11/03/2026
🔥 QUALIFICATIONS. Buckle up — I’m about to be unpopular. 🔥
I’ve just read a post on a vet physio/chiropractic page that nearly launched me into orbit, so here’s your public service announcement:
STOP. LETTING. UNDERQUALIFIED. PEOPLE. TOUCH. YOUR. HORSE.
Some practitioners are now proudly announcing they “learnt chiropractic adjustments from someone qualified” and have decided that’s sufficient to start adjusting animals. Absolutely outstanding👍🏻
Because last time I checked, “I watched someone do it” is not a qualification — it’s how toddlers learn to clap.
Would you jump into a car with someone who learnt to drive via a helpful YouTube video? No? Then why are we letting people adjust 600kg flight animals after what appears to be the educational equivalent of a group science project?
Let me translate what that actually means:
👉 No deep understanding of neurology
👉 No true grasp of biomechanics
👉 No extensive training in contraindications
👉 No appreciation for what can go catastrophically wrong
But sure — crack on.
It has taken me nearly three years of relentless study to work toward my chiropractic degree. We’re talking long nights, brutal early mornings, missed holidays, an empty social calendar, and enough coursework to make my eyeballs water.
Not because I enjoy suffering — but because doing this job properly requires it.
And can we talk about transparency for a moment?
Whenever I’m tagged in posts asking for a physio or chiropractor, I always state that I am a massage therapist and a veterinary chiropractor in training. Radical concept, I know — honesty.
Meanwhile, some practitioners are out here offering services with the confidence of a heart surgeon and the training of someone who once did an online course in equine management.
Confidence 👏 is 👏 not 👏 competence.
Here’s the slightly terrifying bit: “veterinary chiropractor” is not currently a protected title. Yes, really. Which means technically anyone can wake up tomorrow, print a logo, and start clicking joints like bubble wrap.
So owners, I’m begging you — raise your standards.
✔️ Ask what qualifications they have
✔️ Ask where they trained
✔️ Ask to see certificates
✔️ If they dodge the question — run. Don’t walk.
Because all it takes is one poorly educated decision to land you with a massive vet bill… or consequences that cannot be undone.
Your horse doesn’t care if someone has a slick logo, 20 hashtags, or a heavily filtered arena photo.
Your horse cares about competence.
They cannot advocate for themselves.
They cannot say “actually, what’s your training in neurology?”
So that responsibility sits squarely with you.
Choose education over convenience.
Choose skill over salesmanship.
And for the love of sound horses everywhere — stop confusing confidence with qualification.
