Bodywork 4 Horses

07/22/2025

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07/22/2025

HEAT ADVISORY ALERT: Keep Your Horses Safe! 🐴💦

The dog days of summer have arrived, and unfortunately there aren’t many efficient ways to air condition a barn! During a heat advisory, make sure you’re taking these steps to keep your equine friends cool and safe:

✅ Provide constant access to clean, cool water – dehydration can happen quickly
✅ Offer shade or shelter – trees, barns, or run-in sheds are essential
✅ Limit exercise – early morning or late evening rides only
✅ Hose them down – cool (not ice-cold) water helps lower their body temp
✅ Use fans in barns – improve airflow if they’re stalled
✅ Consider turnout times- night turnout offers cooler temps so switching turnout times may be best for some horses
✅ Watch for signs of heat stress – heavy sweating, lethargy, rapid breathing
✅ Careful exercise – Early morning or late night rides may be necessary. A general formula to assess if it is safe to ride is to add the temperature (F) to the humidity (%).
Below 130 = Most horses can thermoregulate
Over 150 = Hard for most horses to keep cool, may affect the horse’s ability to sweat
Over 180 = High risk – horses are unable to cool themselves properly, dangerous conditions

🥵 Special precautions need to be taken for horses with metabolic syndrome, anhidrosis, or other challenges that may affect their ability to thermoregulate.

☀️ Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion in horses if you are planning to ride. You can learn more here: https://equusmagazine.com/horse-care/preventing-heat-stress-in-horses-8351

🤩 There are still many things you can do with your horse and around the barn when it’s too hot to safely ride. Stay tuned the next couple weeks as we share ideas to beat the heatwave!

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07/08/2025

07/01/2025

Thoracic Sling Stretches!! 😄

06/14/2025

"It's about being your best. It's not about being the best." - Beezie Madden, Olympic medalist

06/08/2025

06/03/2025

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Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy (PEMF) can help racehorses relax and recover

05/29/2025

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🐴 Did You Know a Sore Back Can Cause Neck Problems Too?

It’s all connected, literally!

The long back muscles, like the longissimus dorsi, don’t just stop at the back. They run from the pelvis all the way up into the neck, connecting across multiple joints and vertebrae.

👉 So when the back is sore or tight, the horse may:

🐎 Brace through the neck
🐎 Struggle to flex or bend correctly
🐎 Show resistance in the bridle or contact
🐎 Compensate with tension in the poll or jaw

💡 That’s why a full- body approach in massage is so important. Treating one area without addressing the chain won’t give lasting results.

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05/19/2025

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