Peak Performance Therapies

31/07/2024

⚠️Hard Ground!!⚠️
With the high temperatures this week the ground is starting to harden up! Please be aware as tempting as it can be, cantering/galloping your horses on the hard ground can lead to lameness. The concussion horses experience from the hard ground puts a great strain on their tendons and ligaments. Injuries such as splints, bruised soles, fractured pedal bones, strains and ligament damage are often seen as a result of the hard ground.
We hope you enjoy the nicer weather and the freshly cut stubble/open fields but please do take into consideration the surfaces and conditions before allowing your horse to have a good blast! 🏇🏇🏇

10/06/2024

Another year being a part of this fabulous event Equestrian Business Awards and judging the ‘Therapist of the year’ category. This awards night is for recognising equestrian professionals from all parts of the industry that have been nominated for their commitment, hard work, knowledge and passion in their line of work!

It’s always a fabulous evening filled with leading professionals from around the country!

Again, a huge congratulations to all of the finalists this year and well done to all of the nominees ⭐️

10/06/2024

09/06/2024

A huge well done to sponsored rider Charleigh on such Fabulous results today! To take her first win on her up and coming ride Storm! And of course a beautiful ride on Sparky ❤️

06/06/2024

A huge well done to the finalists of 2024 for the Equestrian Business Awards! And congratulations to all 212 of the nominees!!! 🥳 👏

⭐Equine Therapist of the Year 2024 sponsored by Equicantis⭐
Headline Sponsor: Bloomfields Horseboxes

With 212 professionals nominated in this category, we would like to wish a huge congratulations to:

Paul Senter - Massage Equine
Francesca Fernside Elite Animal Therapy
Donna Barker Equine Therapy & Rehabilitation
Sussex Equine Massage Therapy
Ben Bray Equine Sports and Rehabilitaion Massage/Animal Reiki MasterBen Bray Equine Sports and Rehabilitaion Massage/Animal Reiki Master

30/05/2024

Amen 🙏

I see a lot of people recommending chiropractors and pemf and excluding massage therapists. I want to give you a few reasons why I believe a massage therapist should be used regularly at times in a horse’s life:

We all have different skills to contribute to your horse’s care. Bodies need different kinds of help at different times.

Remember that it’s the muscles that create tensile strength and hold the bones and organs in place. They are also what pulls the body out of optimum, by strength or weakness, which combine to create imbalance and potential unsoundness. This is especially true and important when a horse is coming into increased work, coming back into fitness, or when a horse is older and needs a little help staying loose and comfortable. You can be a great trainer, your horse will still build strength unevenly, it’s simply what happens when out of shape horses are put into exercise. It’s natural, normal and expected.

By being proactive and working with a great massage therapist you can help your horse be more balanced and comfortable and so sounder, more mentally balanced and train more easily. We can help the horse through the process by manually suppling, helping him learn his body, improving awareness and letting him use himself the best he can while he works to build and become, hopefully, the best version of himself.

Learn more here - https://koperequine.com/why-hands-on-massage-is-the-best-way-to-for-sore-care-muscles/

Massage Speeds Exercise Recovery - https://koperequine.com/massage-speeds-muscle-recovery/

23/05/2024

20/05/2024

Well done Charleigh ❤️ Lyford Stud ###

Eventer Challenge - Class 3 80cm Winner Charleigh Pettit

20/05/2024

Hey everyone, I’m Laura, the founder of Equicantis 💫

As an Equine Musculoskeletal Therapist with nearly 15 years of experience, I have discovered first hand the frustration of delivering session reports and exercise plans manually. Handwriting them during appointments was quick but lacked quality, while typing them at home was time-consuming and still lacked impact!

Determined to enhance my clients experience, I embarked on a journey to create a solution. Thus, Equicantis was born – a cloud-based system designed to streamline business management and revolutionise exercise prescription for animal therapists worldwide.

My vision? Happy therapists, happy clients, and most importantly, happy animals!

Interested in finding out more? DM me 💬

15/05/2024

Just look at this little pro jumping round at Onley today!!!!!! 🤩❤️🤩 Proud doesn’t even come close. Well done Ellie May Payne ###

07/05/2024

Right… I’m getting there slowly with the paper work!!! I’ve caught up on messages and admin, I’ve rebooked the horses that are on my regular yard visits. I still have 30 horses left to book back in…. It’s a working progress while I am jiggling things around so please bear with me ❤️🙏

06/05/2024

🔔 BACK TO WORK TOMORROW 🔔

And I couldn’t be more looking forward to it!!! After putting my back out 10 days ago and falling sick the following day I’m so excited to be getting back to it tomorrow 😀

It was a long week in my pit, I kept trying to crack on but I just couldn’t, I was literally knocked off my feet… apparently it wasn’t Covid but it felt the same as when I had it last year! Anyway…. Tomorrow everything resumes to normal!!

I have appointments during the day and in the evening I will be catching up on all of my messages, rebooking missed appointment and getting everyone that’s waiting booked in! There’s going to be smoke coming out of the diary 🖊️ 💨

I just wanted to say a huge thanks to my clients for being so patient and understanding!!! I HATE letting people down!

Also thank you to everyone for their kind messages and well wishes while Marmalade was in the vets for 12 days 🦄 as you can see he was happy to come home!

It’s been a very unpleasant 2 weeks!

So for everyone waiting for a response and an appointment I will be in touch tomorrow ❤️🙏

So grateful for you all ###

16/04/2024

We have gone through all 16,187 nominations and are now shortlisting the finalists. Thank you to everyone who has nominated their favourite business, professional or charity. Your submissions are heart-warming to read and shortlisting will not be easy!

To find out about the awards process, check out:

https://www.equestrianbusinessawards.co.uk/process

01/04/2024

Nominate your chosen equestrian professional, business or charity who has gone above and beyond. Self-nominations are also accepted.

21/03/2024

Get your nominations in for your favourite equine professional ###

Nominate your chosen equestrian professional, business or charity who has gone above and beyond. Self-nominations are also accepted.

17/03/2024

🛑 Important Update 🛑

Evening all, I hope you’ve all had a wonderful weekend with your 4 legged friends 🦄🐶

I just wanted to update you because things have gone all a bit crazy 🤪 I am now fully booked until June and 50% of June is already booked up too.

If you are needing an appointment before June then please get in touch asap, I will do my utmost to accommodate everybody even if it means working some Sundays 😅

If you are a regular client and have regular sessions it may be worth putting a few in the diary at your next appointment ❤️

It’s times like this that I feel like the luckiest person alive to do what I love everyday! We’ve just gone into our 7th year.

There’s lots going on behind the scenes with the Equestrian Business Awards, we also have one of our sponsored riders coming on work experience in May (something I have always said no to BUT she has flown the flag for Peak Performance and it is with great pleasure that i can do this in return for her) there’s other big bits going on but I can’t talk about this right now… watch this space… 🦄

Anyway, I’m ready for another crazy week with 24 horses to treat so on that note I’m off to bed 😴

Thank you all 🙏❤️ I say it all the time but without you there would be no Peak Performace ###

12/03/2024

Queenz Equestrian you better put the horses in the car for treatments 🤣❤️🙏

11/03/2024

⭐️ A note to clients ⭐️

Whether you have been a client from the beginning or you are new on the books, make sure to leave a review on our page. This helps potential new clients gather an understanding of what Peak Performance is all about 🙂

It also enters you into the competitions that I run for existing clients only where all the names of clients that have left reviews get put into a generator and one is selected to win a free treatment to show my thanks. We’ve done this before and we will do this again shortly 🙏❤️ without you there would be no peak performance 🙏❤️

11/03/2024

A fabulous sponsor for a fabulous category! 🙏

⭐️Sponsorship Announcement ⭐️

We are delighted to announce that Equicantis are our official sponsor of Equine Therapist of the Year 2024!

Equicantis is a business and rehabilitation system for animal physical therapists such as physiotherapists, massage therapists, bodyworkers, osteopaths, chiropractors, musculoskeletal therapists and rehab specialists. It allows therapists to create bespoke exercises for clients, choosing from a library of 300 equine and canine exercises.

We are thrilled to have them on board, being huge advocates of tech ourselves as well as the same values and ethos - equine welfare at the forefront of what they stand for.

To nominate your favourite Equine Therapist, head to www.equestrianbusinessawards.co.uk/nominate

11/03/2024

🦄 Infrared light therapy 🦄

Comes as standard as part of your treatment with Peak Performance.

🛑 💡 What is infrared light therapy? 🛑💡

Stimulating Cellular Regeneration: The cellular-level effects of infrared light therapy assists in muscle repair and recovery, helping your horse bounce back more quickly. Pain Management: If your horse is experiencing any discomfort, Infrared light therapy's pain-relieving properties can provide additional relief.

🛑💡But what is it used for? 🛑💡

Skin conditions: wounds, lacerations, abscesses, saddle sores, skin allergies, eczema, etc.

Musculoskeletal problems such as arthritis, tendonitis, overuse injuries and muscle spasms.

Post-op: any area treated surgically, including skin grafts
Corneal ulcers, viral-related conditions and sinusitis.

11/03/2024

Another jumping mare with Heartbreaker lines 😍 shes a newbie on the books after a fabulous client of mine recently purchased her. This was her first treatment with me 🥰 so lucky to work with such wonderful animals 🦄 it’s a full day at the lovely Queenz Equestrian tomorrow with another of my besties! The fact I get to work with such wonderful horses is one thing, the fact that my friends happen to be my best clients is another … 🍀

11/03/2024

A good Monday working at one of my best friends yards RKD Ponies. She even bought the bacon sarnies and teas out ❤️ I’m sure this wonder women spends half her life feeding me!