We specialise in providing a range of Equine and Canine physical and holistic therapies aimed at helping your horse or dog reach its full potential. Collaborating with veterinarians is essential to ensure the best outcomes from our sessions, allowing you to select from a highly specialized panel of therapists.
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Equine physical therapy provides a broad range of benefits for horses. The primary objective is to identify and treat underlying issues, enabling horses to reach their full potential while ensuring their comfort and well-being.
Equine Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT). This treatment is tailored to target the subtle intricacies of the nervous system and muscles, addressing pain, discomfort, and performance concerns effectively.
Along with other positive benefits, K-taping for horses has the effect of reducing pain, promoting circulation, assisting in the reduction of any swelling and enhancing the blood flow to injured muscles. K-taping can be used as a treatment on dogs too.
Promotes the overall well-being of the horse. This gentle, non-invasive therapy involves applying subtle motions to the horse’s head, neck, spine and extremities to release tension and improve the flow of cerebrospinal fluid throughout the body.
Zoopharmacognosy therapy for horses involves offering a variety of plants and natural remedies, allowing the horse to self-select its needs and thus self medicate as nature intended.
Canine massage therapy can support your dog’s healing and relieve soreness through a relaxing and enjoyable treatment. The results of therapy sessions include: improved muscle strength, mobility, reduced soreness.
Collaboration with veterinarians is integral to achieving the best outcomes. Equi-Ed are proud to have an exceptional veterinary team on board our panel of therapists.
Our team of experts are professionally qualified in their field of specialised Equine & Canine Therapy. Simply fill out the Booking Form and our Team will be in contact to arrange a call out therapy session.
When to book a physical therapist for your horse
An equine physical therapy session incorporates several different treatment protocols and techniques that provides a broad range of benefits for horses, whether they are used for leisure, training, or competition. The primary objective is to identify and treat underlying issues, enabling horses to reach their full potential while ensuring their comfort and well-being. Key advantages include:
Benefits of Equine Physical Therapy
Equine physical therapy offers significant benefits for all horses, whether used for occasional riding or competing at elite levels.
Utilising a variety of advanced treatment techniques, equine physical therapy effectively reduces pain, enhances muscle control, and encourages correct movement patterns. Our holistic approach helps restore and maintain optimal physical function, allowing horses to perform at their best.
In addition to promoting peak performance and overall well-being, physical therapy plays a critical role in the management and rehabilitation of various conditions, including:
What is Zoopharmacognosy?
Known scientifically as Zoopharmacognosy, this term refers to an animal’s innate ability to recognise and select plants, herbs, clay, and other natural substances to restore its health. These compounds are not typically consumed as food but are ingested as medicine to facilitate physical and emotional healing. Horses, in particular, have been observed to instinctively choose and consume specific plants to alleviate various ailments. This natural approach to healing offers several benefits.
How is Zoopharmacognosy Therapy Session carried out?
Zoopharmacognosy therapy for horses involves offering a variety of plants and natural remedies, allowing the horse to self-select its needs, here’s a typical outline of how a session might be carried out.
Observation: Our therapist will observe the horse’s behaviour, their appetite, any lingering issues and overall health to identify any potential issues.
Remedy Selection: The therapist will prepare a variety of plant-based remedies, including herbs, clays, and specific plant extracts. For instance, these may consist of chamomile for relaxation, yarrow for healing wounds, or plantain for digestive support.
Presentation: The remedies are presented to the horse in a way that allows the horse to self-select by smelling the oil / herb.
Monitoring and adjustment: Involves closely observing the horse’s response to the remedies. The horse can respond positively or negatively to a remedy. If the horse has a negative reaction to a particular remedy, it may be substituted with another one.
Benefits of K – Taping for Horses
Injured muscles: Professional K-taping has the effect of reducing pain, promoting circulation, assisting in the reduction of any swelling and enhancing the blood flow to the injured muscle.
Biomechanical Dysfunction: K-taping provides support or stability without restricting the range of motion.
Postural Dysfunction: K-taping improves the proprioceptive feedback to the area thereby assisting in the retraining of muscles that maintain correct posture.
Benefits of K-Taping for Dogs
K-Taping on dogs is an addition to the skill portfolio of canine physiotherapists and can be used during various treatments. It is commonly used for pain relief, improvement of blood circulation and lymph flow. It is a relatively new technique in veterinary rehabilitation and animal physiotherapy.
Hands on gentle, non-invasive therapy
Equine craniosacral therapy is a gentle hands-on technique that aims to improve a horse’s overall well-being by addressing physical and emotional imbalances. This gentle, non-invasive therapy involves applying subtle motions to the horse’s head, neck, spine and extremities to release tension and improve the flow of cerebrospinal fluid throughout the body.
The therapy helps alleviate musculoskeletal problems, such as stiffness and soreness, postural issues while also targeting nervous system imbalances. By reducing stress and promoting relaxation, it can enhance the horse’s emotional state and behaviour, making them more receptive and cooperative during training.
Additionally, this gentle therapy has shown promise in supporting recovery from injuries and enhancing performance in athletic horses. Overall, this holistic approach fosters a deeper connection between horse and handler, leading to a happier, healthier, and more balanced horse.
What are the Benefits of Equine Craniosacral Therapy?
This therapy can offer pain relief by helping alleviate pain associated with conditions, such as back pain, muscle tension and joint stiffness.
Simply fill out the Booking Form and our Team will be in contact to arrange a call out therapy session. We service all counties of Ireland.
