How to Tape a Mare with Difficult or Painful Cycles

Want to learn more about how you can help your horse alleviate aches and pains? Check out my foundational and advanced equine kinesiology taping courses as well as this blog post to learn two exercises you can do with your horse if it has back pain.

Let’s learn how to tape a horse with difficult or painful cycles.

If we have a horse that has painful cycles, they may have pain in their lumbar spine because the ovaries and the uterus are located underneath the lumbar spine.

Strategy: Using Equine Kinesiology Tape for Pain Relief for Mares

1. Use a 4-inch piece of kinesiology tape (equi-tape, KT tape, etc.)

2. Split each end so you have an X-shape

3. Make sure all of the tentacles of the tape are loose

4. Remove the KT tape backing

5. Place the tape in an X-fashion over the lumbar spine in front of the sacrum.

6. Repeat on the other side

7. Take one more 4 inch piece of tape and place it right on top of the sacrum for additional pain relief

If the mare needs more support or if they are sore in their muscles, you can cover the muscles in the back and in the hind end to support the horse.

The video below shows this method for taping a mare that has difficult or painful cycles and/or lumbar spine pain.

Want to learn more about how to tape your horse? Check out our online equine taping courses.