Rek Equine Therapy

Confirmation is key 🔑 It’s really incredible what little things can cause compensatory changes/issues!
Really detailed explanation, have a read.

Maybe these Clydesdales can challenge my mare to an eating contest....
Have a read, all such useful facts! 🤓

During my third year of university me and a few friends devised a 10 week rehabilitation programme for Derek, our lecturers 8 year old gelding.
Derek presented poor conformation and a significant lack of muscling. However, throughout the programme we managed to improve this by combining a variety of remedial and complementary therapies suited for Dereks specific needs.
Below is a little snippet of week 1 compared to week 9/10 showing what was involved and why! And of course..., two pictures of the gorgeous Derek 🐴
Any inquiries about rehabilitation programmes for your horse or just some quick advice, pop me a message 📝 or if you know someone who might benefit from this be sure to share!
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Equine Sports Massage:
A diverse set of studies have been completed to fully investigate the effects that massage has upon our beloved four legged friends. However, many if not all have drawn the same conclusions!
Studies from 2009 right through to 2017 all agree that massage has the following benefits;
... - Reduced Muscle Tension
- Reduced Soreness and Muscular Spasm
- Reduced Neurologic Excitibility
- Improved Blood Flow and Lymph Drainage
- Improved Range of Motion
'Massage is known to have systemic effects upon the horse via biochemical, physiological, neurologic and physiologic mechanisms which all link back to motor control and the processing of pain.'
- One of the most important uses of massage is to reduce pain. Like humans, horses are incredible athletes and deserve a little bit of TLC too!
Here's a little snap from my third year at university performing a Triceps release stretch on our brown giant Derek who benefitted greatly from a well devised and suitibly tailored rehabilitation programme.
I am now taking on client in and around the York and Selby area; Don't hesitate to get in touch!
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I am absolutely delighted to confirm that I am now a certified Equinenergy Bodyworker with an Eq50 and Eq100 qualification. Keep an eye out for upcoming news and progress into plans for the future of REK Equine Therapy!

Some words of wisdom ❤️

Something handy for your Wednesday afternoon!

Been having such an amazing time practicing and enhancing my skills on this gentle giant! One case study down for my externship, four to go 🥳 when first massaging Felix he was very tense, sore and wasn’t too impressed to perform a variety of stretches but a month down the line and we’re incredibly supple and LOVE stretches... even though he’d much prefer the treats without the work 🐴🐴 thank you Miranda Cosstick for letting me pamper your big lad!

Informative read for your Monday evening! 🐴

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What an inspirational story 🐎❤️