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Massage for horses is used in the same way as for humans, to relieve tension and promote relaxation and balance. Sports Massage goes even further by eliminating tightened muscle fibers that result from the extremes that an athlete's body endures. Skeletal muscle accounts for sixty percent of the horse's body weight and this skeletal muscle is what allows the horse to move in the many ways it does, walking, trotting, loping, jumping, spinning, sliding, turning a barrel, piaffe, passage, pasture play, rolling, stopping, you name it! All of these activities have the potential to result in muscle tension which interferes with the horse's performance. Muscle tension creates resistance not only for the horse, but the rider as well. This tension can develop over time or in one instant. Sports Massage is designed to address not only tension throughout the entire body, but also, and more specifically, a number of stress points which are most vulnerable to muscle spasm. Muscle tension and spasm, no matter how mild, will always act as a barrier to free range of motion and massage has the benefit of not only relieving tension and spasm, but also detecting problems before they manifest. Massage, of course, is not a substitute for regular veterinary care, it is simply a fantastic, non-invasive tool which will help tap your horse's natural power!