Equine Sports Therapy, Ireland

Horses can suffer from back and muscle aches just like humans. Such discomfort can lead to poor performance and bad or uncooperative behaviour and increase the injury risk.

Equine Sports Therapy is the application of professional sports therapy techniques to the horse. The art of equine sports therapy needs to be combined with a thorough understanding of anatomy and the interaction of bones, joints and muscles to produce maximum therapeutic effect.

An Equine Sports Therapist looks at the horse as a whole, i.e. in a holistic manner, and considers all possible causes and effects of any tension by interpreting a horses reactions and expressions.

Does your horse show any of the following signs:

• Dislikes being groomed
  
• Prefers one rein
  
• Lateral stiffness
  
• Reluctance to canter on one lead
  
• Hollow backed
  
• High headed
  
• Head shaking
  
• Lack of poll flexion and bend
  
• Bucking
  
• Cold backed when tacked up
  
• Head tilting
  
• Have an uneven stride length
  
• Holding the tail to one side
  
• Excessive rolling

All of the above can be signs of pain and discomfort and should be investigated.

Benefits of Equine Sports Therapy

• Increases performance and flexibility
  
• Enhances muscle tone
  
• Relieves muscle spasm and tension
  
• Improves circulation
  
• Improves recovery time
  
• Relieves muscle soreness
  
• Enhances proprioception
  
• Promotes general well being

Please see our Treatments section for more information and contact me to arrange a consultation.