28/10/2025
Charles comparison photos 7 days post massage and k-tape session. Charles presented with tension across his back and was quite unsettled at the start of the session. When tension builds up through the thoracic and lumbar spine areas and it's corresponding muscles, many horses will hollow or tighten the tummy or abdominal muscles in response. Following successful softening and releasing of these muscles some horses can even appear to have gained weight post massage!
One week later his owner reports he is much more relaxed and mellow to deal with in the stable. He is moving really well in his ridden work and finding working into an outline a lot easier than he had been previously.
