Lara Murray Equine Therapy

29/03/2025

Availability! 🐎🐴

For April, I currently have;

1 x space 4th - Sutton, St Ives, Huntingdon areas.

2 x spaces 17th - Waterbeach and surrounding areas.

2 x spaces 23rd - Willingham and surrounding areas.

3 x spaces 29th.

Message on 07484 703737 if you are interested in one of these places.

Lets get our horses ready for summer!🌞

27/03/2025

Entertaining myself at the McTimoney Animal Association AGM - very informative day!

The anatomy table is slightly different than my Equine Anatomy app🙈 very cool (depending on your definition) looking at ailments up close!

24/03/2025

23/03/2025

Rubble and Numeral thoroughly enjoyed their treatments today! Numeral couldn’t stop yawning🥱 and Rubble decided it was nap time!

Isla also loved her treatment today but I forgot to take a picture🙈

13/03/2025

This girl loves her swede! 💕

I am now fully booked for March🐎

I have the second week in April with availability. Message to avoid disappointment! 📥

📞07484 703737
📧 [email protected]

11/03/2025

Bring back the sunny weather please!🌞

I have very limited availability left for March, then booking 1st week in April.

I am a soft tissue therapist, focused on promoting comfort and performance in our equine athletes🐎

I use methods such as prehabilitative exercises, soft tissue manipulation, massage, stretches and mobilisation exercises!

Prehabilitation will always be better than rehabilitation🐴

Message me on 07484703737 to find out more and book 📥

06/03/2025

JOINT SUPPLEMENTS🦴

It can be a minefield - so what should you be looking for?🐎

Theres a lot of research occurring right now, and lots gone into this over the last 20 years. The common denominator? Chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine!👩‍🔬

What do they do?

✨Chondroitin sulfate
- 🦴An essential component of the cartilage matrix that forms synovial joints.
- 🦴 Prevents gene expression of harmful genes, particularily inflammatory genes that damage synovial membrane!

✨Glucosamine
- 🦴 Protects the essential components of the cartilage matrix - such as chondroitin sulfate!
- 🦴 Reduces prostaglandin E2 - which amplifies pain signals within the joint.

Unfortunately, although we know these compounds do have positive effects regarding structural integrity within synovial joints and preventing/ managing osteoarthritis, there is very little evidence on optimal dosages for oral use - i.e. supplements!🐴

This is due to the enzymes responsible for digestion within the gastrointestinal tract🔬 🧪 meaning very little of what we feed is actually available to the joint.

When buying joint supplements, please carefully read the ingredients. Research currently suggests an effective joint supplement should contain BOTH chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine🧬👩‍🔬🐎

04/03/2025

Touching up on musculature knowledge and stepping up my gait assessment game at McTimoney this weekend!🐎

We had some very informative practicals, providing new insight into the way a horse moves relating to conformation and workload - building on knowledge I gained in my Bachelors😊

We were lucky to have some wonderful and very patient horses and dogs! The sun also came out, a bonus🌞🌞

Finally - the first big scary presentation was submitted and presented! I focused on ‘Artificial Selection and Morphological Impacts in the Labrador Retriever’ 🐕

I so look forward to continuing to expand my knowledge as this course continues! 📚Not only is it preparing me for chiropractic, it is informing my current practice as well.

Please feel free to message and discuss how I can help your horse📥

28/02/2025

Bobo soaked up some sun this morning, ready for her Chiropractic appointment this afternoon! 🌞

It really is essential to care for all aspects of the musculoskeletal system🐎

26/02/2025

As promised - the lovely Tina had her treatment on Wednesday!

She was very well behaved, and clearly loved it🤩 massive improvement, we saw some lovely releases through her neck and shoulder musculature💕

There are so many reasons to book a manual therapist for your horse this time of year, but heres a key few;

✅ Treating pesky sore spots, tension and knots before they begin to effect training and overall comfort.

✅ Targeted exercise prescription.

✅ Increasing circulation - allowing for more oxygen to reach the tissues, and therefore reducing injury risk.

✅ Increasing suppleness and flexibility, improving performance and reducing injury risk.

✅Promote muscle growth - especially for those recently suffering from injury, or who have had lack of turnout over winter due to harsh conditions❄️

✅ Promoting comfort! Massage allows relaxation both mentally and musculoskeletally, aside from all of the physical treatment benefits.

All of us, including our beloved horses, feel stiff through the winter. We are all prone to slips and falls due to wet ground - most especially animals that spend most of their time outside🐎

Help prevent injuries and soreness in your horse this winter with regular theraputic manipulation❄️

Please message if you have any questions on the process, or how I can help your horse😊

I still have availability for March, pop me a message to secure your space📥

17/02/2025

Outing to Forest Edge Arena to support Ella Bates riding Tina in the Area Festivals! 🐎

Full sponsored rider outing, with Olivia Scott showing her support too♥️

Tina and Ella did brilliantly! Tina will be having a very well deserved treatment on Wednesday to keep her performing at her best🤩

I still have February availability, pop me a message to book in📥

07/02/2025

Numeral is such a sweet boy - he reacted really well to his treatment today!

Excited to see him transition into Hold Your Horses - Horseboarding Uk Team 🤩

So today Numi had a visit from Lara Murray Equine Therapy. Living the life he’s lived we expected more niggles but looks like his 4 month break over winter has done him the world of good! Apart from a few tight spots and needing some more strengthening work, which we will be working on during his fittening programme, he’s feeling pretty good in himself! He will have a few more treatments with Lara before the season starts so will be in tip top form and ready to race! If anyone is in need of a physio for there horses and is fairly local to us we highly reccomend Lara so please go visit her page! 💪👍🫶🔥

06/02/2025

👐 How Often Should Your Horse Be Massaged? 🐴

Massage is a fantastic way to keep your horse feeling their best, but how often should they receive treatment? The answer depends on their individual needs, workload, and physical condition.

✅ Maintenance massage
I tend to say, a light, general massage can be done weekly to support circulation, relaxation, and muscle tone. This is excellent for keeping your horse comfortable and preventing minor issues from developing. This can be horse owner level massage.

⏳ Deeper, more intensive work (Professional Therapist) Trigger point therapy and deep tissue massage should not be carried out too frequently, as the muscles need time to respond and recover. Typically, every 4-6 weeks is appropriate, depending on your horse’s needs.

Every horse is different, and their massage schedule should be tailored accordingly. If you’re unsure what’s best for your horse, get in touch with your massage therapist as they can assess your horses individual needs and recommend the best approach!


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06/02/2025

Still in the depths of winter!❄️ Bobo is having a treatment this weekend to make sure she stays comfortable with such chilly conditions and hard ground🐎

February is filling up quick, pop me a message to book to avoid disappointment📥

25/01/2025

Always lovely to know clients are seeing positive changes😊

18/01/2025

I have availability in Hockwold area on Sunday 26th January after 3:30pm - message if your interested 😊

14/01/2025

FUNCTIONALITY, PERFORMANCE, COMFORT🐎

Improving and maintaining these 3 qualities is my core aim when treating all of my wonderful clients!🐴

How can I help your horse achieve this?

I use soft tissue release techniques, mobilisations, stretches, and exercise prescription, all of which are non-invasive! There are many benefits!

🌟DECREASED MUSCLE TENSION - this allows your horse to become balanced and supple.

🌟 INCREASED LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE - providing increased circulation, this increases your horses ability to recover, heal, and grow more muscle!

🌟 INCREASED ELASTICITY AND FLEXIBILITY - not only does this prevent injury occurence (important to consider with the weather conditions!❄️), but it also allows your horse to work at increased performance!

🌟 STIMULATES THE PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM - allowing your horse to relax! Especially important in anxious or highly strung horses.

🌟MUSCLE MAINTENANCE - muscles are strained every day, whether due to exercise or turn-out. Ensuring they are looked after prevents areas repeatedly suffering minor knots, abraisons and loading becoming more serious!

This is only to name a few of the benefits; more research is coming out regularly suggesting more benefits to hands-on soft tissue work! 🤲🏻🤲🏻

It is suitable, and recommended, for all types of horses - leisure riding, retired, pony club, and competition athletes🐎🐎

Covering most of Cambridgeshire.

Pop me a message (07484703737) to book and see how I can help your horse 📥

05/01/2025

3 wonderful clients treated today!🥰🐴

Tina loved her treatment and got sweeties after🙈 Ella Bates

Tina is usually on a 6-8 week routine, but will have another maintenance treatment after heading to Petplan Area Festivals at the end of January🐎