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Massaging the horse's poll - The Masterson Method®️

Very often the horse's poll can accumulate a great deal of stress and tension that the horse is unable to release on its own. In addition to the mechanical stress that is exerted on the muscles of the poll and atlas through the movements of the head and neck, mental stress can also affect this area. Convincing the horse to lower his head should be a gentle but consistent process. First, it would be advisable that you start relaxing the muscles of the poll and atlas as much as possible with the Lateral Cervical Flexion Technique (you will find videos explaining this technique in this channel). After that, you can try next the Head Down technique and if the horse is comfortable even add a little gentle massage, as Jim is showing in the video. With the Head Down technique you place one hand on the forehead and another one just behind the poll and gently ask the horse to lower his head. If the horse raises his head, we don't use force to prevent it, we go with him and gently ask him to lower it again. Once he has lowered the head in a relaxed way, we can massage the muscles behind the poll with grape pressure, and we can even get into a rhythm that gets the horse's head bobbing up and down loosely. This moves this key junction through a range of motion in a relaxed state as you massage gently. Remember to use the flats of your fingertips and not the points to massage, since using the points of the fingertips might feel like clawing to the horse and that could cause him to tense up. The softer and slower you begin, the better your results will be. Find further information about The Masterson Method® in the Beyond Horse Massage book/DVD. Or join one of our hands-on Weekend Seminars to learn the Masterson Method® Techniques that you can use with your horse to improve mobility and release tension. https://i.mtr.cool/rrmohtgzbu #MastersonMethod #EquineBodywork #EquineHealth #BeyondHorseMassage #BalancedHorse #ReleasingTension #WhyWednesday #EquineConnection #horseriders