June 2002

Make Massage Work For Your Horse

You don’t have to be a certified massage therapist to give a soothing massage. It just takes a little education and some practice.

The Rubbit can take you from soothing ûmassages toward therapeutic massages.

Anyone can give a soothing massage. It’s really thorough currying. You may even already have a suitable tool, a curry that gets down to the skin and feels good to the horse. Start as if you were currying your horse lightly. Stroke in circles, or rub back and forth across the hair, and concentrate on the areas he enjoys most. It’s that simple.

A therapeutic massage, on the other hand, has specific techniques that concentrate on pressure points or trigger points. It takes training to do this properly. …