Classic Physiotherapy

11/11/2025

08/11/2025

It’s wonderful to see the Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram featured in this week’s Horse & Hound magazine.
The Ridden Horse Pain Ethogram, developed by Dr Sue Dyson, represents one of the most significant advances in recognising discomfort in ridden horses.
Our book, Harmonious Horsemanship, explains how to apply this knowledge to build a more comfortable, confident, and harmonious partnership.
📖 Learn more at www.harmonioushorsemanship.co.uk

07/11/2025

04/11/2025

What if ‘bad’ behaviour is actually pain?
Before labelling your horse as ‘difficult,’ read Harmonious Horsemanship. This book provides the tools to recognise subtle signs of pain, backed by science and expert knowledge. 🐴💡
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04/11/2025

Your horses physiotherapy appointment is only as effective as how your horse lives in between treatments.

If your horse has reoccurring poll tension, feeding from haynets, having a disharmonious contact, riding a horse overbent etc in between treatments will still mean your horse has tension in their poll when it comes around to their next appointment.

If your physiotherapist provides stretches to do and you don’t do them, the problem will continue to bubble.

If your horse is uncomfortable, and your physiotherapist recommends that they see a vet to investigate further, don’t continue to ride your horse.

If you only ride straight lines, rarely hack, and your horse is constantly sharp and spooky so they’re lunged more often than not in a training aid, your horse is going to have reoccurring rib, neck and back pain.

If your horse is stabled for most of the day, or equally spends most of the day in fetlock deep mud, they’re going to be braced and they’re not always going to feel the full benefits of a treatment as treatments will focus on alleviating the “brace” and not on improving performance.

If you’re riding in a saddle that doesn’t fit, hooves that are unbalanced, or an arena with too deep a footing… changes need to happen so that your horse is able to thrive and develop and not just survive in between treatments.

The quality of a veterinary physiotherapy treatment is arguably just as important as the life your horse leads in between treatments.

As horse riders and guardians, we should be seeing the body under the skin; the nerves, the fascia, the muscles and really envisioning caring for this in everything we do 🤍

03/11/2025

We all love playing and having fun with our lovely dogs, and as owners we also get a lot of pleasure from watching them running around playing with each other. Interactive play has so many benefits – it increases the bond between you and your pet, it’s mentally stimulating, physically tiring and...

27/10/2025

27/10/2025

How many times a day does your dog negotiate stairs? This includes stairs in the house, steps in the garden and their local environment! Things that rise…Does your dog follow you everywhere around the house? Do they trail behind you as you ascend the stairs or run past you and wait at the top? Do ...

27/10/2025

26/10/2025

There is good expectation for each IVDD dog. Many do regain the ability to walk. The most important recovery is for the dog to be pain free allowing him to resume a good quality of life… happy and pain free. There is always the possibility for return of leg and bladder control with time and patience. In the meantime, dogs do not consider themselves handicapped, they adjust and move forward with life, a good quality of life… enjoying life the same happy, loving way as always.
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