Penny Gunter, Equine Sports Therapy - Somerset, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and South Wales.
...I often see horses with problems that are not purely solved by correct shoeing... By working with Penny we are able approach the problem from both sides resulting in a happy healthy horse...Alex Bragg, Dip WCF, Intermediate Event Rider
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Treatments
Assessment includes observation of the horse moving, in hand or on the lunge and possibly under saddle. The horse will then be palpated, felt all over, to identify specific areas of pain and spasm.
McTimoney Equine Therapy
McTimoney treatment of Animals was developed by the late John McTimoney in the 1950’s and involves gentle manipulation using chiropractic techniques. It is a non-invasive whole body therapy, which works to realign and balance the musculoskeletal system. Flexibility to the skeletal frame is restored by realigning misalignments in the spine and pelvis, and releasing associated muscle spasms. For over 40 years McTimoney practioners have been helping animals with this powerful yet gentle technique. Equine Sports Massage
Sports massage was developed for sports, where anything less than maximum efficiency is considered a problem and the precursor to potentially serious injury.
Equine Sports Massage is very effective when used alongside McTimoney physical therapy. Sports massage for horses works on the soft tissues, helping to relieve muscle spasm and tension, improving flexability and suppleness and maintaining muscle tone.
Integregrated Performance Bodywork
Penny has trained and worked with World Performance Equine Body Worker Jim Masterson who treats top horses in America, Europe and Australia including World and Olympic team horses. Jim uses the horse's response to guide treatment resulting in optimum relaxation, relief from muscular tension and ultimatly improvement in performance. Penny integrates these techniques in her own treatments with excellent results.
For more details on Jim's work follow the link to his website on the links page
Stress Point Therapy for Horses
This is a deep tissue massage technique, which is able to target specific points of muscle spasm. It is a very effective technique at relieving tension and stiffness. Using this technique enables the therapist to identify and treat points of spasm in the muscle thus making it an ideal therapy for preventing the development of major problems from minor injuries. Its specificity also makes treatment highly effective in relieving more serious muscle strain.Before any treatment can be undertaken it is important that veterinary permission is granted.
Aftercare
Full information is given, tailored to each individual horse; this can include schooling exercises, gentle massage techniques and stretching exercises.See the section on Exercise Therapy for more information on how to help your horse in between treatments.
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