Welcome to Healthy Horse Massage and Grooming
Julie A. McCarthy
Certified Equine Massage Therapist
FEI Permitted
Welcome to Healthy Horse Massage and Grooming
Julie A. McCarthy
Certified Equine Massage Therapist
FEI Permitted
Why Massage?
Preventive Care
Preventive Care
Preventive Care
A massage can have a positive effect, before or after an training/performance, but a maintenance massage can also aid in period of lesser training, f.e. during winter of a recovery.
Prevent Injury
Preventive Care
Preventive Care
During the massage, the muscles are stimulated and the blood circulation increases. When combined with a stretching program, it will help the circulation even more and the basic metabolism will be activated.
Healing
Preventive Care
Healing
During a regular massage, you can often feel the tightened muscles and the horse will indicate the areas of preference and dislike. Catching these signals in an early state can prevent injuries from happening.
Deep Tissue and Therapy
Benefits of Massage
- Decrease of muscle cramps
- Warming-up the muscles before a training
- Removal of muscle knots and adhesions.
- Relaxation
- Keeping the horses’ body in a better condition.
- Early indication of pain points, wear and latent injuries.
- Release of endorphins
- Increase of the production of synovia fluid, which greases the joints.
- Increase of movement and willingness to work
- Helps in a correct usage of the horses’ body
