One thing that YOU can do to help your horse is to give him a massage. One benefit of massage is improving circulation through the muscles as well as making them feel good. Massage is a great way to help you warm up before a ride or to help your horse recoup from a hard run. Massage is not that difficult to perform. We have all rubbed someone’s back or shoulders, and admit it, we love it when we are the one getting our back or shoulders rubbed. So why not do this for your horse?
You can use your hands to massage or you can use a simple massager to help you. There are quite a few Equine massage machines on the market, there is nothing wrong with them. However, they can be quite expensive. I believe you can go to places like Walmart, Target, etc and find something that will work just as well at a fraction of the price. If you can use in on yourself and it feels good, why would it not feel good to your horse?
If you opt to use the massager make sure you take your time and let the horse get use to what you are doing. If you are patient, he will relax and enjoy it!
