Central Kentucky Equine Massage

Maintenance Massage:

A full body sports massage used to maintain soundness, free flowing movements, relaxed gaits, and all around wellness of the equine body and mind.

Maintenance massages allow the horse to relax while the tension points are worked out throughout the body. This increases circulation and nutrients to the muscles while removing toxins and helps to reduce soreness which can cause over compensation and imbalance.

This type of massage is best used on a program gauged on your horse's activity level. Regular maintenance massages can result in better and more effective training sessions.

Why it works:

During massage, muscle tightening and adhesions are broken up by using different strokes that allow oxygen and blood to flow in greater capacity. This movement of blood and increased oxygen allows the horse to relax and removes stress from the body.

In the same respect, if a muscle is tight, the various strokes and techniques used by CKY Equine Massage will loosen trigger points and provide a wider range of motion for the equine subject.

Disposition can also be greatly affected. Disobedience in a horse can be related to discomfort. When massage is applied you can immediately see the effects. The eyes soften, the mouth relaxes, and the horse
begins to lean into the strokes.

Massage is best used as a preventative measure. By breaking up the tight knots of adhering fibers which can restrict full muscle extension, massage can prevent a pull of muscle tear from occurring during
exercise.

 
CKY Equine Massage is a proud sponsor of Reese Koffler-Stanfield.

"New customers call her because they've seen the difference her massages make on horses."

     -Lexington Herald Leader

 *Without Oliver* "Kasper would not be as happy, sound and elastic. She is an extremely talented massage therapist." 

      -Reese Koffler-Stanfield

"She helps him relax; it really helps relieve the tension."

     -Darryl Leifheit.

"Increased body awareness gives you a greater awareness of your inner self as well as your surroundings. Changing your habits will cultivate an ability to make clearer choices: A balanced body permits a balanced state of mind."

         -Centered Riding

 -Laura Hampton on Sid