Equine Massage

Deepening the power of PEMF

Our CEMT, Sheri, now practices PEMF therapy as the primary therapy, but massage is still available for our equine clients.

When used together, PEMF therapy and massage can provide a synergistic effect, enhancing the benefits of each. Thanks to the ability of PEMF to penetrate deep into the body’s tissues, more can be achieved with longer lasting, and increased benefits.

The muscular system of a horse comprises roughly 60% of a horse’s total body weight.
For a 1200 lbs horse, that’s over 700 lbs of muscle.

Benefits of Massage

The muscular anatomy of a horse is directly responsible for movement and locomotion. Through exercise, the damage then rest and repair of muscle is part of the cycle of developing its strength and endurance, but when the muscles become damaged, fatigued or tight from injury or exercise, the performance becomes compromised and puts the horse at risk for greater injury.

Imbalances, stiffnesses and tension are common obstacles we as riders strive to overcome through various riding and training techniques, but tension and spasms inhibit movement, preventing optimal performance and can cause “snowball” effects into other areas of the body as it begins to compensate.

In addition to stretching and relaxing the muscles, massage mobilizes nutrition and circulation throughout the body for better muscular health and flexibility, and by maximizing metabolism can improve and shorten recovery. When muscle tissue is fully extensible, healthy and free of tension and spasms, it is less prone to injury.

Benefits of massage are profound, and are often observed almost instantly once the horse is able to move more easily.

Massage can: