Hoof 'n' Paw Physio

Hoof 'n' Paw Physio Animal Physiotherapist (I.A.A.T. and RAMP registered) Always going above and beyond to ensure their health and happiness.

Bethany Messruther is an experienced veterinary/animal physiotherapist qualified through the collage of Animal Physiotherapy passing with merit; offering a wide range of physiotherapy treatments including massage, stretching, therapeutic ultrasound, phototherapy, pulsed magnetic therapy, laser and rehabilitation exercise plans. Bethany has always had a passion for and a very strong natural aptitud

e with all animals and background of experience with a wide range of animals from horses, dogs and cats to exotics including owls, parrots, lizards and tortoises. Having learnt to ride as a young child, she went on to work at local riding schools caring for the needs of all the riding school horses and many liveries including successful show jumpers alongside being the permanent groom to Egyptian Arab show ponies. Bethany has always had dogs at home and has trained her rescue german shepherd in obedience and agility winning numerous awards at the local dog training club and local shows. She has cared for a range of dogs and other animals as a pet sitter and dog walker; alongside many years of experience working in a local veterinary practice in a veterinary nursing assistant capacity.

The magical connection is what makes my work everyday so very special, a speechless language that no words could explain
28/07/2024

The magical connection is what makes my work everyday so very special, a speechless language that no words could explain

Physiotherapy is beneficial in a vast a ray of circumstances, many you will never of thought of, along with many more th...
09/06/2024

Physiotherapy is beneficial in a vast a ray of circumstances, many you will never of thought of, along with many more these include –

Routine treatment

Release of muscle spasm, tightness and strain

Prevention and treatment of muscle atrophy

Treatment of damaged tendons and ligaments

Treatment of orthopaedic conditions

Ease arthritic pain and slow degeneration

Optimise conditions for wound healing

Optimise repair of fractures

Optimise conditions for post-operative repair

Rehabilitation after injury

Reduces oedema and bruising

Optimise and maintain joint range of movement and muscle tone

Assist wound repair to reduce scarring and proud flesh

And so much more

Get in touch if you'd like a chat regarding how physio can help your animal

31/12/2023

A huge thank you to all my wonderful clients, you all allow my passion to be my career and let me spend everyday doing what I love. Thank you for your loyal continued support, I am so grateful to every one of you. I am privileged to be welcomed into your animals lives and honoured to regularly treat them, each and every one of them holds a special place

Looking forward to continuing to treat all your wonderful animals, following your journeys together and meeting lots of new ones along the way

All the best for 2024, may it be everything you want it to be.
Happy New Year
See you all soon

Finished a very busy 2023 with one of my goreous long term regulars, Humphrey. That magical bond I develop with my regul...
31/12/2023

Finished a very busy 2023 with one of my goreous long term regulars, Humphrey. That magical bond I develop with my regulars is what makes everything so special and I'm very lucky to have lots of you

Lovely Harvey enjoying his maintenance physio treatment this week. He likes to sleep while having a massage. Regular mai...
28/12/2023

Lovely Harvey enjoying his maintenance physio treatment this week. He likes to sleep while having a massage.

Regular maintenance physiotherapy has a high range of benefits –
• Increases physical and mental relaxation
• Improves performance and behaviour
• Increases joint range of movement
• Increases circulation and lymphatic drainage
• Increases flexibility, elasticity and suppleness of soft tissues
• Reduces muscular tension, soreness and stiffness
• Reduces the risk of injury
• Identifies and addresses small issues before they affect performance and cause lasting damage

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas Thank you so much for all your  presents, cards, tips and messages; you're so gene...
25/12/2023

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas

Thank you so much for all your presents, cards, tips and messages; you're so generous and it means so much.

12/11/2023
Epiony Massage Ball uses innovative cold gel technology within its 360-degree rotating stainless steel ball, to help red...
03/08/2023

Epiony Massage Ball uses innovative cold gel technology within its 360-degree rotating stainless steel ball, to help reduce inflammation, soothe and relax tight muscles, reduce stress and alleviate pain. The cold gel within the roller ball holds a temperature, hot or cold, for up to 40 minutes. It has been designed, like all Epiony products, to be easy and simple to use. Made with a soft polymer handle and easy to clean stainless steel ball.

FOR HEAT THERAPY-Immerse the stainless-steel roller ball into hot water (not boiling)

FOR COLD THERAPY-Place the whole unit into the freezer or cold water if a freezer is not available

In Stock £19.95

Happy horses enjoying their routine maintenance physio; a massage on a rare sunny afternoon this summer; Libby, George a...
01/08/2023

Happy horses enjoying their routine maintenance physio; a massage on a rare sunny afternoon this summer; Libby, George and Subo all sleepy and relaxed.

Regular maintenance physiotherapy has a high range of benefits –
• Increases physical and mental relaxation
• Improves performance and behaviour
• Increases joint range of movement
• Increases circulation and lymphatic drainage
• Increases flexibility, elasticity and suppleness of soft tissues
• Reduces muscular tension, soreness and stiffness
• Reduces the risk of injury
• Identifies and addresses small issues before they affect performance and cause lasting damage

15/01/2023

I've really got out of habit of posting on here regularly, so going to try to but what would you like to see?

Happy New Year A huge thank you to all my wonderful clients, you all allow my passion to be my career and let me spend e...
09/01/2023

Happy New Year

A huge thank you to all my wonderful clients, you all allow my passion to be my career and let me spend everyday doing what I love. Thank you for your loyal continued support, I am so grateful to every one of you. I am privileged to be welcomed into your animals lives and honoured to regularly treat them, each and every one of them holds a special place

Reflecting back, looking at all your successes, all those wonderful animals that have gone through rehab and are back loving life but also remembering the very special animals we've lost this year leaving big holes in our hearts. There's some very bright stars joined the sky this last year, my thoughts are with you all, you know who you are.

Looking forward to continuing to treat all your wonderful animals, following your journeys together and meeting lots of new ones along the way

All the best for 2023, may it be everything you want it to be. See you all soon

Wishing all my wonderful clients a very Merry ChristmasA huge thank for all my lovely gifts, cards and Christmas tips, y...
25/12/2022

Wishing all my wonderful clients a very Merry Christmas
A huge thank for all my lovely gifts, cards and Christmas tips, you've spoilt me I am so grateful.
Have a fabulous day

I've been so busy treating all your lovely animals I've got completely out of the routine of posting on here.I'm always ...
31/07/2022

I've been so busy treating all your lovely animals I've got completely out of the routine of posting on here.

I'm always here for a chat if youd like to know how physiotherapy could benefit your horse, dog, cat or other animal, get in touch if you've any questions

15/07/2020
Horses Inside Out

I regularly recommend pole work to help your horses posture, core strength and joint range of movement. This video shows how it recruits the muscles

As this is such a popular video, I thought I would share it again for everyone who missed it the first time! Love it!!!

Love this video illustrating muscle action and the benefits of trot poles! Taken during a lecture demonstration at Aberystwyth University.

Notice the alteration in posture as the Mare goes through the poles. Core muscle recruitment!! As well as increased joint movement.

Learn more about the biomechanics of polework in my book Posture and Performance https://www.horsesinsideout.com/product-page/posture-and-performance-1

13/07/2020

Now in stock Epiony Thermal Wand; I use the thermal wand myself when treating horses and dogs. Get in touch if youd like more information.

The Thermal Wand is an innovative lightweight portable source of direct heat.

The device has three metal fingers, the end of each one heats up enabling you to massage these warm fingers into specific muscles on the body.

Its temperature controlled, you can choose to set the temperature between 36°c and 53°c, especially good to use around the poll/neck area and quarters on horses and the back of the neck and top of the shoulders on people to relieve tension.

It has two extra features which is a micro vibration and red light (630nm), these can be turned on or off whilst using the heat,

The sleek pearlised design not only looks good (easy to clean too) but makes it great to hold whilst using.

Why heat?

Heat stimulates the sensory receptors in the skin, which means that applying heat to any part of the body, on both people and animals, will decrease transmssions of pain signals to the brain and partially relieve discomfort.

Heat will aid stiff muscles and improve overall feeling of comfort.

Ideal for horses with tension in the poll/neck and back/quarters.

Ideal for people with tension in the neck/head and stiff lower backs.

Like all our products The Thermal Wand will aid relaxation and reduce stress, not just in horses and people but other animals too.

15/06/2020

Lovely day yesterday catching up with some of my lovely regulars - always a pleasure to treat you're gorgeous horses and catch up with what you've been enjoying doing, thank you ladies.

Regular maintenance physiotherapy has a high range of benefits –
• Increases physical and mental relaxation
• Improves performance and behaviour
• Increases joint range of movement
• Increases circulation and lymphatic drainage
• Increases flexibility, elasticity and suppleness of soft tissues
• Reduces muscular tension, soreness and stiffness
• Reduces the risk of injury
• Identifies and addresses small issues before they affect performance and cause lasting damage

June is proving to be a busy month catching up with you all and treating lots of new ones too. Get in touch for more information

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Bethany Messruther is an animal physiotherapist qualified through the collage of Animal Physiotherapy passing with merit; offering a wide range of physiotherapy treatments including massage, stretching, therapeutic ultrasound, phototherapy, pulsed magnetic therapy and rehabilitation exercise plans. Bethany has always had a passion for and a very strong natural aptitude with all animals and background of experience with a wide range of animals from horses, dogs and cats to exotics including owls, parrots, lizards and tortoises. Always going above and beyond to ensure their health and happiness. Having learnt to ride as a young child, she went on to work at local riding schools caring for the needs of all the riding school horses and many liveries including successful show jumpers alongside being the permanent groom to Egyptian Arab show ponies. Bethany has always had dogs at home and has trained her rescue german shepherd in obedience and agility winning numerous awards at the local dog training club and local shows. She has cared for a range of dogs and other animals as a pet sitter and dog walker; alongside many years of experience working in a local veterinary practice in a veterinary nursing assistant capacity.