Emma's Animal Therapy and Rehabilitation

21/01/2024

I am away on holiday enjoying the snow until Sunday 28th I will not be replying to messages.

30/11/2023

🐴Equine and Canine muscular skeletal appointment available for December🐶
❄️Wednesday 6th December morning and early afternon
❄️Friday 8th any area
❄️Thursday 14th morning Huddersfield area
❄️Tuesday 19th morning Wakefield area
❄️Thursday 21st one appointment available afternon HD8 area or Horbury area
❄️limited weekend availability please ask.

I will be taking some time off over Christmas from friday 22nd december to tuesday 2nd january.

25/04/2023

Are you ridding your horse more?

Are you planning competitions or longer hacks?
If the answer is yes to the above you should start the season with a muscle skeletal check for your horse. Horse can develop muscle tension for many reason but winter can be the worse. Due to longer time stable, eating from hay nets, walking through mood, and less regular exercise. This may have coursed, altered movement pattern, muscle atrophy and tension.

Muscle skeletal check and treatment can help spot any miner issue and help prevent bigger soft tissue injury, make your horse happier in there work and improve the chances of a successful summer season without any down time due to injury.

You also need to look at your horse as a hole. Change in diet and work load will affect your horse saddle fit book an appointment with a qualified master saddler is also really important. You should have a saddle fitter every 6 to 12 months your saddle fitter can advise better on this. Also dentistry when was the last time your horse had their teeth checked? This should be done at least every 12 months more if recommended by your dentist or vet.

There will also be lots of dietary changes happening its important to introduce them slowly to allow your horse digestive system to cope with the changes.

I have spent the winter getting the wait of my cob Jazz through diet and using less rugs and I am now upping her exercise to help keep her summer wait controlled. She is a good due and will be muzzled through out the summer. Whereas my old girl lulu I use the summer to help her put wait on to get through the next winter. Each horse is different make sure you do what is right for them and you for the summer ahead.
To book an appointment or to ask any question either PM me or call or text me on 07594537714

11/04/2023

Equine muscular skeletal appointment available Friday 14th April wakefield WF3 area.

Appointments take 60 to 90 min. I will carry out a dynamic and static evaluation of your horse. Taking my time to get to know you and them. I will perform a treatment tailored to your horse. If required i will check your saddle fit and may refer on to a saddle fitter. If needed i am happy to provide rehabilitation plans.

10/03/2023

My girls loved there snow day and the sun this afternoon so much so they decided they would rather be out all day. So they got a high fibre feed at lunch time and went back out for a few more hours. It's important to make sure horse don't go with out food for more than 4 hours at a time.

My little guinea pig where not so keen on the snow and prefer running round on my kitchen floor.

09/03/2023

Winter not quite finished yet. It's important to keep your horse moving over the next few days especially if there use to been out. In hand walking, treat ball and having hay in different part of the stable are all good way to keep them moving.

08/02/2023

Equine and Canine appointment available next week.
Thursday 16th late morning East Ardsley, afternoon Wakefield.
Weekend appointments available on request.

22/01/2023

Great first day on the slopes. I will be off work until Saturday 28th. I will still be replying to message over the week maybe a little slower than normal.

25/12/2022

Merry Christmas to all my clients and there four legged friends.

22/12/2022

Treated my final horse of the year today the lovley genie.
I am now sat down with 2023 January and February diary booking clients in. please message me to book in.

I am away on holiday from 20th to 28th January and 24th Feb to sat 4th March.

I will be working tuesday and wednesday morning huddersfield, barnsley and wakefield area. Thursday and friday all day any area.

To book an appointment eather FB message me or text me on 07594537714.

25/07/2022

A few of my client have been asking to see my wedding pictures with my horses. So her is a few of my favourite pictures.

25/07/2022

Had a great weekend on EMA Spinal freedom CPD. I will now be including this as part of appointments where needed.

23/06/2022

As most of my reguler clients know, i am getting married on the 2nd July. I will not be responding to messages from Thursday 30th June untill Tuesday 12th July. I will be back out at appointments from Thursday 14th July.
If you would like to book in for July please get in touch.

Call/ Text me on 07594537714 or PM me

06/05/2022

Summer MOT for your horse

Whether you’re a happy hacker or a competition rider its important to have your horse muscle skeletal system checked often. There are many benefits to a massage therapy, including reduce chance of injury to muscle and other soft tissue, increase blood flow and improved muscle tone.

Appointments take 60 to 90 min cost £45. I will carry out a dynamic and static evaluation of your horse. Taking my time to get to know you and them. I will perform a treatment tailed to your horse. If required i will check your saddle fit and may refer on to a saddle fitter. If needed i am happy to provide rehabilitation plans.

14/04/2022

Pamper day yesterday at Manor farm stables and rehab for jazz and Vienna. Jazz enjoyed a theraplate session, treadmill and hydrotherapy spa. Followed by a warm bath not that she was clean this morning.

07/04/2022

Last minite Equine sports massage appointment available.

I have availability for one horse tomorrow 8th April late morning. Wakefield area.

Appointments last about 90 min and cost £45.

To book in please message me on 07594537714

27/03/2022

Now the nights are longer and the sun out, you will hopefull be riding more. Its importamnt to increase your horse exercise gradually especcially if they have had winter with little or no exercise.

Its important to have your saddle fit checked and support your horse muscler skeletal system. So you can have a great summer full of long hacks and competiton success.

I can help with this by offering equine remedial sports massage, pre and post competiton massage. I look at the horse muscler skeletal system from head to tail. I can also check saddle fit and refer on to a saddle fitter if needed.

Equine appointments take about 90 min I take my time to get to know you and your horse and am happy to help with exercise plans, rehabilitation plan from injurey and dietary support to make your horse fit and healthy.

For more informtion or to book an appointment please PM me or call/ text 07594537714.

06/03/2022

10/02/2022

Limited appointments availaible in February
Equine appointments £40
Canine appointments £25
Friday 18th morning Wakefield/ Huddersfield area
Wednesday 23rd morning HD8/9 area Huddersfield
Friday 25th any area
Can also do weekend appointments

24/11/2021

🎄Limited Equine and Cannine appointments left before Christmas
December
🐎Thursday 2nd December any area
🐴Thursday 9th Morning Wakefiekd area
🐕Wednesday 22nd any area
I will be closed for Christmas between 23rd December and Tuesday 4th January. I will still be responding to messagges and taking booking for January.

07/09/2021

*** WHEN AN APPARENTLY SUBTLE COLIC IS OFTEN THE WORST TYPE ***

This is a hard hitting post, for which I make no apologies. This afternoon/evening, I have put to sleep the worst case of colic I have seen in my 13 years in practice. Was the horse rolling around on the floor? No. Doesn’t that mean it’s not colic then?! NO!!!!!!

This is something ALL HORSE OWNERS MUST KNOW. A horse does not have to be thrashing around and getting up and down to show it has colic! Why not? Firstly, you may have not seen that stage. You turn up to your horse in the morning. He is standing very quietly and doesn’t want his breakfast. He has trashed his bed and looks tired. Call the vet!!!!! He has colic.

Why can a horse suddenly stop rolling/thrashing about and look slightly better? Worst case scenario is that the intestine or stomach have now ruptured. The immense pain caused by the intestine being strangulated will subside when the intestine rupture. The pain will gradually increase again as the horse becomes septic.

A horse may not ever have rolled/gone down with colic. All horses have different pain thresholds. Some will just stand still, and hope that by not moving the pain will go away. It may be too painful for the horse to move at all, if the intestine is close to rupture.

This evening, the horse’s re**um was full of blood and ruptured colon. The horse’s mouth was ice cold and her mucous membranes were purple. She was reluctant to walk, but could walk, and wasn’t going down. I very quickly euthanised her.

Whatever the cause or reason, the incredibly important take home message, is that a horse does not necessarily have to be rolling or going down, or even pawing at the ground, for him to have severe intestinal or gastric issues causing colic. Every horse owner should know that if their horse is abnormally quiet/dull, and very definitely if he doesn’t want to eat, or is picking at bits of food with no enthusiasm, they must CALL THE VET.

Please share, and make sure everyone at your yard, or all of your friends with horses know. Do not leave a horse to rupture his or her intestine because the horse is simply quiet and you think he/she hasn’t got colic.

Only just finished my calls and got back to my yard, to be greeted by the most beautiful sunset to brighten up a tough afternoon/evening.

01/09/2021

☀️I will be away on holiday from saturday the 4th to sunday the 12th september. I will have limited internet and signal so there may be a delay in responding to messages.
🐴I have availability on friday 3rd september eather Huddersfield, Wakefield or Barnsley.
Please PM or text me on 07594537714 to book in.

02/08/2021

01/07/2021

Well done to Bethany and Mickey today!

04/05/2021

🐎Summer offer🐴

Keeping your horse in tip top condition can be expensive, so I am offering a summer deal from May to July. Two therapy sessions for £60, the first treatment at £40 and the second treatment for £20.
Offer to be taken between May and July.

What’s included in an equine therapy session?
Static and dynamic assessment.
Repertoire of techniques such as: massage, lower-level laser therapy, myofascial release, stretches and kinesthetic taping, plus a rehabilitation program if required.

Also included in a therapy session is a saddle and bridle check, with bit fit advice if needed.

To book an appointment please call 07594537714 or PM me.

04/05/2021

Now we are able to get out and about with our horses more, it’s important to make sure they’re in tip top condition. My ponies have had a month of being pampered; seeing the dentist, saddle fitter and of course a session from me. It’s so important to have every thing checked.
There are a number of benefits to having your horse’s muscular skeletal health checked regularly throughout the competition season. It will allow any potential problems to be spotted early on, reducing the risk of injury and lameness. Allowing you to ride and compete through the season.