JT Veterinary Physio and Coaching

24/01/2025

Gait assessment software coming in handy again today! On and off lameness, some explained, some not, on a growing 17.2hh 7yo Warmblood🐴 who has always struggled with his left canter!
Ran him through the software to get quantifiable answers, and noted compensatory lameness on the RF with the main source of the issue being the RH! The decision has been made to investigate the lameness further through the vet 🥼💉
Really interested to hear the vet’s opinion and get this big guy feeling comfortable 🫶🏻

22/01/2025

Wow! After a lot of interest for my clinic, I have a question ……

🔶 What days would suit best? Weekday or weekend? Specific days of the week would be helpful ☺️

Due to the time, there will be limited spaces but I am very open to holding many more throughout the year.

I am also open to arena hire recommendations for various areas so let me know if you have any preferences and I will see what I can do!

21/01/2025

Would anyone be interested in a clinic????

Would include:
🔶 A dynamic assessment on the straight and on the lunge with software analysis
🔶 A ridden assessment (if needed) OR a more in depth look at the horse moving on the lunge
🔶 A bespoke plan for your horse dependant on issues/weaknesses identified
🔶 Demonstrations of relevant polework exercises
🔶 Ways to develop proprioception
🔶 Exercises aimed to develop strength without the use of an arena

⏰ Sessions would be 1.5 hrs long

14/01/2025

💥 TUESDAY AVAILABILITY 💥

I am now able to open my diary up to physio appointments and/ or coaching on Tuesdays 🙌🏻

Get in touch to ensure your horse is feeling in tip top condition or if you need some motivation to achieve tour goals in 2025!

13/01/2025

🔶 RARE FRIDAY AVAILABILITY 🔶

05/01/2025

Welcome to 2025!

Learn a little bit more about JT Veterinary Physio ☺️

27/12/2024

“A dog stepping over obstacles, as in cavaletti, increases flexion of certain joints. This encourages a greater active range of motion and muscle strengthening through a greater range. In addition, body awareness and joint position sense are challenged by stepping over obstacles, especially if there are different rail heights and configurations.” - Darryl Millis

🔺Cavaletti can help burn off mental and physical energy when a long walk is not an option.
🔺Cavaletti strengthens muscles, challenge the brain, and helps build the dog-owner bond.

REMEMBER
WARM UP and COOL DOWN!
Before and after the cavaletti session with a walk or pooch pushups!

26/12/2024

The Heat Pad Plus has worked hard over the last month! Did anyone take advantage of the amazing sales???
Would love to see your ponies enjoying the heat therapy!

23/12/2024

I would like to say a massive Merry Christmas/ Nadolig Llawen to all of my amazing clients 🥰
It has been another incredible year for me, with the addition of ‘the boss’ 🐶, numerous new clients welcomed, and the continued support of OG clients 🫶🏻
I am really honoured to be part of all of your journeys with your little and large four legged friends 🐶🐴 and I cannot wait to see what 2025 holds …

🥂 Here’s to 2025 🥂

17/12/2024

And that is it for 2024!!!
Flash and I have just had our last ride of the year with Tim Downes:
Canter half pass ✅
Walk pirouettes ✅
He is now off on his Christmas holidays in the field with his pals!

I’ve recently started riding him using an Equipad which are made from non slip silicone, include shock absorbent memory foam, have an anti-slip lining and have the bonus of being approved by my saddle fitter 💪🏻 I can definitely feel the difference in his back after ridden work now! It is really soft and supple where his muscles have been allowed to work and build without pressure!

I also am trialing the Stubben Cord girth! These girths are the best for evenness of pressure and breathability and I am impressed so far 🫶🏻 I do love new technological advances when it comes to making our horses happier and more comfortable but sometimes old is gold!

06/12/2024

📢 ANNOUNCEMENT 📢

Due to rising costs of, well, everything, I have no choice but to increase my prices! I have put this off for as long as I can but it is becoming harder and harder.

I am announcing this now, but the new prices will not be coming in until March 2025. This is to ensure that no animal or rider misses out around the end of this year and the beginning of the next!

⭐️ All prices will be increased by £5.
⭐️ Fuel charges will come into effect for any clients that are over 15 miles from my location in Aberystwyth.

26/11/2024

🌟🌟 EXCITING NEWS 🌟🌟

I am very excited to offer an amazing, new AI based gait assessment tool to my wonderful clients -

Sleip’s markerless technology uses artificial intelligence motion analysis to detect and quantify asymmetries in the horse’s movement pattern. 

The biggest argument for using objective gait analysis when assessing horses lies in the physiological limitations of the human eye. These very sensitive measurements detect asymmetries invisible to the naked eye, increasing precision in lameness diagnostics and supporting early detection of issues.

The Sleip app uses AI to track over 100 anatomical keypoints on the moving horse, quantifying gait asymmetry and detecting even the smallest irregularities. Use Sleip to get stride-by-stride analysis results in minutes, track progress over time, and detect issues at an early stage. 

Over the next two weeks (facilities and weather dependent), I will be offering this service to all clients booked in for free as I will be getting to know the software better. After this, a small additional fee will be required ☺️

11/11/2024

My next Swansea dates are currently full 🫶🏻
I am currently working through the list, sorting out times for you all ☺️

20/10/2024

I am absolutely done!
🤬🤬🤬

18/10/2024

Ladies and gentleman, today we have a new leader of Jen’s tallest client 🏆

The lovely Clydesdale mare, Gwennie 🥰
I made sure I remembered my box today!

09/10/2024

3 years of regular treatments for Miss Eadie!!
With dedication, hard work, regular work and regular saddle checks, she is like a different horse 😍
Joanne Davies

I think Eadie enjoyed tonight’s massage 🥰
Joanne Davies
Every time I have treated her, she has responded differently but definitely for the better. Today we had lots of yawning followed by a proper snooze! And she stood like a statue for the entire treatment. It’s so nice to see that everything is working for her as there were minimal issues tonight! I look forward to seeing how she progresses over the winter 🔥

29/09/2024

BEFORE ➡️ AFTER

Obviously not a before/ after treatment pic, as unfortunately I cannot make hair grow that quick 🤣

The first pic was taken in January this year (2024) and the bottom pic was taken this week (Sept 2024).

I’ve highlighted the major areas of improvement in this mare:
1. Her top line has improved significantly
2. With regular exercises, her quadriceps are developing
3. With correct work, her neck is also getting stronger in the correct places.
4. What you can’t see is the change in her posture. In the top pic, she struggled to stand square and remain relaxed. In the bottom pic, she is square and relaxed.

After a few easy weeks, she has weakened through her core but now the foundations are building, this should develop with work.

I have worked with .kenicer.sj for 18 months, teaching and physio and this process takes all that time. Katy has worked tirelessly with her physio exercises and then strives to be the best rider she can be in lessons, working on herself to help her mare more 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

28/09/2024

🐴 SADDLE FIT🐴

Ok so I am not a saddle fitter but every now and again, a client will present with issues that have me questioning. In this instance, I will ask to see the saddle sat on the horse and provide an opinion.
This horse was presenting with soreness through thoracic trapezius and longissimus dorsi bilaterally, with tension through gluteals and hamstrings.
You can see that the panel does not follow the shoulder of the horse, and only has limited contact behind the dorsal aspect of the scapula. This limited contact was also very tight. We couldn’t get a hand in there without the girth, so think how tight that would be with a girth and rider. What I didn’t take pictures of was the slight seat unbalance (tipping backwards) and the unevenness of the flocking. This would prevent the spinal musculature from working correctly.
They managed to get him booked in with a Master Saddler within a week where the gullet was changed and the saddle reflocked. In the waiting time, the owners went back to some groundwork and in hand poles to keep the horse mentally engaged, develop the bond and maintain his body condition. The horse now moves a lot freer and with more relaxation.
Regular saddle checks are so important to the correct development of horse and rider. Ill-fitting tack is thought to be the no. 1 cause of back pain leading to lameness in the horse!