Horse massage

mistyriver · 03-11-08, 10:27 AM

I was at the barn and a fellow horse mommy was talking about a maseuse she was planning to get for her horse. Now, I love a good massage, why not my horse too? Any thoughts?

Adelaide · 03-11-08, 05:36 PM

I would have just thought that with the horse skin being so thick and their muscles so much stronger than ours, would they even really feel it? It seems a little wasted to me.

Rider · 03-12-08, 11:29 AM

Adelaide was right. Horses' do have thick hides so they might not really enjoy a massage. Better give them a brush, at least their skins will become shiny and clean. And this is my first time to hear a massage for a horse, I wonder who would do it?

sallyanna · 03-12-08, 12:06 PM

Wouldn't brushing them be the same as massaging? the brush could relax them the same way. But I think, if the person is trained, they probably know how to get through the thick skin to do the massage.

hossingaround · 03-12-08, 01:22 PM

I know my horses seem to enjoy being groomed and I imagine that it might feel to them what a massage would feel like to us. I can't picture myself paying someone to come do this, though. Sounds like another example of scam artists playing on rich people's love of their animals to me.

03-11-08, 10:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
mistyriver Member Join Date: 03-02-08 Posts: 25	Horse massage I was at the barn and a fellow horse mommy was talking about a maseuse she was planning to get for her horse. Now, I love a good massage, why not my horse too? Any thoughts?

03-12-08, 01:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
hossingaround Member Join Date: 01-03-08 Posts: 50	Can't imagine I know my horses seem to enjoy being groomed and I imagine that it might feel to them what a massage would feel like to us. I can't picture myself paying someone to come do this, though. Sounds like another example of scam artists playing on rich people's love of their animals to me.

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03-11-08, 05:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Adelaide Member Join Date: 03-02-08 Posts: 25	I would have just thought that with the horse skin being so thick and their muscles so much stronger than ours, would they even really feel it? It seems a little wasted to me.

03-12-08, 11:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
Rider Member Join Date: 10-01-07 Posts: 88	Adelaide was right. Horses' do have thick hides so they might not really enjoy a massage. Better give them a brush, at least their skins will become shiny and clean. And this is my first time to hear a massage for a horse, I wonder who would do it?

03-12-08, 12:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
sallyanna Member Join Date: 12-01-07 Posts: 100	Wouldn't brushing them be the same as massaging? the brush could relax them the same way. But I think, if the person is trained, they probably know how to get through the thick skin to do the massage.