How do I know if my horse likes Equine Myofascial Therapy?
Horse is saying
Emotional state
Physical reactions
I like that
yes
Relaxed eye, slow breathing, licking lips
I’m bewildered, but that feels
good so allow me to move
and fidget so you can get the
right spot
yes
Turning the body in a lateral, ventral or dorsal action with eyes
open though not wide and body active though not tense
STOP! that hurts
NO
Walking backwards, walking forwards, ears back, eyes wide,
nostrils wide head high etc.
I don’t recognise what you
are doing.... am I safe?
Not sure
Ears twitching towards you, pinching mouth, turning to you
a protective barrier against further
pressure reaching the respective body
tissue(s) and/ body organ(s).
When the myofascial fibres tighten
they lose some of their elasticity.
To the natural horse this serves no
physiological disadvantages, but to
a working horse together with his
unnatural working demands, the loss
of elastin properties within his tissue
structures will (through the laws of cause
and effect) proceed to create negative
consequences derived from mother
nature’s positive action.
Myofascial malfunctions are not
detectable on x-ray.
Treatment
Each Myofascial Release Therapy
session are depending on the horse. The
therapy provided are lead by the horse,
his lifestyle, his locomotion, his stress
points, trigger points, conformation and
anatomy. Each session can take up to an
hour and 30 min. It is recommended to
do several sessions for the horse to get a
chance to readjust to the changes.
By re-balancing restricted fascia
tissue, muscular tension is equalized,
restrictions are freed and tension is lost,
freeing the horse from the respective
emotional and physical trauma,
How to know it’s working...
Positive displays of physical and
emotional behaviour from the horse
often displayed during Equine
Myofascial r V