Typically an initial consultation, assessment and starting treatment will take approximately one hour, sometimes more. A full report will be provided following this consultation. Follow-up treatments allow more in depth treatment and also typically take an hour. Occasionally follow-up treatments and reassessments are shorter if minimal treatments are required and this will be reflecting in the price.

Every horse presents a unique set of issues and every owner/rider has a unique set of goals. This means that all treatment plans are bespoke to the individual. A mixture of manual techniques and, if indicated, electrotherapies and/or acupuncture will be used, Exercises will be prescribed for the owner/trainer to continue beyond the physiotherapy session. Read more about our services here →

Yes in the majority of cases. “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going”. Physiotherapy is a process and progression to restoration of full movement potential requires work. Each progression plan is unique for each patient, taking into account individual pathologies and goals. Read more about our services and rehabilitation plans here →

This is very variable and depends on assessment of your horse, any pathologies identified, your goals, and of course any financial constraints. A bespoke plan will be tailored for your unique circumstances. Typically we will see rehabilitation cases for a course of 3-6 sessions, these may be weekly, fortnightly or spaced further apart. Occasionally, specific pathologies will require shorter and more frequent sessions, for example low level laser therapy for targeted tissue healing. In these cases, a bespoke package will be discussed with you and prepared for your animal. Some cases will benefit from a single session and a bespoke rehabilitation plan. Maintenance and performance cases are typically seen every 2-6 months, again depending on assessment, training goals and, of course, budget.

Yes, certainly for the initial consultation and assessment. An important part of our work is understanding the history and the specific issues that need to be addressed, so we will need to work closely with you to achieve this. Likewise, follow up exercises and prescriptive rehabilitation, maintenance or performance plans will need to be explained and exercises shown. You as the owner/trainer are a vital part of the team! For ongoing treatments and follow-ups in specific cases, and entirely at our discretion, we may consider lone work with a follow-up call afterwards. This would only be for ongoing cases, where therapist and owner are mutually comfortable and in agreement, and the horse of a suitable temperament.

Please have your horse ready in a stable or area of hard-standing, ideally under cover if the weather is unpleasant. We will contact you en-route to confirm exact timings so that you and your horse are not kept waiting. We like to arrive to unstressed horses. Please also ensure that your horse is clean and dry as wet, muddy coats make many therapies difficult or impossible. Please do not schedule physiotherapy sessions within 48 hours of routine farriery, dentistry or vaccinations. If this is unavoidable, please ensure that your physiotherapy sessions FOLLOWS farriery or dentistry, and PRECEDES vaccination. This is to ensure that maximum benefits are gained from the therapies and not compromised by the necessary but prolonged abnormal positioning and postures required for routine procedures. If your horse needs to be vaccinated around the time of your physiotherapy session, please ask your veterinary surgeon to consider vaccinating in the pectoral muscles so that any cervical work is not diminished by post-vaccination muscular pain.

Typically we recommend 1-2 easy days following each session depending on the intensities of treatments performed. Please discuss with us any upcoming competition schedules so that we can plan timings effectively. Please do not schedule physiotherapy sessions within 48 hours of routine farriery, dentistry or vaccinations. If this is unavoidable, please ensure that your physiotherapy sessions FOLLOWS farriery or dentistry, and PRECEDES vaccination. This is to ensure that maximum benefits are gained from the therapies and not compromised by the necessary but prolonged abnormal positioning and postures required for routine procedures. If your horse needs to be vaccinated around the time of your physiotherapy session, please ask your veterinary surgeon to consider vaccinating in the pectoral muscles so that any cervical work is not diminished by post-vaccination muscular pain.