Horse Massage Therapy

Horse massage therapy is a necessary tool if you work with or own race horses. It comes in handy to know how the muscles of horses work so you know which muscles to massage prior to a race.

It is important to know which way the fibers of each muscle run so you know how to properly massage the horse.

Equine massage will keep the horse in good form, in tip-top shape for every race. Each day, before and after a workout, the horse's muscles should be worked on. Human athletes, especially high paid ones, receive sports massage everyday before and after workouts while they are in training. Horses benefit in the same way as human athletes.

Horses who are massaged before and after each workout will perform better out on the track. Their muscles are stretched and limber for maximum running performance. Their blood circulation is increased. This allows them to go faster, which in turn gives them the potential to earn more, trotting all the way to the bank.

Horses who are massaged often have better posture which is what is needed for show horses to win the prize.

Several years ago, while I lived in El Paso, my minister owned show horses. This minister pastored a large church in town and lived on the west side, just outside the city limits. This enabled him to have his horses on his property. They were beautiful animals. The house was incredible, too. We are talking big money, much more than the church could pay him. How did he do it? His horses!

He had his own horse trainer who worked the horses out each day. Along with grooming and feeding the animals, he also performed horse massage on them each day. The minister gave them the best of equine care and they won at horse shows all over the state of Texas, bringing in more money each year than the big church paid him.

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