DIY Rejuvenating Leg Treatment For Your Horse's Hard Working Legs!

 Why Sea Salt Is A Rock Star....

Everyone could use a rejuvenating spa treatment and stretches for their own legs. Now you can do this for your horse!   Here’s how….

You don’t have to search hard on the web to find many articles and a study by the National Institutes of Health singing the praises of Sea Salt Therapy in humans.  In fact, it is one of the hottest spa trends.  Even the mainstream media is reporting on the benefits of sea salt therapy including:  relief of muscle cramps, anti-inflammatory properties leading to decreased arthritis symptoms, skin and dental benefits, and asthma relief just to name a few.  Guess what??  Hippocrates (the father of medicine) discovered the benefits of sea salt back in 460 BC.  (NOTE:  There is a big difference between organic sea salt and processed white table salt.  Processed white table salt has almost no beneficial minerals left in it.  Do NOT use it for the treatment discussed below.)

So, what does this have to do with horses?  A lot!  Read on….

Did you know that 65-70% of your horse’s weight is carried by the front legs?  Have you ever stopped and thought about how amazing all 4 of your horse’s relatively small legs are?  They carry around 1000-1400 pounds on average (horse + rider) and jump, navigate obstacles, do sliding stops and spins, cow sort, navigate hills and trails, perform dressage moves and so much more!  That’s pretty impressive!  All this hard work and stress can cause the legs to have small (or not so small) amounts of inflammation, become tired and build up toxins. The legs are also prone to injury.

Give your horse's hard working legs the TLC and special attention they deserve!  Say THANK YOU to your horse.  Here’s an easy Do-It-Yourself Deluxe Leg "sea salt spa treatment” designed especially for horses!

**Use sea salt for even more benefit than the rock salt mentioned in the article

In addition to the deluxe sea salt leg treatment, there are also 3 great leg stretches you can do with your horse.  They are:

1. The Bent Front Leg Stretch--For Front Legs
2. The Straight Front Leg Low and High Stretch--For Front Legs
3. The Farrier Low and High Stretch--For Back Legs

For you ambitious folks, there is also a fourth great stretch called Forward Farrier which is for the back legs.

Here is a picture and description of each stretch.  (Muscle names provided for anatomy geeks, but you don't need to know the names to learn to do these stretches.)

Bent Front Leg Stretch
This is an excellent stretch for the muscles located on the back portion of the horse's leg including the ulnaris lateralis, flexor carpi ulnaris and radialis as well as the muscles in the shoulder area including the triceps, teres minor, and even the latissimus dorsi muscle of the back.

Straight Front Leg Low and High Stretch
This stretch is wonderful for many muscles of the leg including the flexor carpi radialis and ulnaris and the flexor digitorum profundus.  It also stretches many muscles in the area of the shoulder blade (scapula) including the serratus, triceps, teres minor , supraspinatus and infraspinatus.

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Farrier Low and High Stretch
This stretch relaxes many muscles surrounding the hip, sacroiliac, and the front of the leg such as the tensor fasciae latae, the extensor digitorum lateralis and longus, and the gluteal muscles.

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Forward Farrier Low and High Stretch
This is a great stretch for the hamstring muscles, both the semimembranosus and semitendinosus, located on the hind end of the horse.

These stretches are all available as individual instructional videos also known as “in app purchases” in the Stretch Your Horse Mobile App.  The App costs only $2.99 and comes with 3 videos.  You can then buy these videos individually for only $3.99 each or buy all 22 videos in one bundle for $69.99 which is a 20% discount over individual video purchases.

Search Stretch Your Horse in the Google Play Store or Apple App Store to get the App!

If you have never bought an app, don't worry!  Contact Support@StretchYourHorse.com and we will guide you through the easy process.

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