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Part 2 – Fascinating Fascia – Treatment
Last week we looked briefly at what fascia does and how it can restrict muscle function and movement. This week I’m going to outline the basic treatment and the improvements you’d expect to see after treatment. Treatment The first thing about the treatment, is that...
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Part 1 – Fascinating Fascia
What is Fascia? I looked at a couple of definitions for fascia and my favourite comes from Wikipedia. A fascia (/ˈfæʃ(i)ə/; plural fasciae /ˈfæʃii/; adjective fascial; from Latin: "band") is a band or sheet of connective tissue, primarily collagen,...
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How to Massage your Horse in 7 Easy Steps
Does your horse focus better if he’s relaxed but you don’t have time to spend hours massaging your horse? Why don’t you try this 10 minute massage? It can be done before working your horse or as a cool down after exercise. You could even do it before you mount at a...
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Maya – The SARDA dog suffering from strained pelvic muscles.
So as some of you will have seen from my Facebook post on Monday, the lovely Maya has made a great recovery from her injury and is officially ‘signed off’ and fit to return to her training as a search and rescue dog. Maya is a working golden retriever, she's a...
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From Racehorse to Riding Horse
Last week I spent some time in a flat racing yard to understand how the effects of training impacted a horse transitioning from racehorse to riding horse. I wanted to understand modern training techniques and how this translated into what I see in the ex-racehorses...
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Physiotherapy For The Ex-Racehorse
Welcome to my first blog post about ex-racehorse rehabilitation! I hope you find it informative and helpful. As a animal physiotherapist working predominantly with ex-racehorses in a rehabilitation programme. I see all of the types of injuries and niggles that these...
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