Hiraeth Health Equine Therapy

12/18/2025

https://Hiraethschedule.as.me/

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12/17/2025

I am working on a booking app. What features would you like to see? Multiple horse booking, short vs longer time blocks? Location?
I have avoided using one as it complicates travel time. Recently a client pointed out how it's so much easier to book an appt when you can see what is available and which works best for you. I do the same when booking personal appointments. So let's give this a try!
As always you can just send me a message to book.

12/16/2025

PM, Text or Comment to book

778 246 0068

12/13/2025

A place to leave a review!

Since my page was created under a certain format years ago, reviews were automatically & permanently disabled when meta updated. The only way I can change that is to create an entire new page. So we are going to create a pinned post for reviews instead!

12/11/2025

Passive range of motion of the hip! Did you know the hip of a horse is one of two ball and socket joints, giving it a universal range of motion. It is sometimes referred to as the only true ball and socket joint in the horse. Do you know what the other one is?

12/11/2025

The passive range of motion of the knee. It is made up of many bones. The radius, large and small metacarpals, the carpals- Radial, intermediate, ulnar, 2nd,3rd, 4th and accessory bone. The knee has a locomotive job and a passive job. Can you guess what the passive one is?

12/05/2025

Series "Connecting the dots on your horse" featuring Gandalf the Grey, Earl Grey & Johnny.

These photos are far from perfect but they are real and that is what we are going for here.

So....

Part of the visual assesment is watching how your horse stands. For Gandalf, he does not want to stand square. Ever.

Here is an incomplete list of what I am looking for / ruling out while your horse is standing.
Bare basics / over all health
💨Respiratory - labored, rapid, strangely slow, how is the diaphragm moving?
Weight
Hoof care
Manure consistency
Coat - dry, dull, greasy, flakey skin, signs of rain rot, scratches/ mudfever, cuts or bite marks.
Smell - Do they have a strange smell, does there breath smell sour?
Emotional state - are they worried, stressed, shut down, frustrated or in pain?
Swelling, inflammation or injury

Now on to the other things...
Symmetry - muscles, skeletal structure, feet, posture
Are limbs protracted or retracted?
Is weight being pitched or off loaded?
Height of head
Muscle development over or under
Assessing angles and directions (valgus/varus) of joints
Thoracic sling

Tell me what you see!
I will do a follow up with my thoughts!

12/04/2025

Checking for restrictions in the lower limb is an essential part of assessment. I may not always be able to help you with it, but I can let you know what I find. This gives you the opportunity to adjust hoofcare, vet visits, or just have that in the back of your head if your horse starts showing lameness one day.

12/03/2025

Official introduction.
Johnny, Gandalf the Grey, Earl Grey tea.
I concluded that after 4+ years of schooling alot of which was searching for problems in horses, I was not going to find a horse that I didn't find a problem with.
So I made a leap of faith and I bought a 10 year old Andalusian cross site unseen.
The past three years he has been a casual riding horse, trails ect. Prior to that he was in a jumping barn and he may have come off of a meat truck at one point.
Now... I plan to address his structural / body work issues and see where we can get riding!

12/01/2025

Johnny, Gandalf the Grey/Earl Grey's first trim here.
He came from a dry environment and has been barefoot for the last three years. He is fairly toed in, shows many lines, ridges, and pressure areas. This is reflected in his cornet band as well! You can also see his periopal is dry and peeling, it was very hard and almost sharp when he arrived.


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