Emma Currie Equine Massage Therapy

01/08/2024

🌻🧡 August is here! 🌻🧡

Appointments available for August message for availability 🧡

01/06/2024

🔹️🔷️ Diary is open for June bookings 🔷️🔹️

14/03/2024

🌟 First Client of the year! Magic had the full works today!

Evenings are getting lighter now (Thank goodness!) Freeing me up for evening bookings! Call 0️⃣7️⃣4️⃣4️⃣6️⃣1️⃣2️⃣1️⃣7️⃣6️⃣4️⃣ for more info or to book in 😁

01/12/2023

☃️❄️ December is here! Limited availability over the Christmas period! ❄️☃️

01/11/2023

🍁🍂 I have availability for November and limited space for December for appointments, message or call to book 🍁🍂

01/08/2023

August already!?!

⛱️☀️🍦🍹 We've got a summer holiday packed with holiday activities and getaways so spaces are limited this month ⛱️☀️🍨🍦🙌

Hope you all enjoy your summer holidays!

01/07/2023

01/04/2023

✴️ Travel fees may apply 🚗🚗

08/02/2023

🐎 Massage offers a range of benifits for your four legged friend, message or call for more information

01/02/2023

🏵 Happy 1st of February!🏵

🔸️Diary Now open for appointments 2023
🔸️Covering North East Lincs and beyond
🔸️ £30 for Full body Massage
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22/07/2022

I know alot of owners are topping up their animals with hay at the moment with the weather impacting on grass growth, this is well worth a read for those of us with laminitis prone horses and ponies 🐴🌿

Even though grass looks mostly brown and dead at the moment this does not mean that it is low in sugar as well 🧐 In fact when grass is under stressful conditions it accumulates more sugar as the plant is still photosynthesizing 🌱 but as the grass isn’t growing the sugar is stored, rather than used. Fructan is the storage sugar in grass and is mostly stored at the base of the plant - precisely what the horse is eating when cropping close to the ground.

Whilst the amount of grass available to eat on a bare paddock does potentially limit the amount of sugar consumed, care should be taken with horses who have underlying insulin dysregulation issues and may be particularly prone to laminitis. Horses with insulin dysregulation don’t have a normal response to the intake of non-structural carbohydrate which is the sum of sugar or water soluble carbohydrate, fructan and starch added together. Insulin dysregulation results in higher than normal levels of insulin circulating in the blood and results in a higher risk of laminitis.

When we do eventually get rain 💦 the risk is still elevated but for different reasons. The grass can start to grow again and storage sugars are converted back to a form that the plants can use as energy to grow 🌱 This means there is more simple sugar in the grass which can be problematic for those with insulin dysregulation. Even though the amount of grass available initially to eat is still sparse, this could still be enough to trigger laminitis in susceptible individuals. As such, for laminitis prone horses and ponies it may be best to remove them from pasture when the grass starts growing and feed an appropriate forage based ration which contains less than 10-12% non-structural carbohydrate ideally.

For help and advice on feeding the laminitis prone horse 📞 call our Feedline on 01621 841188 or visit https://www.dengie.com/feed-finder/laminitis-good-doer/

17/07/2022

Hope everyone is ready for the weather this week ☀️🌡

01/07/2022

💛🌼 JULY is HERE! 🌼💛

It's going to be a very busy couple of months for us! If you'd like to book an appointment please call or message! 0️⃣7️⃣4️⃣4️⃣6️⃣1️⃣2️⃣1️⃣7️⃣6️⃣4️⃣

13/06/2022

So I've been incredibly quiet on my page as of recently, and with good reason, it's been a very busy couple of months 😅 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨💗
I have now opened my diary for 🌟 July & August 🌟 appointments in preparation for the summer holidays!
I am currently waiting for official paperwork to return to the UK before I undergo some rebranding of my business! Watch this space! 👀😁

11/05/2022

Who's going to have a go at this?!

11/05/2022

🚫 No availability left for MAY guys! 🚫

⭐️ Limited availability for June please message or call to book ⭐️

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01/04/2022

🏵 APRIL is here!

I still have some limited space in my diary this month!

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01/03/2022

March already! 😱

03/02/2022

Great article about the importance of properly fitting tack.

'When stressed these muscles can become irritable, tight and shortened'

Massage therapy can help relive tension and stress in the muscles, increase flexibility and suppleness and aid in muscle recovery.

For more information on how your equine cpuld benefit from massage therapy message or call on

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Forgotten Muscles - Multifidus

"There is evidence that the multifidus muscle is continuously active in upright postures, compared with relaxed recumbent positions. Along with the lumbar longissimus and iliocostalis, the multifidus provides antigravity support to the spine with almost continuous activity. In fact, the multifidus is probably active in all anti-gravity activity.

‘Postural muscles, structurally adapted to resist prolonged gravitational stress, generally resist fatigue. When overly stressed, however, these same postural muscles become irritable, tight, shortened. The antagonists to these postural muscles (most usually phasic muscles) demonstrate inhibitory characteristics described as ‘pseudoparesis’ (a functional, non-organic, weakness) or ‘myofascial trigger points with weakness’ when they are stressed.’

The multifidus muscle must always be considered when saddle fitting, especially with regards to the gullet channel of the saddle. When measuring the gullet width, we prefer to go with the narrowest measurement as it indicates that the saddle, in whatever area (typically closer to the cantle) is at higher risk of coming in contact with the spinal nerves and multifidus which can cause instability, and thus overload the longissimus in having to stabilize the back. The harmonious function of these muscles together are what prevent soreness in the back and premature fatigue.

All saddles should have a gullet width no less than 4" all the way through, with it sitting parallel to the spine equidistance on either side. Any deviation will cause the panel to cross over and make contact during locomotion.

01/02/2022

🐴 💟 February is here! 💟 🐴

💟 Appointments available now for this month

💟 Messanger or call for more information or to book

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24/01/2022

Great read ❄🐴❄🐎

Research articles written on the external protection of the equine hoof. Learn how to protect your horse from equine Thrush, White Line Disease, and more

23/01/2022

🙌 Last week of January!!

🔸️I still have availability this coming week/end

🔸️ Booking for February 2022 open now

21/01/2022

"You know your horse best!" 🙌
A must read 🐴

Learn what steps you and your veterinarian can take to get to the bottom of subtle horse health problems.

20/01/2022

📣 Weekend appointments still available for this month, message to book 😁

20/01/2022

An interesting read!

Researcher: Veterinarians need to understand the mechanisms behind equine asthma to effectively treat and manage the disease.

07/12/2021

😆😁 just for fun,

Puddin' the sneaky carrot thief! 🥕 😁

12/11/2021

⚠️⁉️👇

Very confusing read on the DVLA website this morning,
What Ive found is that parliament have deferred the changes because DVLA failed to submit an impact statement on the changes they are bringing about.

Parliament will be debating the changes on 17th November.
Hopefully we will have some clarification after the debate.
DVLA website states no test is needed to tow providing you

⚠️ Stick to the weights as relevant to when you passed your test
⚠️ Have L plates on
⚠️ Have a passenger whos held their b+e for 3yrs+ onboard

Stay legal & safe folks 👍

01/11/2021

📣 November appointments!📣

🔹Wed 3rd Thur 4th
🔸Fri 12th, Sat 13th, Sun 14th

🔹Wed 17th Thur 18th
🔸Sat 20th Sun 21st

🔹Wed 24th Thur 25th

message today to book 😁🐴

01/11/2021

🍁🍂 November already! 🍂🍁

Hunt season is officially upon us, get your four legged friend in tip top condition with an all body massage. Message for more information or to book an appointment 😁