How Can You Tell Your Horse is Dehydrated?

How Can You Tell Your Horse is Dehydrated?

During the massage of your horse, you can easily assess if your animal shows signs of dehydration or not. Though the quality of your touch, you can tell. Usually a general loss of skin elasticity and an increase in muscle tone are the two most common forerunner signs...
Cool-downs with Equine Massage

Cool-downs with Equine Massage

Being able in a short period to assist the blood circulation with a simple short massage routine is an advantage that most professional athletes put on their side.  You horse benefits of the same advantage just after a ride or exercising regardless of his discipline....
Cold-Back

Cold-Back

The term Cold-Back refers to an inflammatory condition of the muscles of the back. Most of us have seen horses with cold backs ranging from mild to severely tender, with the horse flitching down as soon as you touch his back. The main muscles affected in this...
Stretching Your Dog

Stretching Your Dog

The therapeutic benefits of stretching are well known to all people, either to simply improve flexibility or just for relaxation. Today, stretching exercises are part of any training or fitness exercise program, as well as part of physiotherapy or massage therapy...