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Eilís McCarthy
Physiotherapist A unique, mobile Physiotherapy service, for both you, your horse and your hound.
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About Eilís
Hailing from Ireland, Eilís grew up in the countryside surrounded by animals, including her ever faithful Rough Collie, a multitude of feline companions, as well as Connemara ponies and even donkeys. Much to the dismay of her folks, Eilís 'caught the horse bug' at an early age, when a school friend introduced Eilís to her pony – and it was love at first sight! It wasn't long before Eilís was spending all her time with ponies, in her element grooming horses, mucking out stables and exploring the Irish hills and forestry by horseback with her Rough Collie by her side. She was fortunate enough to be able to spend her weekends at pony clubs, hunting, hunter trials, eventing and show jumping.
Summers were spent working with mares and foals in Coolmore stud, learning all about the Thoroughbred industry in Ireland, and shadowing as many Veterinary Surgeons as would tolerate her. Other summers included working with boars, sows and piglets on a variety of pig farms - exploring the ways in which she could 'live the dream' and earn a living by working with animals.
Eilís graduated as a physiotherapist in 2007 from the University College of Dublin, Ireland, before travelling to New Zealand where she worked in private practice for 12 months. She traveled to Melbourne in 2008, planning to gain a further 12 months experience abroad before returning home to the Emerald Isle, but the draw of the Victorian culture and countryside has proved to be strong and has kept her here today, creating roots and a home in Australia with her very lucky Aussie husband.
After several wonderful years of working with people in both the acute and sub-acute public health sector as well as in private practice, Eilís decided to take the plunge and pursue her dream of studying Veterinary Physiotherapy.
