B Diamond Physio, Black Diamond, AB (2025)

🔹 Equestrian Physiotherapist | Equine Physio
🔹 Helping Riders & Horses Move & Perform Better
🔹 10+ Years Experience | Specializing in Biomechanics
🔹 📍 Alberta, Canada | Virtual & In-Person

11/04/2025

NEW BLOG ALERT!

🧠 What if the problem ISN’T your horse?

Over the past decade, I’ve watched riders pour thousands of dollars into their horses trying to fix “that one issue.”
🐴 The lead change that’s harder on one side.
🐴 The saddle that always slips right.
🐴 The horse that just doesn’t feel even.

But here’s the truth I’ve learned over and over again…
➡️ 90% of the time, the issue starts with the rider — not the horse.

If YOU have back pain, stiffness, or a weak side, your horse feels it instantly.
They start to compensate for YOUR imbalance — and before long, they develop pain patterns of their own.

In my newest blog, I dive into:
✨ Why your movement affects your horse’s performance
✨ How pain in your body creates tension in your horse
✨ What you can do to fix it — for both of you

Your horse doesn’t just carry your weight… they carry your patterns.
Learn how to ride pain-free and in balance again — for you AND your horse.

📖Link to blog: https://www.bdiamondphysio.com/post/is-it-really-your-horse-or-is-it-you

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10/31/2025

RADIAL SHOCKWAVE THERAPY— a go-to treatment for both horse and rider.

Unlike focal shockwave, which delivers energy to a very precise point (often deeper and more intense), RADIAL SHOCKWAVE disperses energy outward in a broader pattern — ideal for addressing muscle tension, tendon issues, chronic pain patterns and more.

I use a radial machine, and find it can effectively target the majority of issues I see in both my EQUESTRIAN PHYSIOTHERAPY sessions and EQUINE REHAB cases.

✨ Since returning to work over the last 5 months, I’ve used shockwave on:

EQUESTRIAN CLIENTS:
🔹Whiplash / chronic neck pain
🔹Overactive and weak hip flexors
🔹Severe hip OA (pain management, awaiting a hip replacement)
🔹Achilles tendinitis
🔹Plantar fasciitis
🔹And more…

EQUINE REHAB CLIENTS:
🔹Hamstring muscle (kick injury)
🔹Torn suspensory ligament
🔹Torn DDFT (deep digital flexor tendon)
🔹“Back pain” — secondary symptom from hock dysfunction
🔹And more…

💫 This technology helps stimulate blood flow, break down scar tissue, and promote tissue healing — for both horse and rider.

📍Used in the right hands, it’s a game changer for pain relief and performance recovery.

If you have any questions about how shockwave might help your horse or yourself — please reach out, I’d be happy to chat. 💬

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10/21/2025

Does your horse have a “sticky side”? 👀
Here’s a quick front limb mobility routine you can try to help your horse move more freely.

Start with gentle mobilizations through:
👉 Scapula
👉 Carpus
👉 Fetlock
👉 Pastern
👉 Hoof

✅ Do both sides — and see if one feels stickier than the other.
✅ Aim for 10 reps per side.
✅ Go in this order: sticky ➡️ good ➡️ sticky again.
✅ Remember — NEVER CRANK A JOINT!!!

These mobilizations help improve **joint range of motion, circulation and overall performance — because motion truly IS lotion. 💧

✨ Bonus tip: Watch your own body mechanics while doing this! You should feel balanced and strong through your stance too.

Have you tried limb mobilizations before? Tell me below ⬇️

10/02/2025

✨ Hidden Rider Habits That Affect Your Horse ✨

Sometimes, it’s not your tack, training, or even your horse that’s holding you back… it’s YOUR OWN HIDDEN HABITS in the SADDLE.

👉 Holding your breath
👉 Collapsing through one side
👉 Gripping with your hamstrings

These small patterns in YOUR body can cause big changes in how your horse moves. The good news? Once you’re aware of them, you can start to fix them—and your horse will feel the difference right away.

That’s exactly what I cover in my latest blog:
🔗 https://www.bdiamondphysio.com/post/hidden-rider-habits-that-affect-your-horse

Inside, you’ll find 3 Rider Toolbox Exercises you can try at home to build better balance, strength, and softness in the saddle:
💨 Lateral Breaths
🪑 Neutral Pelvis Reset
🍑 Glute Squeezes

Balanced Riders. Balanced Horses.
That’s the B DIAMOND difference.

09/25/2025

🌟 New Blog Post is LIVE! 🌟

When most people think about physiotherapy, they picture athletes rehabbing after an injury. But for equestrians, physio has a much bigger impact — it’s about improving BOTH rider and horse.

In my latest blog, I share:
🐴 Why small rider imbalances can throw your horse off balance
💪 How equestrian physiotherapy builds strength, coordination, and symmetry
😌 A simple breathing exercise to improve posture + reduce stress

At B Diamond Physio, our mission is simple: Balanced Riders. Balanced Horses.
This is the B Diamond difference ✨

📖 Read the full blog here ➡️ https://www.bdiamondphysio.com/post/the-2-in-1-solution-how-physiotherapy-can-transform-you-and-your-horse
💬 Tag a friend who rides — they’ll thank you later!

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