Equine sport massage therapy

[girly]

I\'m wondering if any owners out there can tell me a little about this subject. My daughter loves horses and has been interested in massage. There are certificate courses for it, but is there much demand for such a service and can it pay a decent wage for someone? I really have no idea, except that it is accepted practice with human athletes.

[miff]

Girly,

Very popular now with many racing outfits. A young lady in NY does this for a living and is always booked pretty solidly.Business currently slightly off due to economic environment.Cost app $75-$100, one \"guru\" masseuse gets $200.00 a pop.
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Go to www.EQUISSAGE.com for some good info

Mike

[sighthound]

Some get quite a bit of money for it.  A course is necessary to learn the physiology and the muscles.  It could open alot of doors for her as an industry entry-level position, I\'d let her take the course (the one Miff posted has a good reputation)
 
\"Equine massage therapy\" used to be regularly done on a daily basis by a horses strapper, using a handmade wisp

Now it\'s called \"equine massage therapy\" and people get paid alot of money for it :-)

[BH]

Be forewarned, there is a lot of BS out there masquerading as therapy with only anecdotal evidence to back it up.
That said, if there were one person I\'d recommend your daughter talk to that would be straight with her and has the endorsements of the scientific and vet communities here she is:


http://www.equinehealthcare.com/

[girly]

Thanks, It sounds like pretty taxing work, but she loves the animals. I did read that it\'s best to have a good working knowledge of horse anatomy and physiology before entering a course.