07/11/2025
MASSAGE - How can it help me? How can it help my horse?
🐴 Massage has a vast array of benefits to both horse and human which can be more or less effective depending on the type of massage given, the ongoing treatment plan and also the quality of the therapist.
💆♀️ Massage is a natural therapy which involves manipulating the soft tissues of the body. This primarily targets the muscles but also the skin and the connective tissues. It also has a profound effect on the nervous system which in turn has an effect and benefit on the whole body.
In basic terms massage to both horse and human provides the following:
1. Promotes relaxation
2. Increases local circulation
3. Increases lymphatic circulation
4. Improves muscle function
5. Encourages the body to self heal and recover
🐴 By providing massage for your horse it allows their body and muscles to function more effectively -
but what difference does that make?
Other than terms of making sure your horse is niggle/pain free and happy it can have a positive effect on performance.
By ensuring your horse is functioning as well as possible in his muscles and body all the the training and work you are putting in will be more effective and muscles and overall posture will be able to develop more correctly.
This in turn potentially could help prevent future muscle injury and vet bills!! 🎉
💆♂️ So now to you. I know a lot of people would happily give their horse 5* everything and neglect themselves BUT this will effect your horse.
If you neglect your own body your niggles and complaints, they can quickly be imparted to your horse and so to not treat the horse and rider as a whole you may be unwillingly self sabotaging your horses performance.
If you are feeling and functioning as well as you can that is going to translate through the saddle and reins and allow your horse to move better too.
If you want to know more about the benefits of massage or are interested in your and/or your horse feeling some of these benefits message me or book an appointment to feel the effects for yourself.
Tamzin 😊
