Whether your horse is retired, in light work, in training, or maintaining a high workload, massage will help them feel and stay their best. Massage is beneficial for any horse at any age. Your horse’s body contains many systems that massage can influence.

Just some of the benefits include:

Muscular system:

• Reduces tension, soreness, and fatigue

• Improves balance and posture

• Increases range of motion

• Improves muscular nutrition

  Nervous system:

• Decreases pain by relieving spasms, increasing circulation and removing waste build up within the muscles

• Promotes relaxation

  Cardiovascular system:

• Opens up blood vessels allowing for improved blood circulation

• Decreases blood pressure and reduces heart hate

  Respiratory system:

• Strengthens respiratory muscles

• Increases lung capacity

• Decreases asthma attacks

  Other systems that are benefited by massage include the skeletal system, digestive system, lymphatic system, endocrine system, urinary system, and integumentary system.