IAAT registered Equine Physiotherapist and licenced Equine Touch Practitioner. Based in Arbroath. A
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Al fitting Pilgrim for boots 😄
Great to have a selection to choose from and get a proper fit. Doesn't always work when you measure yourself to order this way your horse gets to try on!
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Hi everyone, Moira Knowles and I will be beginning teaching the NC course at Govanhill this September.
There are still spaces if anyone is interested in joining us. The course is completely free and takes two years to complete on this flexible route.
The course will be a mixture of online and in person teaching on Tuesday evenings (6pm-7.30pm) and some Sundays over the winter (10am-3.30pm).
Units include: Horse Health, Watering and feeding, Care of the Horse at Grass, Lungeing, Horse Fittening, Safe Horse Handling, Stable Routine, Grooming and Clothing, Horse Transportation, Trimming Turnout and Clipping and more.
Please get in touch if you would like any more info. Contact details below 🙂
Been lovely to see everyone progress with their horses.
I have had lovely feedback that really means so much to me.
Dates have been filling up quickly.
For August, I've been asked to go to Stonehaven, date to be confirmed. If anyone would like a physio/ET session, I have 3 spaces available.
15th August Glamis area - spaces available.
I still need to get in touch to sort out appointments for a couple of ponies. please, if I've forgotten, send me a reminder.
Take care x
Area dates
31st May Leysmill - full
6th June Perthshire/Kenmore - full
7th June Brechin - 1 space available
19th June Coupar Angus/Blairgowrie - 1 space available
4th July Montrose/Marykirk- spaces available
16th July Forfar/Kirriemuir - 2 spaces available
26th July Fife - 2 spaces available
27th Edinburgh - spaces available
As of June, sessions will be £60.00 a session.
Will keep you updated. I don't mind fitting horses in on route either. I travel from Arbroath.
These trips there are no fuel charges.
Pm to book a Physio/ET session.
A huge thank you to Karen from Equine Unlimited for having us.
Annette and I demonstrated the Equine Touch bodywork with Frankie's assistance 🐴💙
What a lovely atmosphere. Great to catch up with everyone and also get the chance to see fellow equine professionals share their skills and knowledge ☺️
Some dates
21st May Forfar/Kirriemuir - full
23rd & 24th May Perthshire/Kenmore -full
27th May Montrose & Marykirk - 1 space available
31st May Leysmill - full
6th June Perthshire/Kenmore - full
7th June Brechin - 1 space available
19th June Coupar Angus/Blairgowrie - 1 space available
4th July Montrose/Marykirk- spaces available
16th July Forfar/Kirriemuir - 2 spaces available
26th July Fife - 2 spaces available
27th Edinburgh - spaces available
As of June, sessions will be £60.00 a session.
Will keep you updated. I don't mind fitting horses in on route either. I travel from Arbroath.
These trips there are no fuel charges.
Pm to book a Physio/ET session.
📌Important information 📌
As of the 1st of June, sessions will be £60.00.
Please be aware that I plan trips to avoid charging fuel. I do need a days work to make this financially feasible.
If you need an appointment outside these planned trips, I will need to add a charge for travel, This will be charged at 50p per mile after a 20 mile radius.
Please keep an eye on my page for the planned trips, which makes it much easier.
Hope everyone's having a great week x
Think I've managed to catch up with everyone. There's been a bit of a juggle round.
Please give me a message if I've missed you.
I'll post some more dates just incase anyone wants added on for the Edinburgh/Eyemouth or perthshire trips.
I'm more than happy if you are roughly on route to come out to your horse.
Please message if you have any questions xx
Edinburgh and Eyemouth weekend on the 20th and 21st April.
2 spaces left for a Physio or Equine Touch session. Pm me to book.
A short clip of a client relaxing after her session. Relaxation is half the battle, if you think about it its the same when you ride or do anything with your horse.
Switching from flight/fight response and encourage the autonomic nervous system to switch to repair and heal. Doesn't always happen straight away and sometimes takes time. I believe pain can also a contributing factor in some cases.
Lovely couple of days, up to Murthly then Aberfeldy. Yesterday at Equine Unlimited outside Dunkeld.
I'm Rubbish at taking photos, Karen took some lovely pictures of her horses yesterday, thank you Karen.
Thank you everyone lovely to see you all 😊
Just home from a busy weekend down in Edinburgh.
Lots of positives.
Brilliant seeing the progress and always lovely to meet new faces.
Thank you for looking after me with cups of tea and sugar 🍰.
Next Edinburgh dates are the 20th and 21st of April.
Hope you've all had a great weekend.
The nights are definitely starting to get longer 🙌
Morning, I think I've caught up with everyone to arrange appointments.
There are a few different platforms I receive messages on. If you're still waiting on a time send me a reminder.
Thank you for your continued support 🥰
Hi everyone,
I'm disappointed that I'm writing this post. It's come to my attention that on more than one occasion rumours about myself have made there way back to me.
I've ignored this up to now.
This does come under the malicious communications act.
These statements that are lies, could potentially harm my business. These malicious comments also hurt me as a person.
I do my best to help everyone and most importantly help horses. I'm so passionate about my work it means everything to me. I'm so lucky to be able to do a job that I love and it's so rewarding. I have 2 horses in my care one belongs to a friend. I work very hard to do my best.
I'm always learning and growing. I'm currently working through a Shiatsu course. I've been lucky enough to have had the opportunity to train up to stage 4 with my BHS exams, complete my Animal Physiotherapy diploma and Equine Touch diploma.
Shortly I'll have some more exciting news to share with you 😄
If you hear negative comments about me please keep it to yourselves. I'm like everyone else trying to make a living. I'm self employed, it's tough at times. I believe that professionals need to be supportive of each other It doesn't need to be competition it can be collaborative.
Take care everyone x
2024 area dates for the beginning of year!
🦄 January
12th - Fife
21st - Perthshire
🦄 February
3rd - Stonehaven
10th & 11th - Edinburgh
23rd - Perthshire
🦄 April
20th & 21st - Edinburgh
23rd - Fife
26th - Perthshire
I travel from Arbroath so if you are on route please get intouch. I don't mind a small detour.
Other dates may be added so please keep an eye on the page.
If your horse is under veterinary treatment I will need to request permission and it will depend on where they are in healing process.
Any lameness or health problems the horse will need to be seen by your vet first.
Thank you everyone for your continued support. 🙏
Hope you all had a lovely Christmas and looking forward to the new year 2024 🎉
Reminder for January dates:
12th Fife and 21st Perthshire.
Fife is almost full, still spaces for Perthshire on the 21st.
PM me for a Physio or ET session.
Let's hope the weather improves 🐳
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and best wishes for the new year 🎅🎄🎁☃️🎉
Thankyou for all the continued support this year.
Really is the most satisfying and wonderful feeling to have the opportunity to help horses 🦄
Enjoy the holidays x
Then in 2017 and today 💙 so greatful these 2 are together again.
Pilgrim was 5 and now 11
Hendrix was 11 and now almost 17
🎅Christmas offer 🎅
Purchase a voucher for Physio/ET session in December and get a discount of £10.00.
£45.00 for a session worth £55.00
Vouchers are valid for 6 months 🎄🎁☃️
I didn't time this well ❄️
luckily it went off.
Pilgrims back to his normal self again.
Right hind hamstring to hock area & discomfort around right hip joint last week. Possibly from clowning 🤡 about in the field.
There's always something. Onwards and upwards as they say.
Edit: Sorry I've left my brain somewhere, that's not unusual 🤣
Hedi, Annette and Helen came over on Sunday so we could have a practice and play about with the Equine Touch.
We all travelled down to Norfolk last April to do the level 4 course. Pilgrim got some work from all of us. Hedi and Annette did some more with him, while me and Helen went to work on another horse. So thank you Ladies it's helped him massively 🦄
I am often asked about the differences between different modalities. I am trained in two modalities: Physiotherapy and Equine Touch, and I am halfway through a Shiatsu diploma.
It was never my intention to study more than one modality, but as life has unfolded, I have become increasingly interested in different ways to help the body. I also believe it is beneficial to have a variety of tools in my toolbox, as every horse is different.
Physiotherapy, massage, chiropractic, and osteopathy are some of the most well-known and scientifically proven modalities. These modalities are often used to help people recover from injuries. It is natural to apply these modalities to animals, from pets to competition horses.
Physiotherapy, as well as soft tissue work, focuses on rehabilitation to improve the body's movement and strengthen the right muscle groups to support the skeleton and preserve joints. This promotes healthy function.
There are a lot of different modalities being offered now, particularly for animals. Shiatsu first came to the UK in the 1990s.
It was in the 1950s that Shiatsu was formally recognized by the Japanese government.
Equine Touch has really started to grow recently. This is a younger modality, brought to life by Jock Ruddock, who was originally from Forfar.
It was during a course that Jock was running that he met Ivana, now Ivana Ruddock Lange. The pair became inseparable and got married. They then traveled the world, passing on their knowledge and delivering courses. I had the honor of having Ivana teach my L3 and L4 Equine Touch classes. It is rare to meet one of the founders, let alone be taught by Ivana.
These modalities all have the same goal: to help the horse, but they do so with slightly different approaches and techniques. All modalities work on fascia, the nervous system, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. They promote circulation, promote lymphatic drainage, and work on acupressure points, sometimes without knowing.
I can only speak to the modalities I work with, which:
Reduce pain
Reduce inflammation
Kick-start the healing process
Promotes relaxation
Improve posture
Improve ROM
I've probably missed a few!
They all definitely will have an effect on the immune system at varying levels.
Both ET and Shiatsu, in particular, look at different functions of the body (through organs) and improve these through stimulation of the meridians that serve them. Meridians, also known as channels, are fascia lines. Massage and stretching are also used.
According to ancient Chinese medicine, meridians were described as "silk roads," which is fascia.
Fascia is piezoelectric, so when stimulated, a charge is sent through, promoting changes within it.
It depends on the horse and what the body is dealing with at the time. Some horses respond well to different approaches at different times. I forgot to mention that sometimes bodywork works on an emotional level. There is so much that science has yet to understand, and sometimes we will never know what happened or what it was that made the difference. What was the key that unraveled everything?
I believe that in some cases, we are not meant to know at the time. This is partly why we keep learning. It's about putting trust in the process and being consistent with the horse's maintenance healthcare.
Here is a shot video of Struan relaxing during a session. If you watch you'll see soft tissue release and movement coming from chest towards the jugular area. You do need to watch out for it though, its quick.
Here's a nice tip for a suspected abscess. This horse had been off for a few days, vet had been out and suspected an abscess but couldn't find anything on that day. I suggested that the owner clean and cover both feet in water, if one dried quicker than the other then there is a high chance of an abscess (or some other inflammation) sometimes only part of the foot will dry faster which can also give a location. I popped out the day after this photo was taken and found an abscess which had burst out of the coronet and it started to drain in the sole also. Just another tip to have in our tool box of figuring out what's the matter with our equine friends 😊
Thank you everyone for your patience yesterday. Roads weren't the best and the rain didn't stop! Lovely to see you all and your horses.
I really hope the ground gets a break from the rain 🐳
Stay safe, I'll be sending out dates shortly x
Thank you Karen for taking this picture 🦄
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I've had an enquiry for Stirling area. With the price of fuel at the moment and trying to keep cost down for everyone, would anyone else be interested in a bodywork session in that area? I don't want to hammer anyone for fuel if I have a few I can keep session costs to £50 Pm if interested. Thinking of a date end of month. Please share so as many can see. Thank you, enjoy the sunshine 🌞
Been lovely to get out and about again, seeing new faces too 😊 want to thank everyone for supporting me and my small business ❤ Hope you're all enjoying the weather 🌞 To book for either Physio or Equine Touch session contact me through this page or phone on 07510391191 Heres a short video of the H-wave. Breagha has got a very long high wither so that in combination with a right hind injury which is healed. ThIs has had a knock on affect to the right side of her body. Right side less muscle as the right side is less active. Here I'm using the H-wave to build up her top line at the withers/ behind the shoulder.
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