Zoe Smith Equine Therapist The osteopathic approach

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PGDip Equine Osteopathy
Cert Equine sports and rehabilitation massage
Fully insured
Member of International association of animal therapists
I provide assessment and treatment for your horse using a combination of osteopathy and massage.

10/11/2025

How adorable is she, falling asleep with her head on my lap 😍 💕

Love that post treatment yawn!🐎Why do horses yawn during and after treatment? 🐎Yawning is a great sign it can mean;🐎They...
30/10/2025

Love that post treatment yawn!

🐎Why do horses yawn during and after treatment?

🐎Yawning is a great sign it can mean;
🐎They are relaxing deeply as tension releases
🐎Their nervous system is calming down
🐎Their body is responding to gentle adjustments and beginning to reset.

🐎Yawning is such a positive response, showing they feel more comfortable and healing has begun!

The osteopath aims to work with the body to return it to normal and therefore enable unhindered flow and heath to be res...
29/10/2025

The osteopath aims to work with the body to return it to normal and therefore enable unhindered flow and heath to be restored.

🐎 As an osteopath, we examine all the functions in the different systems with the aim of formulating a bespoke working hypothesis, highlighting predisposing, contributing and maintaing factors in the presenting problem.

🐎 We look at the body as a whole, as we analyse the findings.

🐎 We assess forming a detailed analysis of function and assessing relations through mechanical, neurological and fluid links to form a hierarchy and sequence for treatment.

You asked for it .......here comes the smoulder 😘
14/10/2025

You asked for it .......here comes the smoulder 😘

Techniques ...So I thought I would follow on from my post the other day about techniques osteopaths can use to help your...
14/10/2025

Techniques ...
So I thought I would follow on from my post the other day about techniques osteopaths can use to help your horse to improve range of motion and function to relieve restrictions and pain.

🐎 Functional technique - This is a very gentle technique that takes the joint to its restrictive barrier and using micro moves it stimulates the mechanoreceptors reducing pain and restoring function in the joint.

🐎It also improves the quality of the rang of motion and improves proprioception, its great for targeting a certain vector in the joint that has become dysfunctional or the whole joint itself if necessary.

10/10/2025

Techniques -
As an osteopath I have many techniques I can use to help the horse when there is dysfunction.
lets look at Articulation today. This technique is good for stiff joints, it is a very gentle way of taking the joint through its natural ranges of movement and reminding the joint how to move correctly again. The joint is taken slowly and rhythmically through its natural ranges of motion without any force gradually working the joint to increase range and fluidity. This encourages the synovial fluid surrounding the joint to coat the joint surfaces which reduces friction, decreases pain and helps restore comfortable movement.

30/08/2025

And take a deep breath...... Fun facts!

Did you know that a horse changes its breathing depending on what gait they are in?

Horses do not breathe by expanding and contracting their chests during canter and gallop, the air movement comes from the diaphragm and movement and pressure from the contents of the abdomen.

Horses take a breath with in time with each stride at canter and gallop, this is known as " Respiratory locomotor coupling"

When cantering or galloping as the front legs leave the ground and weight is transferred onto the hindlimbs the abdominal contents swings backwards towards the pelvis causing the lungs to inflate to breathe in as the diaphragm pulls back at the same time.

As the front limbs protract and touch down weight is then transferred forwards, the abdominal contents swings forwards pushing against the diaphragm and forcing the air back out.

When standing, walking and trotting horses use their intercostal muscles among others to increase respiratory rate, they physically expand and contract the chest.

When jumping the horses hold their breath!
🐎🏇🐎🏇🐎🏇🐎🏇

This lovely guy didn't want me to go, hes a huge fan of a carrot stretch!
20/08/2025

This lovely guy didn't want me to go, hes a huge fan of a carrot stretch!

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