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Veterinary Physiotherapy is an important addition to every horse's healthcare team. Alongside vets, farriers, saddlers and more, physiotherapy is crucial for keeping your horse healthy, happy and strong. 

Equine physiotherapy is useful for every horse whether they are undergoing rehabilitation for an injury or just need a check over to ensure any aches and pains are under control. If your horse is being ridden, is showing unwanted behaviour under saddle or in hand, is struggling with ridden work (at any level) for example canter leads or just 'doesn't feel quite right' get in touch today. 

 

Physiotherapy treatment can help your horse with: 

• Relieve pain 

• Reduce inflammation 

• Restore function

• Improve chronic conditions such as osteoarthritis and laminitis 

• Assist with healing of muscle, ligament and tendon issues

• Build muscle and improve fitness

• Finds areas of tension, compensation or weakness in order to improve performance

• Assist with conditions such as kissing spine by creating a rehabilitation plan 

• Improve general locomotion or way of going of the horse 

• Provide you with a happier horse who is more willing to work for you 

• Solve behavioral issues that are actually due to pain 

• Increase athletic ability and reduce likelihood of injury occurring

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Equine physiotherapy sessions include a full postural, dynamic and palpation assessment to get to the root cause of your horse's issues. From here we can make a comprehensive treatment plan. In the session this may include Class 4 LASER, massage, mobilisations, stretches, kinesiology taping and more. You will also be given a structured home exercise programme to complete between sessions. 

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Please contact Eve via email or phone to arrange an appointment for your horse. We will ask you for some basic details about your horse prior to treatment. Your vet will also be contacted to confirm their consent for treatment to take place. Please see our What do I need to do now? page for more details.