Back & sacroiliac pain
Kissing spines, sacroiliac dysfunction and thoracolumbar tension: the most common reason a horse stops working over its back.
Conditions Treated
What we treat, and why it usually starts as a small change
Most owners come to us with a change they have noticed rather than a diagnosis. These are the patterns we see most often in horses and dogs. If you are unsure whether your animal fits, call and ask.
Horses
Conditions we treat in horses
Tendon & ligament injury
Suspensory desmitis, superficial digital flexor injury and check ligament strain, rehabilitated alongside your vet's imaging timeline.
Return to work after box rest
A staged walking and strengthening programme that rebuilds topline and core control before ridden work resumes.
Asymmetry & straightness
One-sided contact, a difficult rein and a preferred canter lead. Often muscular and compensatory rather than lame.
Performance conditioning
Competition horses in eventing, dressage and showjumping: symmetry screening, recovery between runs, and off-season conditioning.
Veteran & arthritic horses
Keeping older horses comfortable in light work or retirement, with maintenance treatment and turnout-based exercise.
Dogs
Conditions we treat in dogs
Post-surgical recovery
Cruciate repair, patella luxation, fracture fixation and spinal surgery. Controlled loading protects the repair while rebuilding muscle.
Arthritis & joint disease
Hip and elbow dysplasia, osteoarthritis and chronic joint pain, managed alongside your vet's pain relief plan.
Neurological conditions
IVDD, degenerative myelopathy and fibrocartilaginous embolism, where the priority is safe, repeatable movement.
Senior mobility
Hesitation at stairs, difficulty rising and shortened walks, often helped as much by home changes as by treatment.
Soft tissue injury
Muscle strains, iliopsoas injury and compensatory back pain, which frequently sit behind an intermittent limp.
Working & sporting dogs
Agility, gundog and service dogs. Conditioning, symmetry screening and early detection of small asymmetries.
Worth a Look
Signs it might be worth booking an assessment
Animals rarely tell us they are in pain. They tell us by changing. None of these on their own mean something is seriously wrong, but together, or if they persist, they are worth a professional look.
- A change of contact or a lost canter lead
- Hesitation at stairs, getting up, or getting into the car
- A shortened stride or reluctance to go forward
- Reluctance to be touched, groomed or tacked up
- Slower to settle after exercise than they used to be
- A limp that comes and goes with no obvious cause
Not sure if this sounds like your animal?
Take the two-minute self-screening quiz on the homepage, or call and describe what you have seen. There is no charge for that conversation.