Massage services are provided to all equines in various disciplines and breeds.
An hour treatment consists of the massage treatment, stretches, remedial exercises (if applicable to case), hydrotherapy and a little homecare.

Treatment Massages and Rehabilitation Massages”
When a Veterinarian diagnoses a horse with a specific pathology or the horse shows signs of one, treatment massage or rehabilitation massage can be performed. Below are examples of what a horse may encounter that massage can treat.
 
Head:
Headache
            Temporal Mandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJ)
            Torticollis
            Trigeminal Disorder
Back:
Back Sprain/ Strain (Cold/ Sway Back)
            Muscle Spasm
            Sacroiliac Luxation (SI/ Hunters Bump)
            Lumbar Myositis
Shoulder and Elbow:
Bursitis (Bicipital, and Olecranon [Capped Elbow])
Knee/Carpus:
Carpitis (Swollen Knee)
            Hygroma
            Carpal Canal Syndrome
Cannon/ Metacarpal:
Dorsal Metacarpal Disease (Bucked Shins)
            Splints
            Bowed Tendon, & Suspensory Tear
            Contracted Flexor Tendons
Fetlock:
Osslets
            Sesamoiditis
            Windpuffs
Femur and Hip:
            Coxofemoral Luxation (Dislocated Hip)
            Trochanteric Bursitis
Stifle:
            Fixation of the Patella (Upward)
            Patellar Luxation/ Subluxation
            Chondromalacia of the Patella
            Meniscal Tears
Hock:
            Cunean Tendonitis and Bursitis
            Bog Spavin
            Curb
            Luxation of the Superficial Digital Flexor
            Capped Hock
            Throrough-Pin
            Tendon Rupture
            Stringhalt
Nerve Pathologies:
            Sweeney
            Paralysis of the Femoral Nerve
            Shivering
 
Symptomatic relief massages:
            Neck: Cervical Vertebral Malformation (CVM)
            Fracture (ex. Slab, Chip, Complete, Hair line)
            Osteochondrosis, Osteochondritis Dissecans (OCD)
            Ring Bone
            Hock: Bone Spavin
            Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)
            Arthritis
            Navicular and Laminitis
            Chronic Ty-Up

Pre-Event and Post-Event Massage:
 
Pre-event massage consists of various stimulating techniques to targeted muscle groups to create stimulation to muscle groups and a local hyperemia reaction (increased blood flow). This technique supplies the targeted propulsion muscles with the oxygen and nutrients needed for normal muscle function, and prepares the muscle for the quick increase in demand. By using stimulating techniques for this massage, it prepares and stimulates the nerves supplied to the muscle groups, therefore the muscle is ready for the nerve firing and is able to function at faster rate then usual. This massage is performed 15-20 minutes before an event and it’s great for speed events to get the horse “pumped up” and ready to race!
Post-event massage does just the opposite, it uses soothing and relational techniques help drain and replenishes the muscles from the collection of blood and waste build up to prevent muscle soreness. This massage does not always have to be performed in conjunction with a pre-event massage, it can be performed after any show or event. This massage is performed shortly after the event, when the horse has cooled, often hydrotherapy is followed to decrease any inflammation or wear and tear on soft tissues.
 
Relaxational Massage:
 
If a horse is functionally sound and the owner would like to pamper their horse, address the daily “wear and tear” of life, or the horse could use some down time, their horse is a perfect candidate for a relaxational massage. The massage would involve soothing and stimulating techniques as well as specialized techniques, to make the horse feel as comfortable as possible, nothing wrong with a little tender loving care.
 
Hydrotherapy:
 
Hydrotherapy is the use of water in either a solid, liquid or gas form for therapeutic purposes. Water is applied at different temperatures that are appropriate for the condition and its stage, and/or used to produce an end desired result.
Types of Hydrotherapy:
            -Affusion (uses water from a hose with low pressure)
            -Compresses (Hot or cold used with towels)
            -Cryotherapy (use of ice)
            -Baths (Submerge a body part in cold or warm water)
 
Stretching and Remedial exercises:
 
Various appropriate stretches are performed after each massage and trigger point therapy to encourage correct fibre alignment, and increase the horse’s flexibility. The stretches are performed by the therapist and are shown to owner for possible homecare, to further advance the horse’s progress. Remedial exercises are shared and discussed with the owner to help strengthen and improve target areas of the horse’s body, posture or overall wellbeing.
 
Benefits of Stretching:
            -Helps to maintain muscle and joint health
-Used in combination with a warm up before exercise, stretching helps to prevent injury and enhance performance, also used in combination with a cool down after exercise.
            -Decreases recovery time after injury
            -Improves mobility and flexibility
            -Encourages soft tissue fibres to replenish themselves in proper alignment
            -NEVER STRETCH A COLD/ UNUSED MUSCLE