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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 uses a variety of treatments to optimise equine performance in via holistic methods by relieving pain, improving function and increasing strength. 

These fundamental therapies can help the equine athlete to give them the edge over competition at any level, in any discipline as well as creating a well rounded individual on a behavioural level. 

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Equine physiotherapy is especially useful in rehabilitation cases when providing short and long term treatments to improve their condition and maintain soundness. Physiotherapy can help to: 

• 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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veterinary physiotherapy is a necessity for every horse due to the physical demands we ask horses to undertake. It is our responsibility to provide care for them that will allow them to strengthen their bodies and condition their musculoskeletal system to prevent injuries occurring.

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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.