Emma Lucy - Equine Massage Practitioner

06/01/2026

🐴❄️ HORSE CARE IN THE COLD ❄️🐴

With temperatures dipping below freezing, our vets have put together their top tips to help your horse thrive in these colder temperatures:
1. Check Water Daily
Horses need plenty of fresh water to prevent dehydration and it’s complications such as impaction colic. Ensure any ice is broken regularly, use warm water to top up buckets or even invest in a heated trough/bucket.

2. Increase Forage
Horses stay warm from the inside out! Digestion of hay produces heat, so increasing forage is one of the best ways to help them maintain body temperature.

3. Rug Wisely
There are dangers to over-rugging, but any clipped, older or underweight horses or those with medical issues may benefit from an extra layer. Check underneath rugs daily to assess temperature, and check for rubbing, slipping or dampness.

4. Provide Shelter
Access to a field shelter or natural windbreak such as a hedge line helps protect against wind, rain and snow.

5. Monitor Weight & Condition
Winter can hide weight loss under rugs and fluffy coats and so our vets recommend using touch to assess your horse’s body condition. Remember, horses are designed to lose weight over winter (and gain it over summer!), but if concerned about excessive weight loss, please give our vets a call.

6. Keep Up Gentle Exercise
If conditions are safe, continue regular movement. It supports circulation, digestion and joint comfort. Horses with medical conditions such as osteoarthritis or PSSM will benefit particularly from gentle exercise during the cold months.

Always remember our vets are available for winter health checks, nutritional advice, and support tailored to your horse’s needs.

03/01/2026

It’s that time of year where you can nominate your professionals to give them a chance to be shortlisted for these awards!
It’s free to nominate and we are always very grateful that you do 😘☺️
I’ve already nominated Pearls support team - have you done yours?

It’s that time again! The Equestrian Business Awards 2026 are officially open for nominations and the best part? It’s completely FREE to nominate or even self-nominate!

Whether it’s a professional, business, or charity who goes above and beyond for horses and their owners, now’s your chance to give them the recognition they deserve.

Why nominate?

Celebrate dedication, skill, and excellence in the equestrian industry

Show appreciation for those who make a real difference

Help raise standards across the sector

Entering couldn’t be easier, just follow the link in the comments to submit your nomination.

03/01/2026

01/01/2026

Happy New Year everyone 🫶
(And Happy racehorse birthday to all the thoroughbreds!)

Hope you all had a great one and I look forward to seeing you all soon. I am back working from Monday 5th and still have some slots left for January if you need one!

01/01/2026

If your horse has a sore back, the multifidus will switch off and in turn the long back muscles will tighten, this basically locks your horses spine! This is why massage and targeted core activation exercises are essential.

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29/12/2025

⚠️ I’ve recently seen adverts for a new type of massage gun where it is demonstrated being used across the ribcage and along and over the spine:

A reminder these guns should not be overused, should be used on a low setting and never on bony areas where they could do more harm than good. Avoid the spine ⚠️

29/12/2025

Another great giveaway from Equine Portraits by Amanda 🤩

As 2025 comes to a close and we get ready to welcome 2026, I’m offering the ultimate photography experience. One lucky winner will receive a full photo session with me, including 2 hours of photography time, up to 3 outfit changes, and a location of your choice. You’ll get all edited images plus a 10x8 framed photo of your choice. This offer is for one owner and one horse only, and you’ll have 6 months from the date of the draw to redeem it.

To enter, simply tag 3 friends, like and follow my page and my insta equine_portraits_by_amanda please share why you should be chosen for this amazing prize.

https://www.instagram.com/equine_portraits_by_amanda?igsh=YmxoNDVvaWhwcjN0

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This will be drawn last day of Jan 2026.

If you live move than 1 hour from my home there will be a travel charge.

23/12/2025

Backing up is a low-impact exercise with no moment of suspension. It can be done in-hand and ridden. You horse should move his limbs in diagonal pairs.

Executed correctly with relaxation, impulsion and with the head lowered, the movement increases the throacic vertebral rotation, encourages core recruitment of the abdominals , thoracic sling and hip flexors. It also contributes to back mobility, the ability to collect and good posture.

This exercise requires your horse to carry more weight on his hindquarters, and maintain increased hindlimb, lumbosacral and back joint flexion throughout the stride cycle.

For maximum benefit ask your horse to back up in-hand daily. Start with 1 or 2 steps and progress to 20 steps. The aim is good quality, long, marching steps.

21/12/2025

Sorry family 😆

How does 2pm sound for you all? 😆