Equine Wellness by Alicia

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🖤🩶 My passion 🩶🖤

My passion will always remain with Massage.
I realise this even more now I have been through the Veterinary Physiotherapy and now the Chiropractic route. Everything comes back to massage 🙌

Don't get me wrong, Vet Phys and Chiro is superb work, but I truly believe you can never take away the true massage therapist in someone 🖤 It is just something that is ingrained in you!

The Vet who trained us yesterday on the Chiropractic course could not speak highly enough of massage and she does this alongside her Vet work. Honestly she was amazing, a breath of fresh air 😍

www.equinemassagecareers.co.uk

Hi all 🙋🏼‍♀️ I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and wishing you all a happy new year.
I am taking bookings for January, I have availability Tuesdays and Thursdays currently. If anyone is interested in getting their horses treated then please feel free to contact me 😊 xx

Horses and sweet potatoes?

Ulcers, 60-90% of show/performance horses have ulcers. Humans created stall confinement, grain and commercialized feeding. Horses are meant to spend all day, outside free grazing. “In a natural grazing situation, a steady flow of acid is required for digestion, so a horse's stomach produces acid 24 hours a day, 7 days a week – up to 9 gallons of acidic fluid per day, even when not eating.”

So what happens to that acid when there’s no roughage to break down, ulcers. How do we treat and prevent ulcers in our barn? We preventatively treat each horse with omeprazole paste the week before and during each showing. It’s cheap, easy and effective!! Want further benefits? It’s in the common grocery store sweet potato! Why?

“On top of protein and dietary fiber sweet potatoes also have a very good selection of vitamins and minerals:
* Vitamin A – As well as boosting your horse’s immune system and strengthening his bones, Vitamin A can also help to reduce the risk of cataracts.
* Vitamin C – Like Vitamin A, Vitamin C can help to improve your horse’s immune system but it can also help to heal wounds and keep your horse’s teeth, bones, and cartilage healthy.
* Vitamin B5 – Part of the B complex vitamin group, Vitamin B5 can help to keep your horse’s coat in good condition. It also works to aid digestion, especially in the digestive tract.
* Vitamin B6 – Another B complex vitamin, it’s known for its ability to reduce the symptoms of some forms of arthritis as well as keeping the eyes healthy. If your horse suffers from depression then Vitamin B6 can help with this.
* Vitamin E – Known for its ability to fight infection, Vitamin E also works to maintain healthy skin, eyes, and even a healthy coat.
* Potassium – You might not realize it but potassium is actually one of the most important minerals in the body, it works to keep a horse’s muscles working properly and will also help to reduce tiredness after exercise.
* Manganese – Not only does manganese help to keep your horse’s bones strong and healthy but it can also reduce inflammation. In my opinion, though the biggest role that manganese plays is in the regulation of blood sugar, this means that it may be good for horses that suffer from conditions such as Equine Cushings Disease.”

Maybe you will consider adding sweet potatoes to your show horses regimen, we have, and we have seen outstanding results! Our biggest sweet tater eater in the barn is 17+ hand gentle giant He’s Forrest Gump! They helped him gain over 300lbs and help to curb his proneness to colic. Thank you to Dr Mendenhall at Equine Services for your recommendation!

Source horsefactbook.com

For anyone wondering if your horse would benefit from a massage, here is a list of the benefits to help.

• Increased range on movement and stride length

• Reduced activity of nociceptive pain receptors

• Reduced muscle tension and soreness

• Reduced muscle spasm

• Greater flexibility

• Increased sense of well-being and reduced stress

• Enhances blood flow

• Improved spacial awareness

• Improved posture, circulation, coat and muscle tone

• Immune system support

• Injury prevention

• Reduced fatigue

We visited our furry friend Coco today 🥰 it’s been a while ❤️

For anyone thinking what to buy your horsey friends for Christmas, how about treating their ponies to a massage?
I am offering vouchers as Christmas gifts with 10% discount.
If you’re interested then please contact me via private message on here or on 07885423701 🥰 xx

Not my post but a really good one 👌🏻😊

Tuesday Tip - Hacking over different terrain 🐎

As the saying goes variety is the spice of life – and the same applies to the work you do with your horse.

As his personal trainer it’s important to expose him to a wide variety of surfaces and experiences.

As more and more of us have access to artificial surfaces to ride on some horses aren’t being ridden over more natural terrains such as grass, hills, tracks, or different road surfaces.

If your horse is worked only on one type of surface he will be less resilient and more susceptible to injury when he is faced with a different surface.

Riding your horse over different terrain and surfaces will make him more surefooted, improve his spatial awareness (proprioception), neuromuscular and motor control.

If you can plan your hacks so you ride over different terrains – some roadwork, riding on grass – up and down hills etc.

Hill work is great for improving your horse’s cardiovascular fitness as well as giving him a full body workout, improving topline, balance, coordination and lower leg strength.

Hi all, welcome to my page 🙋🏼‍♀️😊. For anyone thinking of treating their horses to a full MOT, attached are my prices and availability.

• £50 per horse, or for anyone who can add additional horses to their same booking I am offering a 10% discount.

• I have availability for the 22nd, 24th and 29th of November and I am now taking booking for December also.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me via private message or call/message on WhatsApp, If you are interested xx

Always a popular one but not one of our diagrams. The equine skeletal maturity timelime is absolutely fascinating. Take a look at the base of the neck (6yrs). www.equinemassagecareers.co.uk