strapping

[stormox]

Does anybody strap their horses these days? either with a hay wisp or a leather pad or my personal favourite- a rolled up stable rubber? I think it very good for muscle toning (human and horse!!) Or am I just old-fashioned and too mean to buy an electric massage machine?

 

[TrasaM]

I've a friend who used to work at a riding stables and she's trying to get hold of a strap to do some work on my share cob. He's got a problem with his stifle and she thinks it would help to build up his muscles. She was out bid fir a strap on eBay this week. I'm looking forward to seeing it done

 

[Pinkvboots]

I was told to do strapping on my last horse on her back end as she had a sacriliac problem it does help, I have also done it on my young arab to help build his back end up, it depends what you want to achieve I used to start with about twenty each side then increase to about sixty each side, but only doing. Twenty at a time, I would bang with the pad then brush you can build it up getting harder over time, physio also said using a rubber dog groomer all over is good for the muscles, there is also an area near the hip you can tap and the horse tenses the muscle in the back which is good for the top line.

 

[JennyNZ]

I remember that as being the original meaning of "strapping", but these days (here anyway), its what you do to your horse after endurance riding, before you go into the vet ring. Involves lots of water and a HR monitor

 

[TrasaM]

I was told to do strapping on my last horse on her back end as she had a sacriliac problem it does help, I have also done it on my young arab to help build his back end up, it depends what you want to achieve I used to start with about twenty each side then increase to about sixty each side, but only doing. Twenty at a time, I would bang with the pad then brush you can build it up getting harder over time, physio also said using a rubber dog groomer all over is good for the muscles, there is also an area near the hip you can tap and the horse tenses the muscle in the back which is good for the top line.

That's good to know. He's officially got a locking stifle but I think there is something amiss further up as well as he just does not feel right at the moment. Did it make a lot of difference with your horse?