Dynamic Equine Therapy

31/01/2026

🌟 If you have some spare time… check out this YouTube channel! 🎥

I’ve been really enjoying Webinars with Wendy — she brings on some amazing guests who share great insights that are definitely worth your time.

👉 Go give it a watch!

Robyn Hood, Sharon Wilsie, Daisy Bicking, Bob Bowker, Steve Peters are some of Wendy's guests for these webinars for horse people.

25/01/2026

✨ Introducing our 3rd Sponsored Rider – Linda Merrilees ✨🐴

Linda’s loves of her life are Fuji (24) 💙 and Quilla (16) 🤎, and she’s been in the saddle for over 50 years 🏇, inheriting her deep love of horses from her wonderful mother 💫. A true pony club kid, Linda has been a competitive rider across many disciplines — from western with Quarter Horses 🤠 to eventing, dressage, show jumping and working equitation.

After discovering horsemanship, Linda found a whole new passion ✨. She now focuses on starting her own horses and continually expanding her education around training, welfare and the horse–human partnership 📚🐎.

Linda chooses to ride bitless 🧠, her horses are unrugged and live out on pasture 24/7 🌿, and she takes a genuinely holistic approach to equine welfare 💛. Fuji, a $200 drought baby purchased 22 years ago, is now entering his senior years 🐴✨, and Linda is deeply mindful of keeping him both physically and mentally engaged. Through her experience with clicker training 🎯, Fuji enjoys learning tricks and heading out on trails 🌲 — often off-leash alongside Quilla 🐎💞. Together, they love exploring the trails as a team 🥾🌄.

Linda is partnering with Dynamic Equine Therapy 🤍 to support her horses as they age, helping them stay comfortable, healthy and feeling good in their bodies 🌟. We’re so proud to support a rider whose values so closely align with our own 🙌✨

25/01/2026

🐴🐴🐴Breeze in the early days of treatment ➡️ Breeze now.

Real change. Real movement. Real comfort.

If you want your horse to feel better, don’t just take my word for it — see the difference. 🐎🐎🐎

21/01/2026

Why osteopathy matters 🐴

A joint is designed to move.
When a joint loses its normal ability to move, it can no longer maintain healthy tissue integrity. Over time, circulation reduces, tissues become compromised, and degeneration begins.

Osteopathic treatment focuses on restoring normal, balanced movement within joints and the surrounding soft tissues. This helps:
• support healthy circulation
• reduce compensatory strain elsewhere in the body
• maintain tissue health and resilience
• support long-term soundness and comfort

Movement is nutrition for joints.
Protecting movement is protecting the horse.

16/01/2026

Looking for an equine bodyworker?

The ETAA represents equine bodyworkers who have completed recognised training and are committed to professional standards and continued learning.

Our members work across performance, rehabilitation, and general equine wellbeing, and are supported by a professional association that values education, accountability, and best practice.

When you choose a member of the ETAA, you’re choosing:
✔ Education over guesswork
✔ Professional standards
✔ A bodyworker who puts the horse first

Choose qualified. Choose professional. Choose an ETAA member.

https://equinetherapies.net.au/therapist-directory/

29/12/2025

✨ Appointments Available✨

I have a couple of afternoon appointments available in Merriwa or Scone on 4/1 🐴

Great timing for a comfort check, maintenance session, or to help your horse feel their best heading into the new year.

Message me if you’d like to book ✨

27/12/2025

So grateful to receive feedback like this. Trusting me with your horse’s care is something I never take lightly 💛

25/12/2025

Merry Christmas 🎄

I’m so grateful for the support, referrals and kind words throughout the year. Thank you for being part of my journey and for putting your horses’ wellbeing first.

Wishing you and your horses a relaxed and happy Christmas break 🐴✨

21/12/2025

✨ The Thoracic Sling ✨

The thoracic sling is one of the most important regions in your horse’s body. It’s a group of muscles—including the serratus ventralis and pectorals—that literally hold the trunk up between the front legs.

A healthy thoracic sling means better posture, freer movement, improved balance, and reduced strain through the forelimbs and back.

When the thoracic sling isn’t functioning well, you might notice:

🐴 A “downhill” appearance or dropping through the chest
🐴 Toe-dragging or shortened front stride
🐴 Difficulty lifting through the wither
🐴 Unbalanced canter transitions
🐴 Hollowing the back or bracing through the neck
🐴 Leaning on the forehand
🐴 Saddles slipping forward
🐴 Struggling with lateral work or tight turns
🐴 General stiffness or reluctance to go forward
🐴 Girthiness

Supporting the thoracic sling through osteopathic treatment, correct groundwork, stretching and postural exercises can help your horse move more comfortably and freely.

Message me to see how I can help your horse feel and move better.

19/12/2025

✨ Can Osteopathy Help Improve Behaviour in Performance Horses? ✨

Behaviour is communication — and so often, those “tricky” or inconsistent moments under saddle are your horse’s way of saying something doesn’t feel quite right.

In my latest blog, I dive into how osteopathic assessment and treatment can support:

🐴 Improved comfort and mobility
🐴 Better focus and willingness
🐴 Reduced tension in horses who brace, rush or resist
🐴 More consistent performance overall

If you’ve ever wondered whether behaviour and biomechanics are connected, this one’s for you.

👉 Read the full blog post here:

Why addressing pain is the key to a happier, more willing equine partnerAs riders, trainers and owners, we all want the same thing: a horse that feels good in their body and is able to perform comfortably and confidently. Yet so often, behaviours like bucking, tail swishing, reluctance to go forward...

18/12/2025

✨ Dynamic Equine Therapy – Now Taking Local Bookings ✨

Supporting your horse to move with ease, comfort and confidence 🐴💛

I offer Equine Osteopathy — a gentle, whole-horse approach combining soft tissue release, joint mobilisation and postural work to improve:

• Suppleness and range of motion
• Comfort under saddle
• Balance and body awareness
• Performance and recovery

Whether you’ve got an older horse who needs a little extra care, a competition partner, or a young one needing correct foundations — treatments are tailored to what your horse needs on the day.

📍 Servicing Central Coast & Hunter Valley
💬 PM to book or ask any questions
🩺 Fully qualified & insured

Helping horses feel and move their best, one treatment at a time ✨🐴

Dynamic Equine Therapy provides qualified equine osteopathy and bodywork to support movement, comfort and performance. Tailored treatments for every horse across Newcastle, Hunter Valley and Mid North Coast.

14/12/2025

Functional Posture – Why It Matters 🐴

Functional posture is how a horse organises their body to move, balance and carry load efficiently.

It’s not about standing “pretty” — it’s about:

• how weight is distributed
• how joints stack and move
• how muscles support movement without excessive tension

Have you noticed that your horse always prefers to graze with one foot forward? This can result in asymmetry.

One simple way to support functional posture is through variable feed positions.

By offering feed at different heights and locations, we encourage:

✨ balanced muscle development, and improved core stability
✨ stretch through neck and shoulders
✨ healthy joint and spinal movement

This variety helps prevent the horse from always loading the body in the same way and supports more adaptable, balanced movement patterns.

Combined with osteopathic treatment, variable feed positions can help reinforce positive postural changes and support long-term comfort and function.

📍 Central Coast & Hunter Valley
📩 DM to book or visit my website to learn more

https://www.dynamicequinetherapy.com/