Pegasus Veterinary Physiotherapy

14/11/2024

Sorry I haven’t drawn the competition winner, I’ve been a bit busy… GRADUATING!!

Thank you to everyone who’s helped me along the way to officially becoming a Master of Science in Veterinary Physiotherapy! It’s been a long, hard road but I did it and I could not be more grateful to my husband, son, and parents as without them it wouldn’t have happened!
And a huge thank you to all my clients past and present, without you guys my dream of helping animals would never have become a reality!

Thank you all so much ❤️❤️

03/11/2024

Happy November! Have I mentioned it’s my birthday on Tuesday 😂. To celebrate let’s have a giveaway. I did this last year and met some lovely new clients from it so why not do it again! But this time it’s 2 for 1!

It’s easy! Just Like, Share, and Comment a picture of your animal, and then tag a friend to share this offer with! You will both get a half price session with me to be used before the end of the year!

This competition will end on the 10th November with the winners being drawn on Monday the 11th!

Good luck!

01/11/2024

I hope you all had a fab Halloween! My little stitch had a great day at a local farm and then out trick or treating!

Did anyone dress up their animals?

Drop a picture below for a scarily good surprise in your inbox! ❤️

30/10/2024

I have been super busy recently but I am very happy to say that I am swapping my lap coat for waders and joining the amazing team at House of Hounds Hydrotherapy!
I will still be doing physio for my equine clients and doing hydro and physio with house of hounds.

It’s also nearly my birthday and so nearly time for a celebratory offer (or two) so watch this space!

24/10/2024

As the old saying goes, no hoof, no horse.

I always ask about shoeing/farriery intervals and check your horses feet and heals as they have a massive impact on how your horse moves and stands.

02/10/2024

These photos are shocking as I couldn’t get flash to work on my phone 🙃 but after 2 days with rock tape on his back (which was still on even after all the rain 💪🏻💪🏻). Dukes kyphosis has decreased loads. Although I didn’t take a proper before picture so you’ll have to take my word for it 😅. It’s still visible in the first picture but no where near as bad as it was on Saturday.

I still have availability in October if anyone would like to book in! Drop me a message ❤️

29/09/2024

Duke was having a nice little run around in the school on Thursday. He looked to be going well until I noticed he was a little short and choppy behind. Duke has tight hamstrings and some breed related conformation issues that cause him to be a bit unstable through his hocks.
When I brought duke in on Saturday, I noticed the kyphosis around his thoracolumbar junction (also known as a hunters bump or roach back) was more prominent than it has been for a while. So I gave him a little massage and put some tape around this area of tension with the hopes of releasing these tight muscles.
I’ll post tomorrow with how he’s gotten on with the tape and how his back looks now.

28/09/2024

One of my clients out and about smashing it at Elend lodge hunter trials today! Only their third time out and got clear round! ❤️

Well done guys!

27/09/2024

I have some very exciting news to share soon, but for now here’s a picture of my cat ‘helping’ me with my hydro lecture this week. Not sure he was happy about all the dogs on my screen 😂

24/09/2024

Duke had a bath in the last of the sunshine last week and went into his new stable for the first time to dry off.

With the weather changing and the winter months approaching, most horses will be looking at coming back into their stables at least over night.

Did you know that long periods of standing still can cause stiffness in joints and can also cause build up of lymphatic fluid. This is often referred to as stocking up in the horse world.

If you find your horse is stiff after stabling them, or they tend to stock up in their lower limbs, veterinary physiotherapy could help.

As a veterinary physiotherapist, I can prescribe exercises that can help reduce stiffness and lessen the risk of your horse sticking up whilst stabled. As I am also qualified as a Rock Tape Uk Equine practitioner, I can use rock tape to aid in lymphatic drainage, a technique I used on duke when he had to be on box rest due to an abscess.

If your horse suffers from anything I’ve mentioned in this most, drop me a message and we can chat about how physio and remodel exercises can help them ❤️

22/09/2024

So honoured to have been able to go to this event and help Gillian and her team paint the horses. Gillian is a fountain of knowledge and more than happy to answer any question you put to her!
If you ever get the chance to go to one of these events I 100% recommend it.

Thank you to the Horses Inside Out team and Gillian for having me yesterday. I had an amazing time and hope to see you up north some time soon 😉😉❤️

21/09/2024

I’ve had a lovely morning painting with the Horses Inside Out team at Moulton collage!

Now on to the show ❤️

19/09/2024

I’ve had a few horsey clients recently and have even managed to fit duke in for a treatment. I’ve also started my hydro qualification and have been doing some placement days at a hydro clinic in Barnsley which has been very fun and interesting.

I love learning new ways to help your animals be the best they can be and I am always striving to be a better physio for them.

If you think your animal would benefit from some physio, drop me a message and we can have a chat. ❤️

17/09/2024

Can anyone guess what colour horse I was treating this weekend? No prizes unfortunately 😂.
Are we really moulting already!? I feel like we’ve hardly had a summer and it’s coming winter again! Hopefully this winter is drier than last!

Is your horse moulting? Or have you clipped them to avoid the shed?

15/09/2024

Anyone with complex medical needs will know how frustrating it is when you tell a doctor what’s wrong and they don’t believe you or can’t fix it. Now imagine being an animal that cannot speak or advocate for itself. It’s our job as owners to stand up for our animals when we know something is wrong.

I hear this phrase ALL the time and every time I do my heart breaks for the horse in question.

It is a very big misconception in the industry that pain can be ruled out in the horse.

What leads to this statement can also vary drastically from person to person.

The horse might have had a quick muscle palpation, they might have just been scoped for ulcers, or they might have had a very extensive (and expensive!) veterinary work up over days or months.

Regardless, you cannot rule out pain. You might not be able to find a source, but you cannot rule out pain.

Ask any human who has not received an immediate diagnosis for their pain or not been listened to regarding their own health concerns.

Pain does not have a blood test or a specific color or feel.

Pain can be obvious, it can be concealed, it can be complex, it can be poorly understood.

There are certain things, like gastric ulcers, that can be definitively ruled in or out as a SOURCE of pain with a gastroscopy.

But it is the horse’s behavior that says whether pain is or isn’t present. And unfortunately, very often pain in the horse is not a simple thing to diagnose and cure.

When a trainer, owner, rider, or vet says “we have ruled out pain” it is often an invitation to train the horse with harsher methods to overcome performance or behavioral problems.

If the horse refuses to do something, doesn’t cooperate, struggles with tasks, has a change in behavior, or exhibits behaviors that have been scientifically studied to indicate pain in the horse (such as the equine discomfort ethogram and ridden horse pain ethogram)….ALWAYS keep in mind that just because it can’t be located, DOES NOT mean a horse is not in pain.

08/09/2024

I’ve seen lots of people out and about this weekend showing, doing cross county and getting ready for the upcoming hunt season. Share your pictures of what you’ve been up to this weekend in the comments!

If it’s an end of season treat for your horse after showjumping or a start of season MOT before hunting, I can help your horse feel and perform its best. Just drop me a message!

I haven’t been doing much with duke but we have moved yards and a very kind young lady took us around the woods so we wouldn’t get lost ❤️

26/08/2024

Very honoured to have been chosen to help paint these amazing horses for this event. A fabulous opportunity for an anatomy brush up and I get to play pretty ponies with my bestie from uni!

Will any of you be there?