10/09/2026
💜🐴 Bodywork doesn’t stop just because riding does!
When a horse is placed on stall rest, their body still needs care and attention. Restricted movement can contribute to stiffness, muscle tension, and postural changes as they compensate for an injury. Appropriate equine bodywork can play a supportive role in maintaining comfort during recovery.
This girl is recovering from severed extensor tendons in both hind legs, so her rehabilitation requires patience, careful wound management, and a whole lot of attention to the little details.
Even though she can’t go to work right now, we’re still doing what we can to support her comfort and overall well-being.
💜 Here’s what her current care routine looks like:
❄️ Cold Therapy: Ice boots and Ice Vibes are incorporated into her routine to help manage swelling and discomfort. The cooling component helps manage acute inflammation, while Ice Vibes combine cooling with vibration and compression.
🩹 Standing Wraps: These are part of her daily care routine to help manage lower-leg swelling during stall rest and protect appropriate dressings. Proper application and regular monitoring are essential.
🔥 Back on Track Products: Her routine includes a Back on Track blanket, leg boots, bell boots, and hock wraps. These products use ceramic-infused fabric designed to reflect body heat as infrared radiation, providing gentle warmth and supporting comfort and relaxation.
🧲 Magnetic Therapy: We also incorporate a magnetic blanket, magnetic tendon wraps, and magnetic bell boots. These products are designed for use across the body and limbs as part of her overall supportive care routine.
🔴 Red Light Therapy: We use our red light unit on her hocks and smaller wounds as part of her care routine. Photobiomodulation uses specific wavelengths of light and is being studied for its potential effects on cellular activity and tissue repair.
💆♀️ Equine Bodywork: Stall rest can change how a horse stands, distributes weight, and uses their muscles. Appropriately modified bodywork may help address muscle tension in unaffected areas, encourage relaxation, and allow us to observe changes in muscle tone and posture. Every session must be adapted to her condition and veterinary restrictions.
🩺 Veterinary Care and Wound Management: This is the foundation of everything. Protecting the injured tendons, monitoring wounds, managing pain, and following the prescribed rehabilitation plan are essential parts of her recovery.
Rehabilitation isn’t always about exercise, conditioning, or getting back in the saddle. Sometimes it’s about managing swelling, maintaining comfort, supporting overall well-being, and giving the body the time it needs to heal.
Even on stall rest, she’s still receiving individualized care and attention. We’re taking things one day at a time and giving her the best support we can throughout her recovery. 💜🐴
