22/08/2024
Tiggy takes her role as session supervisor very seriously. Luckily Fearghal was far too snoozy to care much
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Wentwood Animal Therapy- Eulalia Speaight MMAA, MSc, BSc (Hons)
Equine and Canine McTimoney Therapi
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Wentwood Animal Therapy; Canine and Equine McTimoney and Massage
Eulalia (Lally) Speaight provides McTimoney and Massage for horses and dogs in and around South Devon and North Cornwall. McTimoney is a gentle holistic therapy which aims to rebalance the musculoskeletal system through the treatment of spinal misalignments. Each vertebrae has a natural range of motion but can get stuck to one side,
as a response to stresses upon the body. They can include short term stresses like injury or a fall/slip, or more long term stresses such as poor saddle fit, foot/shoeing changes, or compensations to conditions like arthritis. McTimoney acts to realign the misalignments so the body can begin to heal and rebalance itself. Massage helps create the best environment for the McTimoney to begin to work in, helping to further release tension and soreness within the muscles, working to optimize movement and performance
For more information contact Lally on 07972669984/Facebook/[email protected] or for more information on McTimoney visit the McTimoney Animal Association website on www.mctimoney-animal.org.uk
19/08/2024
Ever had somebody ask you what McTimoney is? Or “so what does she actually do?”
I love the fact that a lot of clients come to me through word of mouth, and the various Chinese whispers like explanations of the treatment range from “flicks” to “voodoo” so let’s get down to it.
McTimoney Chiropractic is a holistic, non invasive musculoskeletal therapy that aims to rebalance the musculoskeletal system and restore optimal nerve and muscle function. We look at the whole body, as dysfunction in one part of the body will be influencing others. The spinal, pelvic, jaw (foot, rib-the list goes on!) chiropractic adjustments are light and fast, helping to keep them gentle. Sometimes when you watch the adjustments being done, you could be forgiven for thinking “is that it?” particularly if you’ve gone down a social media chiro rabbit hole and seen some rather alarming looking actions. However I always urge you to watch the animal the adjustments are happening to. The changes in their body, their energy, their postures-subtle they may be, varied they may be but changes do occur. Don’t forget-the body is ALL connected, so when we adjust one, seemingly small part or joint we are in actual fact changing A LOT. And these joints don’t need to be forced, we’re not putting anything back into position as it was never out of position to begin with. What we’re working on is restriction, a reduced ability for a joint to work optimally or to work to its full range of motion. By improving this, we can impact the whole chain of movement, and by improving lots of chains all over the body we can help it work better, more comfortably and more sustainably. If the body is working more comfortably, then it’s better able to answer the questions we like to ask whether it be jump this, or hold this shape whilst doing this, or simply just pick up your foot and keep it there.
Never ever be afraid to ask questions of the professionals you pay to help look after your 4 legged friends. Never ever be afraid of looking silly or asking stupid questions. Even if that question is “so what do you actually do?”. Trust me, I want you to ask
19/08/2024
Philip feeling all the snoozes….look at that stupendous moustache
18/07/2024
Last weekend, I completed my Advanced Certificate so am now officially an Advanced McTimoney Veterinary Chiropractor 🎉🎉 I had the pleasure of meeting some lovely new people and colleagues, and added some new equine and canine adjustments to the tool kit 🐎🐴🐶🦮
07/07/2024
When the treatment snoozes are contagious and the back lady just happened to leave her jumper in a convenient nap spot
05/07/2024
Betty the whippet is never particularly impressed with her treatments, especially when her human tells me stories of her chasing cats and losing and subsequently needing to see me a little sooner than planned. But her feedback comes in subtle ways….like being able to get up onto the sofa unaided to take a really good post treatment snooze
24/06/2024
When the treatment snoozes hit so hard you can’t possibly hold your own head up
24/06/2024
The gorgeous Ola had her first session last week. Her rider reported that whilst she was progressing very nicely with schooling and strengthening, she was hitting some brick walls with one sidedness in the school and struggling walking down hills. Ola had quite a bit going on, shown quite nicely in the first picture. She settled very quickly, and in between some deep snoozes did a few massive nose to tail stretches
16/06/2024
Nice before and after from yesterdays session-Polo is still doing well at PC gatherings and the odd Mounted Game despite being in his 20’s, benefitting from a little bit of support now and then 😊
The whole yard got involved at one stage, even the cat!
08/06/2024
Brief stop off between clients….couldn’t resist!
08/05/2024
Snoozy ponies 😍😴
03/05/2024
You can tell an awful lot from a horses face, but often it gets overlooked when assessing the overall picture. It’s tempting to go straight to the back, or the pelvis to try and deduce what’s going on but the face can also give us hints. This is the lovely Stars, a very sweet but rather restricted racing pony. She has some pathology in both hocks and through the lower back, which can be seen in how her muscle develops and is reflected in how she moves. Take a look at her face as it also reflects the compensatory story. Are the nostrils level? How does your horse chew? Are the muscles across the forehead symmetrical? The after pictures (without it headcollar) help show some of what can happen once the adjustments have been done. It’s a moment in time, and over the subsequent days changes continue….but don’t forget to get familiar with your horses head and face as well as their legs and back. Everything and I mean EVERYTHING is connected
03/05/2024
5 more minutes Aunty Lal….its been a bit of a night…😴😴😴😴
17/04/2024
Something different for me today
13/04/2024
Lovely day at the office
08/04/2024
One of the many perks of the job 😊
14/03/2024
Sometimes the initial palpation and adjustments can be a bit scary….but we found Ezra’s snooze buttons in the end
12/03/2024
FREE McTimoney College of Chiropractic Webinar presented by McTimoney Animal Association members Vanessa Davidson and Amanda Powell.
Thursday 28th March 7.30pm. To register and for more info click on the link in our below.
https://facebook.com/events/s/understanding-pain-behaviours-/2923095711181704/
McTimoney treatment focusses on achieving symmetry, alleviating compensatory movement patterns, and thereby improving athletic performance.
Animal Therapy Magazine Vet Times
28/02/2024
Lyra, encapsulating what we’d all rather be doing in this horrid weather! ☔️
07/02/2024
What a great start to 2024 it’s been! (weather, mud and daylight notwithstanding). Diary’s busy, and I’m gradually working my way round to those of you waiting for appointment dates after a poorly small briefly stopped play last week. Apologies for the wait-I’ll get back to you asap 😊
27/01/2024
SUNDAY FUNNIES:
24/01/2024
This lovely girl is Miss Dolly. Whilst she was mortified to have pictures of her bottom taken, she provided a nice before and after of what a restricted pelvis can look like when a horse is stood up square. Keep in mind that dysfunction is never an isolated event, and Dolly also had some restriction in other areas of her body. She responded to the adjustments and some myofascial release beautifully. As treatments progress, some body retraining can begin to help to further strengthen her posture and progress her schooling 😊❤️🐴
22/01/2024
In the realm of animal healthcare, McTimoney animal chiropractic has emerged as a gentle and effective approach to restoring balance and mobility to all our
17/01/2024
The obvious sock choice before embarking on a day of dogs 🐶 🐕
13/01/2024
Jiggy tried so hard not to fall asleep during his session this afternoon….we got there in the end 😴😂
13/01/2024
Apparently toddlers and CPD notes shouldn’t be left unattended. Managed to find all the pieces thankfully 🤦🏼♀️
06/01/2024
Sometimes you have to change your tactics when you meet an anxious animal. Lola, was one such case. She didn’t settle with me in the house, and got increasingly worried as we began trying to do an initial palpation. So we took her for a walk, played, did some recall until she settled enough with me for me to treat her. She handled it like a pro😊 Its always worth taking the time to help an animal feel safe and confident-they’re the most important person in the room
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This is Charlie on our morning jaunt around the block. A shorter walk than normal as she had a treatment from me on Sunday, and she’s just getting back up to a normal walk length. Generally I walk her in a harness but I wanted to video her movement so I could show you the difference between today and the last video I posted of her from last week-can you spot the differences? 🦮🐶
How often do you watch your horse or dog move? When you do, what do you notice? It’s very easy when we see our animals every day, do similar things every day that we might miss clues that their bodies are giving to tell us what might be going on. This is a video of Charlie, my rising 14 year old German Shepherd Cross in a video I took at the end of a walk last week. When I watch an animal move, I look at the pelvis, the head carriage, the foot placement, the tail, the trunk swing amongst other things. These all give clues as to what the body has got going on. Have a look at Charlie here and see what you notice 🐶🦮
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