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Massage For Your Horse

Massage should be good for your horse. Expert massage as a craft may have exceptional physiological benefits to your horse. It can increase blood flow to tissues and increase lymphatic flow. The technique can stretch and warm muscle tissues for relaxation and relief from spasm. Abnormalities in tissue may be inhibited and therapeutic release of endorphins may relieve pain. The three basic massage techniques are:

Effeurage--a light, preparatory, introductory way to note areas of increased tension and to calm an anxious horse.

Petrissage--a stretching of individual muscle bundles. This is a more powerful way of utilizing kneading motion.

Friction--a way of stroking beneficially in deep and sweeping motions to provide intense therapy for a specific anatomical area.

 

Quarter Horse
Issue 2002

The Inland Empire Quarter Horse Association

The Northwest Quarter Horse Association

Greater Northwest Equine Expo - World Class Instructors

Oregon Foundation Horse Club News
West Coast Premier of the AQHA Ranch Versatility

Richard Shrake - Bridle Wise "Connecting With Your Horses"

The Gallop Pole - Massage for your Horse

Back Country First Aid

Baxter Black - A Horse Matters

Book Review- The Long Way to Los Gatos

Vet Corner - Uterine Culture of the Mare

The Season of Colic

Spokane Country Living Expo

REAL ESTATE SECTION

The Dream of Living in the Country

 

 

 
March 4, 2002 9:45 PM