Stiffness in different areas of the body
Reluctance to trot/canter of certain reins
Problems with head carriage
Changes in behaviour: bucking, rearing, kicking, signs of discomfort, changes in attitude
Stiffness in older horses
Difficulty maintaining mobility in performance horses
Then osteopathy may help!
Other instances where osteopathy may help:
Aiding rehabilitation after injury
Assistance with relief from ageing issues such as arthritis
Pre-breeding and post foaling care.
How it works:
Anna travels to you in the Central west from Dubbo to Lithgow, Parkes to Mudgee, including Bathurst, Orange, Forbes and inbetween.
Initial consultation takes approx. 1 hour
Horse must be able to rest for 1-3 days after treatment
Post consultative text of phone after treatment
Usually a second treatment is required 2-4 weeks after the first treatment
Cost per session $132 inc
Anna trained at the National Institute of Animal Osteopathy (NIAO) in Rouen, the capital of Normandy, a university town in France. Her qualification as an Animal Osteopath is a recognised level 2 professional certification.
The NIAO specialises exclusively in animal osteopathy and runs a rigorous full-time five year animal osteopathy course in line of world health organisation (WHO) recommendations. In contrast, to become a human osteopath in Australia, the training is just 4 years.
Osteopathy is based around 4 principles
Structure (digestive tract, skeleton, nervous, muscular, circulatory and respiratory systems) and the function of what they do are mutually related – ie change of structure can change the function and a change in function can affect the structure.
The body is an integrated organism in which no part functions independently
The body has its own capacity to maintain and heal itself and is able to function properly as long as there is adequate circulation and proper nervous system function. The Osteopath helps the body utilise its own self healing mechanisms to overcome disease and maintain health.
Osteopathic treatment takes the above three principles into consideration when treating the patient.
