some fist percussion, light, moderate and heavy, throughout the entire area, up and down. And paying special attention to any sore areas that you might find. Areas where the horse might flinch away from what you're doing. Back off on the amount of pressure that you're using. Back down to light pressure and then use the crisscross technique to draw four or five lines down either side of the spinal column, beginning about two inches away from the spinal column. Stopping, if you need to, to probe and treat specific sore areas. And finishing with more light fist percussion to close the area. "