Laura Hamilton - Hamilton Physiotherapy

Laura Hamilton - Hamilton Physiotherapy Laura Hamilton
ACPAT Chartered Physiotherapist
MSc. MCSP HCPC ACPAT (Cat A)

Testimonial
30/01/2026

Testimonial

What is the hardest part of winter care for your horse?
27/01/2026

What is the hardest part of winter care for your horse?

Winter Movement Matters 🐎When turnout is limited, movement becomes even more important.Horses are designed for regular, ...
26/01/2026

Winter Movement Matters 🐎

When turnout is limited, movement becomes even more important.

Horses are designed for regular, gentle motion throughout the day — and winter disrupts that rhythm. More stabling, fewer steps, and colder tissues all change how the body adapts.

Reduced movement doesn’t just affect muscles. It impacts joints, circulation, and the nervous system’s awareness of the body. Over time, this can lead to stiffness, reduced range, and compensations that place strain elsewhere.

A combination of gentle groundwork, polework, and appropriate ridden exercises helps maintain healthy movement patterns.Simple, consistent motion supports circulation, joint nutrition, and body awareness when natural movement is reduced.

Education is central to equine physiotherapy. When owners understand why movements matter and how to do them safely, they become active partners in their horse’s long-term wellbeing.

Winter care isn’t about doing more.
It’s about doing what matters most — consistently.

Small daily actions protect long-term soundness far better than reactive fixes later.

Winter pain & stiffness
22/01/2026

Winter pain & stiffness

What pain have you been managing instead of resolving?
20/01/2026

What pain have you been managing instead of resolving?

19/01/2026

❄️ Winter Isn’t the Problem — It’s the Signal

If you’re waiting for pain to “just go away,” winter is the worst time to wait.
Cold tightens everything. Less movement, more stillness — and suddenly that shoulder, back, or old injury starts speaking up.
Winter doesn’t cause pain. It reveals what’s been quietly compensating all year.
And that’s why it’s actually the best time to act:
• Lower loads
• More consistency
• A nervous system with space to reset

Bespoke physiotherapy looks beyond where it hurts now — to the patterns old injuries leave behind.
This is where acupuncture fits in — not as a magic fix, but as part of a wider approach.
It helps calm overactive pain responses, improve circulation, and support the nervous system — especially when pain has been hanging around for years.Acupuncture isn’t magic or voodoo. It’s biology.

Gentle, precise, and powerful for chronic pain, inflammation, and long-held tension.

✨ Listen early, so you don’t have to recover late.

Winter isn’t a setback.
It’s an invitation to reset and rebuild.

Supporting your horse through winter
15/01/2026

Supporting your horse through winter

Have you noticed any small changes in how your horse moves or feels this year?
13/01/2026

Have you noticed any small changes in how your horse moves or feels this year?

Winter stiffness in older horses is rarely dramatic.It often shows up quietly — a longer warm-up, subtle resistance on o...
12/01/2026

Winter stiffness in older horses is rarely dramatic.

It often shows up quietly — a longer warm-up, subtle resistance on one rein, or a horse that just feels “not quite the same.”
These changes are easy to attribute to age or weather, but they are often early signs of reduced mobility and compensation developing over time.

Cold temperatures affect joint fluid, muscle elasticity, and circulation. Reduced turnout limits natural movement. Together, these factors place increased demand on bodies that may already be working harder.
Your older horse isn’t simply “getting old” — they may be becoming restricted.

Common signs include reluctance to move out in the field, stiffness in turns or transitions, and increased sensitivity during grooming or tacking up. This is rarely behavioural; it is more often muscular tension, joint restriction, and reduced circulation, all amplified by winter conditions.

Equine physiotherapy with an osteopathic approach assesses how the whole body functions together, often identifying restrictions before overt lameness appears.

Winter is not a setback. It is an opportunity to support comfort, preserve movement, and protect long-term soundness — by listening early rather than pushing on.


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Musselburgh
EH222NL

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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