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About Us:

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Equiheal is
owned by Maryann Titone, a Certified Equine Sports Massage
Therapist

Maryann
began her career in animal massage with her two dogs. Years ago,
she had a black Lab, Shadow and a shepherd mix, Murphy.
Shadow was always arthritic, even as a puppy. When he was
around six years old Maryann's vet suggested she put Shadow
to sleep. Shadow was in a lot of pain and her vet felt there
was nothing else he could do. Not willing to give up
on such a young, otherwise healthy dog, Maryann began
searching for options to help Shadow and discovered animal
massage. She found a women who was teaching
TTouch, a massage
method based on circular movements over the body and began
using that on her dogs and they loved it. Shadow's
pain virtually disappeared, getting up was no longer the
ordeal it had been and he was running with Murphy, playing
and swimming. Murphy benefited also from the massages
and Maryann is positive it helped keep him fit and injury
free.

Maryann attend
Rutgers University, where she participated on the
Intercollegiate Equestrian team and received her Bachelor's
Degree in Business Management. She received her massage
certification from Equissage. She also completed, and was
certified in, the first phase of Equine rehabilitation at
the Animal Rehabilitation Institute, where she worked
along side veterinarians and physical therapists. She is certified in
animal communication and attends seminars,
clinics and workshops on equine body work and animal communication to help
further educate herself, thereby insuring her clients receive
the best possible care with the newest techniques.

Maryann is currently
schooling her gelding, Sterling Silver, for lower level
eventing and hunt shows. She is available by appointment.

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What is Equine
Massage Therapy?
Equine massage
therapy focuses on the prevention of muscular injuries and relieving
muscular pain. There are over 150 muscles in the horse which makes
up of 60% of their body weight. Regular massage not only helps
prevent injuries, it calms the nervous system and improves the
horses' disposition.
When to Massage:
Sports massage helps
to keep the entire body in better physical condition. Regular
massage is best. A pre-event massage will warm up and loosen the
muscles getting them ready for the event. A post-event massage will
relieve any pain and stiffness and will bring the muscles back to
their natural state, much faster.
Signs of Muscle Pain or Stiffness:
Change in disposition (biting, head-tossing, unwilling to cooperate)
Hollowing of the back
Refusing, resisting leads of lead changes
Not tracking up properly
Bunny hopping
Problems girthing
Choppy stride
Unwilling to walk or down hills
Change in eating or sleeping habits
Since the horse is a
flight animal it is willing to mask its pain to appear sound. You
may not know you have a problem until it is a big problem. We
all have to learn to listen to our horses and realize they may be
trying to tell us something.
Contact Us: 973-727-4421
equiheal@optonline.net
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