Because stress can cause a drop in progesterone—a hormone that helps maintain pregnancy—maximizing a mare’s physical comfort and minimizing any causes of anxiety can go a long way towards helping ensure full-term gestation of the foal.

Using your mare’s body condition as our guide, we use a variety of massage and relaxation techniques to help keep your mare calm and relaxed, and optimize her overall muscle and joint condition.

Our therapy can help ensure that her jaw, temporomandibular joint (TMJ), and neck muscles are relaxed so that she can maintain good posture and experience a more comfortable pregnancy.

Post-delivery, we focus again on the entire mare, helping her eliminate strains that might have occurred, strengthen her posture, and regain muscle tone more quickly. Strong muscle tone and posture can help the mare be more comfortable and at ease during breeding.

Mares that form close social bonds with other mares have improved pregnancy, foal birth, and foal survival rates. Equi-Pro’s coaching and relaxation techniques can also be employed to enhance the social bonds between your horses.