King Equine Osteopathy

17/07/2025

Just 3 months till our next workshop!

Limited spaces still available 🐘

Email [email protected] for further details

12/07/2025

Before and after of a horse with a right psoas spasm, right sij restriction and lumbar rotation 🦄

11/07/2025

Nothing better than watching horse-patients win at the races 🤩 🐎 🦄

10/07/2025

Everyone trying to take part in Jolene’s treatment 🦄

05/07/2025

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04/07/2025

For those wanting a great magazine to subscribe to, have a look at Animal therapy magazine 🦄🐶🐘

“New Zealand has a strong equestrian community, with horses excelling in disciplines like dressage, eventing, and show jumping. Equestrian sports can push horses to their physical limits and any discomfort or injury can affect their ability to compete and their overall quality of life. The demands of these sports can place significant physical stress on horses, leading to issues such as muscle stiffness, joint pain, and poor posture. Stiffness and pain are often shown in horses as an unwillingness to perform movements they previously found easy, or through pain-based behaviours such as bucking, rearing, reluctance to move forward, napping, and impaired performance. By addressing musculoskeletal issues, osteopathy helps horses perform better and recover faster, allowing them to stay healthy and active in the long term.”

Turn to page 14 in Issue 35 for a wonderful article about Animal Osteopathy in New Zealand, written by Emily King.

25/06/2025

Who else agrees? 😅

24/06/2025

Horses are highly sensitive to tetanus neurotoxin and face infection risk throughout life. The tetanus vaccine is highly effective, while unvaccinated horses often die if they become infected. Current New Zealand and Australian guidelines on vaccination have inconsistencies regarding optimal immuniz

17/06/2025

More on Animal Osteopathy in New Zealand in this issue 🦄🐶🐴

Issue 35 is on the website!! After months of hard work, the newest issue is up and we are so excited for you to read it. Hard copies will be arriving soon but if you have an online account, you'll be able to read it online too. Happy reading everyone!! 🐾🐴

Subscribe here: https://animaltherapymedia.co.uk/collections/subscriptions

09/06/2025

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I saw so many awful and uneducated posts (alarmingly a lot were written by ‘professionals’) after badminton horse trials this year.

Fit, not fat: experts have their say on what elite sport horses should look like. Read more via link below

05/06/2025

Another great post by The Equine Catalyst - Jody Hartstone 💞🦄

🧠 Terminology Thursday 🧠
94% of riders think negative reinforcement involves punishment.
What do you think?👇

Let’s clear something up… because terminology really does matter—especially when it comes to how horses learn.

I often hear riders using terms like negative reinforcement when they actually mean positive punishment. These two are not the same thing at all. And if we’re going to train ethically and effectively, it’s crucial that we not only use the correct words—but understand what they really mean.

Negative reinforcement isn’t about being mean or punishing the horse. In fact, it’s one of the main ways horses learn: by removing pressure the moment the horse gives the correct response. (Think: leg pressure off when they move forward, or halter pressure released when they take a step.)

Understanding the function of these learning terms is far more important than just knowing the label. But if you're going to use the terminology, let’s make sure it’s accurate.

📩 Want to understand the four quadrants of operant conditioning properly?
Drop a 👇“PDF please”👇 in the comments and I’ll send you a free guide that breaks it all down—no jargon, just clear, horse-friendly science.

Because once you know how learning really works, everything changes.

28/10/2024

Day two of the Oct Elephant Osteopathy Workshop

Today was the first day down in the grasslands and we assessed and treated 4 elephants.

Kummool
Jathong
Benz
Boon Rod