Horse Recovery After Exercise
Helping your horse recover after exercise
After a hard session, a competition or a long journey, a horse’s muscles need to recover: relax, flush out toxins, repair. Massage, Dead Sea mud and salt are three complementary steps, depending on how much time you have.
Massage balm
- Three anti-inflammatory oils
- Gently warming
- Shea butter
- A dab per area
- Keep below 20 °C
39,00 €
Dead Sea salt
- Simple dosing
- Foot soaks
- The quick option
- Magnesium, potassium, calcium
From 14,50 €
Thermequin Terre — Dead Sea mud for horses
- 24% magnesium
- Neither clay nor marine mud
- One tub
- Won't dry the skin
From 44,00 €
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Why muscle recovery matters for your horse
During exercise, muscles undergo repeated strain and tiny injuries, and produce waste that needs to be cleared. Without enough recovery, fatigue builds up, stiffness sets in and the risk of injury, tendinitis included, increases.
Signs of fatigue to watch for: a horse that slows down and responds less to the aids, stumbles, takes a long time to get its breath back, or shows unusual head movements.
Massage, mud, Dead Sea salt: three recovery treatments
- Massage Balm: a hazelnut-sized amount per area and two minutes of massage. Before exercise, its gentle warming effect prepares the muscles; after, it limits stiffness and keeps suppleness. Andiroba, tamanu, arnica and shea butter.
- Thermequin Terre: the end-of-session step. A thin layer on the legs and large muscle groups relaxes the muscles and helps the body flush out toxins. At least 30 minutes, ideally until dry: the areas that dry slowest are the areas of tension.
- Dead Sea Salt: 3 to 6 g per litre of warm water, as a shower or a sponge wash on the muscles. Quick relaxation when there's no time to let the mud work.
A recovery routine before and after exercise
Before: a gradual warm-up, and a few minutes of balm massage on the large muscle groups.
Straight after: cool down at walk, then a shower, salted if you like, to relax.
At the end of the day: mud on the legs and the areas that worked hardest, and massage on any tension points found while grooming.
Regular massage improves circulation, reduces tension and helps spot a sore area early.
Horse recovery: frequently asked questions
Balm, mud or salt: which one?
It depends on time and timing: balm for two minutes of massage before or after exercise, mud at the end of a session when it can stay on for 30 minutes, salt for quick relaxation. They can be combined.
How much balm should I use?
A hazelnut-sized amount per area is enough: the 200 g tub lasts a long time. Store it somewhere cool, away from air and light.
After what kind of exercise?
After any hard session, a competition, a cross-country round or a long journey, and routinely for sport horses.
Can I use the mud every day?
Yes, it is an external treatment for routine use. Just avoid mucous membranes, the head and wounds.
