Poor posture and muscle weakness with Poor medial lateral balance leading to multiple
compensatory gait adaption and muscle imbalance. problems for this horse.
How do I know my horse needs physiotherapy?
Animals are no different to people, they also suffer musculoskeletal injuries as does the human athlete such as back pain, muscle strains, soft tissue injuries and they also require rehabilitation after surgery. Horses tend to show their discomfort by a change in behaviour or by moving differently, what used to be easy may become difficult.
Impinging dorsal spinal processes was diagnosed in Post surgical removal of 7 dorsal spinal processes,
this horse, physiotherapy along side veteinary care physiotherapy was vital to maintain this horse
kept this horse successfully in racing for two years successfully in racing for 4 years.
prior to surgery.
But its not always the equine athletes that need our attention, veterinary physiotherapy can be used on all shapes and sizes!
American toy horse and her 2 day old foal