Equine Soft-Tissue Care: A Practical Daily Routine | Draw It Out®
Care Guide
Equine Soft-Tissue Care
A simple, rider-ready routine for tendons, ligaments, and big muscle groups.
Soft-tissue strain can sideline steady horses fast. Day-to-day management,warm-up, sensible workload, footing, and tidy grooming,does the heavy lifting. Here’s the routine real barns use and where Draw It Out® fits.
1) Know the usual suspects
Load spikes, slick/deep footing, short warm-ups or rushed cooldowns
Saddle/pad fit or shoeing cycles that drift out of balance
Asymmetry and muscle fatigue late in the week
2) Spot early signs
Localized sensitivity on grooming or palpation
Stiffness/shortened stride; reluctance to stretch
Warmth or swelling along a structure
Vet-first: For lameness, persistent heat/swelling, or gait changes,call your veterinarian and align on diagnostics/rehab.
3) Build a daily routine
Before work
3,5 minutes of walking
Gentle bends and carrot stretches
Light, flat-hand massage with Draw It Out® Gel on large groups (either side of spine,avoid bony processes), shoulders, hindquarters
After work
3,5 minutes of walking out
Tidy topical application as part of grooming
Hand-walk or controlled turnout as advised
Where Draw It Out® fits
Draw It Out® 16oz High Potency Gel is a sensation-free topical used in pre- and post-work massage. It applies cleanly, pairs with daily grooming, and can be used under standing wraps per label. It’s a supportive aid,not a diagnosis or treatment.
It’s been extremely wet here in Iowa and I’ve had a ton of foot abscesses. This has really helped the soles recover on a few subsolar abscesses I’ve had! It also is helping prevent as well as recover some feet from thrush
Thank you, Ashley! That wet Iowa weather has certainly kept you busy. We appreciate you making us part of your hoof-care routine and taking the time to share your experience. Thanks for trusting us with your horses!
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