Keeping Your Horse Strong, Supple & Sound
Keeping Your Horse Strong, Supple & Sound
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Our Services
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INITIAL CONSULTATION
Every first client starts with an initial assessment where I get to know the horse and gather all the relevant information. We’ll observe their movement, evaluate conformation, and check for muscle tension, discomfort, and imbalances. This ensures I can create a tailored treatment plan to suit their specific needs. Treatment on the same day is included
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MAINTENANCE
Maintenance treatments are for existing clients that require regular care to stay in top condition. During these sessions, I will use a variety of techniques tailored to address any issues identified in the initial assessment. These treatments help keep your horse in good health, pain-free, and promote optimal behavior. Regular maintenance also supports long-term muscle and joint function, ensuring your horse stays happy and performs at their best.
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REHABILITATION PROGRAMME
The rehabilitation program is designed for horses recovering from injuries or those needing to build strength and muscle. Through a tailored polework exercises plan, we focus on improving balance, straightness, bending, flexibility, proprioception, coordination, and more. This program helps your horse regain optimal function, enhance muscle development, and prevent future injuries. Each exercise is carefully chosen to meet your horse’s specific needs and progress at a safe, effective pace.
Specials for the Athletes
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Pre-Competition
A pre-event treatment is essential for horses that are regular competitors. It helps prepare the body for intense activity by ensuring the muscles are relaxed, tension is released, and any discomfort is addressed while giving a boost of energy. This treatment boosts circulation, allowing the body to move fluids efficiently, enhancing flexibility and mobility. By preparing the horse physically and mentally, it improves performance and reduces the risk of injury during the event, ensuring your horse is at its best when it matters most.
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Post-Competition
Post-event treatment is crucial for helping your horse recover after intense activity. It supports the healing process by promoting circulation, helping the muscles flush out waste products like lactic acid, and reducing swelling. This treatment aids in muscle recovery, decreases stiffness, and prevents soreness, ensuring the body heals properly and is ready for the next challenge. By addressing these issues quickly, we help your horse stay healthy, comfortable, and performing at its best
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Streghtening programme
A tailored strengthening plan is essential for horse athletes to maintain peak performance. This plan focuses on enhancing mobility, flexibility, and muscle tone while improving straightness and overall balance. By targeting key areas through specific exercises, we help your horse build strength, prevent injury, and maintain suppleness. Regular strengthening sessions ensure your horse stays fit, moves more efficiently, and can handle the demands of intense athletic activity while staying injury-free
New clients
Initial Consultation
Your horse’s first assessment is all about getting to know them and understanding their needs. I take the time to look at the whole picture so we can create the best plan to help them feel and perform their best. We’ll start by watching your horse both standing still (static assessment) and in motion at a walk and trot (dynamic assessment). This helps me spot any imbalances in their gait, posture, or conformation that might affect their comfort or performance. I’ll also do a hands-on palpation exam, feeling for areas of muscle tension or sensitivity. This step is really important to uncover any tightness or discomfort your horse might be experiencing. Depending on what your horse needs, I may use tools like the fascia edge tool to release tight fascia or gentle techniques like Equine Mobilisation and Positional Releases to improve flexibility and joint function. Most importantly, I’ll spend time getting to know your horse—their personality, behavior, and history. By the end of the assessment, we’ll have a clear idea of what’s going on and how we can work together to help your horse feel their best.
Tailored Treatment Plan
After the assessment, I will design a treatment plan based on your horse’s specific needs. If they have chronic tension, conformation challenges, or long-standing issues, more frequent sessions will be necessary to see improvement. Note: It typically takes a minimum of three sessions to start noticing significant changes. For these cases, I recommend treatments at least once a week, with twice a week being ideal for quicker progress and staying on top of their musculoskeletal health. Regular follow-ups will help ensure lasting results and keep your horse moving comfortably and performing at their best. However, if your horse does not present any major issues and is in good overall condition, a maintenance treatment every 4 to 6 weeks will be sufficient to keep them feeling great and prevent potential problems from developing. By the end of the consultation, we’ll have a clear plan in place to help your horse feel their best and maintain long-term well-being.
Maintenance Treatment
Keeping Your Horse Strong, Comfortable, and Performing at Their Best
Regular maintenance treatments are essential for every horse, regardless of age, breed, or workload. Horses are athletes, and just like any athlete, they need ongoing care to stay flexible, pain-free, and performing at their best. Routine treatments help prevent stiffness, muscle imbalances, and discomfort before they develop into bigger issues, supporting long-term soundness and well-being. Managing Chronic Issues & Conformation Challenges Horses with chronic tension, conformation challenges, or past injuries often require more frequent sessions to achieve noticeable improvement. In these cases: ✅ Weekly treatments provide steady progress and better musculoskeletal management. ✅ Twice-weekly sessions are ideal for faster improvement and effective rehabilitation. ✅ A minimum of three sessions is typically needed before visible changes occur. Maintaining a consistent treatment schedule ensures better posture, movement, and overall well-being. Prioritizing your horse’s musculoskeletal care helps prevent strain, supports long-term soundness, and allows them to move and perform at their full potential.
Pre-Competition Treatment
Competitions are demanding, and your horse, like any athlete, needs proper preparation to perform at their best and avoid injury. A Pre-Event Treatment ensures they are physically and mentally ready, enhancing performance while reducing the risk of strain. Why It’s Important: Promotes blood and fluid flow to prepare muscles for intense workouts. Flushes out toxins and waste from previous training sessions. Delivers oxygen to tissues, boosting energy and muscle readiness. Improves flexibility, mobility, and circulation for peak performance. Relieves tension and prepares muscles and joints to reduce injury risk. How It’s Delivered: This session includes myofascial release, mobilization, stretching, and kinesiology taping to optimize movement, enhance flexibility, and energize your horse. When to Schedule: Book your pre-event treatment for 2 days before the competition to ensure your horse is fully prepared for the challenge ahead. Support your horse’s success—schedule their pre-event treatment today!
Post- Competition Treatment
After intense activity, your horse, like any athlete, needs proper recovery to stay healthy and perform again. A Post-Event Treatment supports the healing process, helping muscles recover and preventing soreness or stiffness. Why It’s Important: Flushes out metabolic waste like lactic acid and toxins. Boosts blood flow and oxygen delivery to aid muscle repair. Relieves tension and reduces swelling and pain for faster recovery. Relieves Endorphins, which are natural pain killers Prevents stiffness and soreness, keeping your horse comfortable and ready for the next challenge. How It’s Delivered: This session uses myofascial release, mobilization, stretching, and circulation-boosting techniques to promote recovery and relaxation. When to Schedule: Book your post-event treatment within 24–48 hours after the event for the best results. Help your horse recover like a champion—schedule their post-event treatment today!
Special Deals
Consistency is key to unlocking your horse’s full potential
Consistency is key to maintaining your horse’s musculoskeletal health, ensuring optimal movement, comfort, and performance. It also plays a crucial role in breaking chronic or long-standing movement patterns that may be limiting your horse’s potential.
We understand that finances can sometimes be a concern, which is why we offer flexible packages to suit your needs. Whether your horse needs routine maintenance, rehabilitation, or performance support, our packages of 3, 5, and 10 sessions provide ongoing care tailored to their needs.
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3 sessions: Ideal for an initial assessment and structured treatment plan. Real improvements often become noticeable around the third session,
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5 sessions: Great for continued support, with a discount included.
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10 sessions: The best value package, offering long-term benefits with a larger discount.
Investing in a package ensures your horse receives consistent care to enhance mobility, prevent discomfort, and support overall wellbeing while addressing ingrained movement habits.
Our Treatments
Lara is incredibly intuitive to the needs of the horse she is working with. She’s very knowledgeable and quickly reads the horses specific needs so that she can help to improve performance and comfort. After watching her give a massage to a horse I ride regularly, I have a far better understanding of where he has restricted movement. Very impressive!
Get in Touch
Christchurch Road,
Ringwood,
Hampshire,
BH24 1DH
+4407769253767