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Frequently Asked Questions
Please see list below of the most frequently asked questions. If you can't
find the answer you need then please feel free to contact
us for more information.
Q. How often should my horse be massaged?
A. This depends on many factors such as the level of work, conformation,
health, the extent of any injury, etc. Your normal average working horse
using massage for a general maintenance program, to assess training and
to head issues while they are still subtle, should be massaged at least
once a month. Rehabilitating some injuries will require EBW once a week.
Q. How soon before a competition can my horse be massaged?
A. Once your horse is on a regular massage schedule the day before competition
is perfectly fine. However, if this is your horses' first session he will
need to get used to his new way of moving, which may make him slightly
out of sink the first time, probably not a good idea for a show. He may
also be sensitive after the first session and hard physical exertion is
not recommended.
Q. I am worried that if people know you are seeing my horse they
will think she has a problem and will not want to buy her?
A. As people are becoming more educated in the world of complimentary
health care they now know that EBW is used a lot for preventative maintenance,
not just for problems, which you can also help them understand. You can
also rest assured that confidentiality will always be kept, and under
no circumstances will you/your horse be discussed with any one other than
yourself, unless prior permission is given to discuss with another member
of the team e.g. Farrier, veterinarian, dentist, etc. I may use your horse
as a case study to educate others but names of horses/owners/ trainers/farriers
etc. will never be used. Even if I am directly approached by someone,
for example someone thinking of purchasing your horse, I will not give
them any information with regards to the work I have been doing on your
horse without prior permission from yourself.
Q. When will I notice an improvement?
A. Again, it depends on the individual and the issues they have, but sometimes
an immediate improvement can be seen, whereas others take a few sessions
Q. I use a massage pad on my horses' back is this not good enough?
A. Horse back massage machines/rugs are really good to be used in between
body work sessions, however, for full time independent use they are not
sufficient enough to provide a thorough, intricate enough massage. I can
massage the whole body from head to tail, assess, analyse and isolate
all of the individual muscles, perform different movements of different
intensities and pressures as required, perform stress point therapy, direct
pressure and cross fibre friction, which is just not possible from a machine/rug.
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