02/19/2026
You constantly hear me say "prehab is better than rehab". Do you know what the difference between prehabilitation vs rehabilitation?
The BEST season to do PREhab is WINTER!!!
PREhab is PREVENTING INJURY. For prehab you take the extra mile measures to support your health. For example: making sure while exercising you are doing it correctly, using correct muscles. This could include ground work (ground poles, roll backs, ground driving, etc.), riding exercises to ensure the horse is using their body correctly and not pulling from their front end only, and bodywork. Bodywork is a key factor of prehab. Bodyworks allows for increased range of motion, increased oxygen to the muscles, improves muscle tone/posture. Bodywork can consist of massage, red light therapy, KT taping, stretching, chiropractor, acupuncture, theraplate and much more. Prehab is a group effort of multiple practitioners (vets, certified massage therapist, licensed/certified chiropractors, nutritionist, trainer/rider.) This isn't something that can happen over time but if you PREplan ahead you can help support your horses from injury.
REhab is RETURNING FROM INJURY. For rehab you're trying to support them after their injury to return to prior condition. Again a team of multiple practitioners are needed to ensure proper support for healing.
Many rehab appointments can be prevented by doing proper PREhab treatments.
Want to start helping your horse prevent injury? Message me today and lets PLAN the next steps!
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