Eight-Year-Old Thoroughbred Stallion

 

Magician is an eight-year-old thoroughbred stallion that lives in Kenya at a wildlife preserve.  He had been badly injured in the move from England to Kenya.  He had broken his knee.  They had decided not to put him down.  That was six years earlier.  He had severe swelling in the leg and the knee was bowed out to the side and not able to flex at all.  He moved the leg by swinging it to the side.  Maria went to the sanctuary to train the grooms how to massage the horses and decided to try to make magician more comfortable.  Each day she worked on the leg and shoulder for five to ten minutes.  Mostly using effleurage and digital circles.  By the end of the second week not only was the swelling nearly gone but Magician was able to bend the leg.  The only abnormality was the actual bone itself which had been broken.  He was a much happier horse and able to move around with greater ease. 

 

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Maria Duthie, Animal Massage Practitioner   Tel. 330.721.4640