Tuesday 7 June 2011

Merrylegs Equine Therapy Case Study - " Monty" 15 yr old Hannovarian Gelding

Meet Monty - a 15 yr old Hannovarian gelding with a previous show jumping career.  He is now enjoying retirement. 


Monty is quite a tall horse, and has a stout build on him, now that he is not working as much as he used to. 


I did some work on his neck, which was quite tight and he has had issues in this area before - I also did some work on his shoulders as you will see in the next series of photos.













Check out the position of Monty's head over the next three photos - I am starting at the top of the shoulder moving down to the bottom.  This progression shows results!










As the work progresses down the shoulder his head begins to come down - this is a sign of relaxation, and we know that what I am doing here is working!




In this photo, we have reached the bottom of his shoulder and his head is down, and relaxed. He has released in his neck and is telescoping it forward.

To book a massage for your equine friend please email Amy  merrylegsequine@gmail.com.  Thank you for visiting my blog!

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