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[RC] re:Cramping While Shoeing - Judy HouleHi Cynthia, Its always important to discuss any issues going on with your horse with your massage practitioner, or the problem areas can easily get missed. It sounds like your horse may have a long standing spasm that has become very painful. He may need neuromuscular work such as TTEAM, the Linda Tellington Jones method, as well as deep tissue, sportsmassage style work. Very often you can find massage therapists who are also versed in T-Touch. I'm not certified by Linda, but I have attended enough of her clinics to be able to utilize her methods when needed, in addition to the sports massage-type style that I use. I would also highly recommend getting one of Linda's books that describes all the different touches in pictures and diagrams, as well as attending one of her clinics. Her methods are not hard and are very effective for the layperson to use when necessary. To find a massage therapist in your area I would contact the Equissage people in Virginia, they have a website: www. equissage.com, and they could direct you to one of their graduates in your area. Also, you might try the International Assoc. of Animal Massage Therapists. There's a link to them on the Equissage site. You might also ask the Equissage people if they can refer you to a good equine chiropractor in your area. If they can't, then ask some of the massage people they refer you to who they know. You can also do a web search for equine chiropractors. There's a national organization for them, but offhand I don't know what it's called. If you do a google search you can probably find it and get a list of them. The larger hunter jumper dressage barns tend to use chiropractors, you might try calling them to see if they can recommend someone too. Good Luck, Judy Houle Maximum Equine Muscle Therapy (in the Sierra Foothills of N. California, Tevis country) --- Cynthia Eyler <eylerca@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: My gelding has what sounds like a similar problem. It's never caused lameness, but when you lift either of my gelding's hind legs, especially the way most farriers do it, the leg starts to jerk uncontrollably. Various farriers and vets have told me that it's involuntary. My current farrier has pretty much gotten around the problem by not lifting those legs very high, which he's able to do because he's a yoga practitioner and can hold what would be an impossible position for most others. I had massage done on this horse a few years ago, but the subject of needing a chiro was never raised. (To be fair, I never thought to tell the person doing the massage about this issue.) How do I find the right massage/chiro to investigate this further? Cindy (in central Maryland) ----- Original Message ----- This is a more commom problem than most people think. It sounds to me like this horse has a spasm in his hindquarter muscles, which is made more painful by being in the position required for shoeing. The horse may also need a chiropractic adjustment in the pelvic region. I would try finding a good equine massage therapist first, who could tell you whether an adjustment is also necessary. If the horse does get chiropractic work, it is important to also get a few sessions of massage afterward or the tight muscles will just pull it out of alignment again and you will be back to square one. I am a certified equine bodyworker, and one of my project horses during my certification had this very problem. The owner was buteing or giving banamine to the horse every time it had to be shod until I worked on her and solved the muscle spasm problem. In this case no chiro was needed. Good Luck.
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