Young Stock

Most young domesticated horses are handled at birth or within the first few days of life, though some are only handled for the first time when they are weaned from their mothers, or dams. Advocates of handling foals from birth sometimes use the concept of imprinting to introduce a foal within its first few days and weeks of life to many of the activities they will see throughout their lives. Within a few hours of birth, a foal being imprinted will have a human touch it all over, pick up its feet, and introduce it to human touch and voice. After a young horse is taught to lead and other basic skills, various tasks can be introduced to the horse as it matures while it is still too young to be ridden. Some schools of training do a great deal of work with young horses during their yearling and 2 year old years to prepare them for riding, others merely reinforce the basic lessons taught to the horse as a foal and simply keep the horse accustomed to the presence of humans. Each discipline and breed of horse requires different techniques to start a successful career. At this time the young horse can become anxious and suffer from muscular disorders and discomfort. It is critical that the owner/trainer begins this period promoting healthy joint, musculoskeletal function and balanced physiology.

Common recorded problems related to Young Stock that Equissage can help with are;
  • Development of symmetrical muscle tone
  • Prepare horses for pre-training, breaking and acclimatisation to stabling
  • Decrease stress and anxiety during weaning, transport, sales and work
  • Improve recovery time post work
  • Reduce lactic acid build up and promote lymphatic drainage
  • Rehabilitation of strain and sprain injuries

With a basic understanding of equine biomechanics and physiology, the importance of muscle health is critical to performance and longevity.

Equissage is a safe, easy to use, natural, non-aggressive and non-invasive way to effectively warm up and cool down your horse, prevent common issues, improve performance and maintain your horse in peak condition.

Voted “Best New Horse Product in the World” in 2000 BETA UK, Breeders world wide love how Equissage provides a full body workout, equivalent to a 10km walk for their competition horse. Equissage gently penetrates through 4 foot of bone and 2 foot of tissue to provide the following benefits to Young Stock:

  • Increased blood flow to help with building top line and develop even muscle tone
  • Improved lymphatic drainage to assist in the removal of lactic acid and speed up recovery and rehabilitation when in work
  • Relaxation of the muscles to help decrease stress, anxiety and relieve tension in preparation of Sales
  • Improved joint mobility to help increase length of stride and therefore improve speed and performance

Equissage is an essential tool in improving the health and performance of horses in every stable.

For further information regarding other health issues, learn more about Equissage and to speak to one of our Consultants to arrange a FREE DEMONSTRATION please contact us.

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