RJ Equine Sports Massage

01/02/2022

Teddy says hey! 👋
Sorry for the silence, being pregnant and having horses is hard work! 🥱
The month of February is my last month of seeing clients before going on maternity leave, so there is still time to book in!
I have a range of days and times available, just send me a message to book in 😊🐴🦄

22/11/2021

This stretch is called a forelimb retraction, and isn’t one to be done on your own! But is a great stretch for your massage therapist to use during treatment 👍
This is a great stretch to target the pectoral muscles 😊

10/11/2021

Excellent advice from Baileys! 🐴🦄

"𝗠𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘆!" 🚫
When you’re trying to encourage your horse to lose weight, or at least avoid weight gain, and you’ve been advised to soak their hay for 9 to 12 hours, it’s frustrating when they turn their nose up at it, after all the trouble you’ve gone to! 🙄

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩! 💡
If you take sugar in your tea or coffee and are then told to stop, do you go “cold turkey”? 🦃
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼𝘁! You cut down gradually. It’s exactly the same for your horse. You’re soaking the hay to wash out sugars (and calories), which taste sweet 😋, so try the gentle approach and gradually increase the soak time so their palate (and digestive system) can also adjust. ✅

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘄:
1️⃣ Start with as little as 10 minutes ⏰ building up to an hour and then increase very slowly (over several weeks, if necessary), until you reach that optimum of between 9 and 12 hours. You might have to ask someone else to remove the hay from the soaker and store it somewhere cool and out of the sun ☀️, until you can feed it.

2️⃣ Start off by mixing a small amount of soaked hay with unsoaked, or some that’s been soaked for a longer time with a proportion that’s been soaked for a shorter time, and gradually increase the proportion of longer-soaked hay. 🌾

3️⃣ When hay has been soaked for longer periods, rinsing it with clean water will help “freshen it up” and make it smell more palatable. 👃

4️⃣ Sprinkle or spray your soaked hay with cooled herbal tea ☕️– peppermint is particularly appealing – or dilute fruit cordial, to help tempt the fussy palate. Baileys Garlic Supplement, mixed with water, can also be applied to the hay with a spray bottle.

5️⃣ Divide the hay ration into as many smaller “meals”, through the day, as well as in as many separate nets as you can so that your horse can browse between them. 🤓

6️⃣ Change soak water daily and avoid soaking in warm areas 🔥 or in direct sunlight.️

7️⃣ If you have a hay steamer available, follow up your soak with a steam – this can help to improve the hygienic quality of the hay, by killing off any bacteria present, and also potentially improve the taste/smell. 😍

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09/11/2021

Another great stretch, to be repeated on both sides as often as possible 👍

This stretch helps with suppleness and flexion in the neck, and will help as a preventative for injuries 🦄🐴

03/11/2021

Even the oldies don’t get it straight away! However practise makes perfect 👍

Carrot stretches are a brilliant way for owners to stretch their horses, work certain muscles & keep everything nice and supple!

Stay tuned for some more carrot stretches to come! 🦄

01/11/2021

Fabulous tips from The British Horse Society about how to prevent colic 👍🦄🐴

16/09/2021

Grooming for your horses health! Not just to look good 🐴😊

13/09/2021

🥳 Autumn Special offer 🥳

As I currently have space for new clients in Buckinghamshire, I am running a special offer!

Hour sports massage (1 horse)- £35 (normally £40)

Hour sports massage(more than 1 horse)- £30 per horse (normally £35!)

Give me a call, email or message for more info or to book 😊🦄🐴

Rjequinesportstherapy@gmail.com
07581294368

17/08/2021

A perfect example of subtle signs of release during massage!

This lovely mare is quite stoic, but moving her lip, stretching and chewing are all signs that she is releasing and enjoying what I am doing 🦄🥰