Endurance Horses
The Equine Touch approach to soft tissue bodywork is embraced by endurance riders, as it yields structural, functional and metabolic effects that maintain the horse and optimise performance. Remarkably, it also speeds up pre-vetting recovery.
Regular bodywork prevents problems starting during training, as you build up the horse’s fitness and stamina. It helps the muscles stay supple and elastic, which benefits the horse over distance, as the body is better able to cope with different terrains – serious hill work can stress the hindquarters and shoulders, while cornering can strain the hindquarter muscle groups and spinal muscles in the unprepared horse.
Equine Touch also improves cardiovascular and lymphatic circulation, delivering oxygen to muscles faster and nutrients to joints more effectively, while expelling cellular waste faster. Back tension is reduced, enabling optimal strides and more effective use of energy to maintain pace. The risks of lameness or longer-term sacroiliac damage are minimised.
