Millie Robinson Veterinary Physiotherapist

22/01/2025

Due to a yard having to reschedule for a funeral that they will all be attending, I have had the whole of this Friday open up. Drop me a message to book. Any animal, any location. Any big yards with numerous horses to treat would be ideal! 🐎🐕🐈🐇

13/01/2025

Happy New Year Everyone! (Admittedly almost 2 weeks in)!

We are back! 🤩 Ready for a year of providing you all with the best veterinary physiotherapy treatments available. Manual therapies, electrotherapies, tailored exercise prescription and rehab plans plus all the other bits in between.

The cold spell is almost over. Whether you need to undo those tight muscles from being cooped up in the stable with little turnout 🐎, or iron out those muscle spasms from shivering or slipping on ice 🐕, get those niggles sorted before starting fitness workouts to be competition fit for spring. Whatever your animal's needs, we are ready to help!

31/12/2024

𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵

Blaze, owned by Diana Davison

“This is my ex-racehorse Blaze (Laflammedeglorie) who is 18 years young and enjoys nothing more than splashing through the sea, on Brean Sands our local beach! Blaze is fed on the Equerry Conditioning Mash and he loves it!” Diana Davison

28/12/2024

Wishing all my clients a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 😃

We've said farewell to some precious souls, which is always heartbreaking. Remembering
Wilbur 🐰
Monza 🐕
Benson 🐎
Archie 🐎
Hope 🐎
Joey 🐎
Max 🐕
💕💕💕

Thankyou all for your business, but more than that; the laughs, the listening ears, sharing your successes with me and the most thoughtful and lovely gifts this Christmas!

Hopefully 2025 brings you all success, peace, and happiness.

The diary is open for next year, although I'm not quite back to work yet. Some more rest and recuperation is needed to get this little broken body back to top form! 💪 I will do my best to keep on top of messages as and when I can.

The usual festive obligatory photo of Gerry the Great all dressed up! 🎅 🎄

Best wishes,

Millie and Bilbo 🐾

22/11/2024

It's here! It's cold. It's been a tough year. As a thankyou for your continued support this year, here is a one day only, Black Friday deal for you. Please note, payment is still due upon booking.
Book in today for any available date between now and the end of the year and get your booking with 30% off. Horses £60 down to £42. Dogs £50 down £35 ect. (I'm out with a student all day today so please allow me some time to reply to your messages)! 🐎🐕🐈🐇

26/10/2024

I know many of you are far away from where I live but any help in spreading the word, advice on leaflet drops (I've never organised one and there seems to be a gazillion houses to get to), or keeping an eye out if you are in the area or come to the beach at berrow to ride or walk dogs ect. I am, as you know, completely bessoted with my animals, and I am really struggling not knowing where my beautiful boy is.

22/09/2024

Mowgli 🥰

Always a privilege to treat the equines at Horseworld. This boy is something extra special. A mule! What is a mule?
A male donkey and a female horse makes a mule. There is evidence of them existing since 1000BC. In 2003, the first equine clone was born - a mule!

Born and raised at the center, Mowgli will soon be looking for a very special home. He will remain one of my favourite patients! 🦄

18/09/2024

A horse that is lame in ANY gait is in PAIN. It doesn't matter if they look sound in some gaits. If they can't walk trot canter, walk uphill and downhill soundly, there is a problem that needs addressing. This may need pain relief from a vet. It may mean investigations. It will mean spending money and indeed, may mean missing out on riding/competing. This is part of horse ownership and welfare.

💥Pain is the body's way of saying "something isn't right, we need to stop this movement to prevent more damage"💥Why are we ignoring this and pushing horses through pain (unless under the vets advice that some gentle movement is required)? I am fed up of seeing lame horses being ridden, lame dogs on agility equipment, instructors coaching horses or dog walkers walking dogs who are clearly lame. The chances are, the animal needs rest at a minimum. This ALSO applies to your cats, rabbits, sheep, alpacas ect. If your child was limping you wouldn't make them do PE. If the leg was hot and swollen you'd rest and ice and calpol, if not a trip to a&e.

A physio can not treat a lame animal without the animal's vet consent and approval that physio will help. Physio will not quick fix deep underlying issues. That's what xrays/nerve blocks/scans are for. Please, listen to your pets. Help them.

I am always happy to be sent videos of your animals of any species and advise if the animal is lame and needs a vet check. Gait assessment is an art and your professionals are here to help and advice which ultimately helps your animal be pain free and happy 😊 🐎🐕🐈🐇

“My horse is lame in trot, but fine in canter.”

No, no, no. Someone sent me a screenshot of a comment they saw on FB stating exactly this. If your horse is lame in trot, he/she is PAIN. The horse world really needs to concentrate on ACTUAL horse welfare issues, and riding a horse in canter that is lame in trot, is an enormous welfare issue. Riding a horse in WALK that is lame in trot, is a huge welfare issue.

Your horse may well “look” ok in canter, but actually be in a lot of pain. Canter is a three time beat, so it’s very hard to visualise a lameness, especially a forelimb lameness. If you are actually aware that your horse is visibly lame in trot, and are still riding them, this is a welfare issue (unless under frequent veterinary guidance). If you are aware that your horse is obviously lame in trot but haven’t sought veterinary advice, that is a welfare issue.

If your horse is lame in trot, he/she is also in pain in canter; you just may be struggling to see it.

Let’s focus on ACTUAL, living, breathing, welfare issues. People hacking out lame horses is a real thing, and a serious welfare concern.

11/09/2024

So apparently winter is here. The rain has been falling, the wind has been howling and the temperature has dropped. Bilbo and I have our matching coats on which helped get us through 7 horses and 2 dog walks yesterday!

Quick reminder, please make sure your horses (and dogs) are dry and as mud free as possible before a treatment. They don't have to be immaculate and as shedding season is upon us, I'm more than prepared to come out looking like a horse! 😂 But wet and mud is a no no!

Look forward to seeing you all over the coming weeks, a few slots left this month for some pre-winter MOTs. 🐎🐕🐈🐇

20/08/2024

Availability tomorrow (Wednesday 21st) morning. Last availability of this month. Message to book. Please remember that payment is strictly due upon booking. 🐎🐕🐈🐇

06/08/2024

Tomorrow I had a day of police dogs booked in. They have had to cancel because my perfect, wonderful, fabulous patients will be being deployed to the riots 💔

Please stop this insane behaviour. It breaks my heart to think of the dogs and horses out there. I know it's their job, I know they're trained and I know they have their handlers to help protect them (they'll be protecting their handlers even more I'm sure)! but still... I want them all home safe. If anyone hurts one of my woofers... may you feel the wrath of Satan 😡

Anyway, tomorrow's diary is NOW OPEN for those on the cancellation list who I will contact and anyone else who wants to jump on a last minute appointment. Keep my mind off things.

30/07/2024

Whilst we all revel in the heat (yay for summer finally turning up), so too, are the flies 🪰😡 It's a prime time for flies to be attracted to "private" areas of the male horse so it is imperative that they are kept clean. We can provide a full sheath cleaning service, with bean removal and health check for those nether regions. Any abnormalities can be picked up on and referred to your vet. Grime, dried skin and even maggots can go unnoticed if the sheath is not regularly inspected. This service is open to clients who are booking in for physio treatments.

This handsome chap feels much happier after this decent sized bean was removed from his urethral fossa! 🫧 🛁 🫘

25/07/2024

I've found it really interesting to see the huge variation in people's responses to the recent issue regarding the dressage that I am sure most of my clients, both horsey and non horsey are probably aware of. Some of which I massively agree with. Some, I am honestly shocked by and wholey disagree with. At the end of the day, I am a big believer that everyone has a right to their own opinion and views regardless of how I personally agree/disagree with them.

What I do advocate and therfore what my business advocates, is allowing someone the mental peace to not commit su***de over some of the comments that social media throws at them.

I shall not comment on my personal views on my business page although I am not agaisnt discussing it, and have already done so in depth, with clients in person. I will say that I find the video hard viewing and not what I expected.

Ultimately, I hope that we can pour our anger/distress/astoundment at the whole situation into supporting Team GB equestrian at the Olympics and promoting the validity of our sport into the non equestrian community.

I am a huge advocate of animal welfare and equestrianism. Whatever the circumstances, I can assure all my clients, both horsey and non horsey (particularly the non horsey) that this is not how the majority of equestrians train or coach. Not even my high level riders. I hope something can be learned from this travesty.

In the mean time. Here is a horse who is adored by "a little girl" who is lucky enough to be able to ride and love and pamper said noble steed who doesn't understand the meaning of the word 'abuse' unless it involves the act of withholding carrots 🥕🥕🤣

Hopefully Bilbo 🐶 can confirm, being loved by a Millie isn't the worst fate!

15/07/2024

Work did not go to plan today!
Up at 5am, Musgrove all day with my other half until 3pm. Then we battled the M5 closure traffic for 2 hours to get home! My clients have been so understanding. Thankyou.

The biggest apology to those clients that I cancelled today, I really hate cancelling anyone ever and very very rarely have to. A forewarning to other clients booked in this week that some rescheduling may be necessary, I will try and keep this to a minimum but there are a few more hurdles to get over yet. I'm home and rather tired, all messages will be dealt with ASAP but not tonight.

Millie 🐎🐕🐈🐇

04/07/2024

**South Wales - Wednesday 31st July**
Any clients in South Wales or Bristol areas near the bridge, I am in the area on this day. This is usually a popular one so drop me a message to book in quickly.🐎🐕🐈🐇

26/06/2024

How Exciting!!!
Go Team GB! What a fantastic line up for all 3 disciplines, can't wait to watch it! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🐎🐎🐎