Pegasus Veterinary Physiotherapy

27/03/2026

Now for the horses! 🐴
Much like with dogs, horses can suffer with a range of conditions that can prevent them from being ridden or shorten their careers. However, veterinary physiotherapy can help prevent, rehabilitate, and manage many of the conditions listed as well as others!
🐎Any ridden horse should have regular physiotherapy to keep them in top condition and prevent injury. As we come into the better weather, lots of horses are starting being ridden more, start your season right with a physio session to check your horse over ❤️

26/03/2026

Canine physiotherapy can help with a range of issues! But it can also be amazing for preventing these conditions as well!
Some dog breeds are more prone to orthopaedic conditions than others and as the old saying goes ‘prevention is better than a cure’. So getting on board with physiotherapy early can prevent issues further down the line!

Message to find out how veterinary physiotherapy can help your dog, not just now, but in the future!

24/03/2026

Very excited to be part of the amazing team at Jaycliffe Hydrotherapy! You’ll find me there on Mondays and Tuesdays

Hello everyone!
We’ve some exciting news to share with you all today. Now based at Jaycliffe Hydrotherapy… Pegasus Veterinary Physiotherapy!

Paige is a level 7 MSc Veterinary Physiotherapist who also has a level 4 Clinical Canine Hydrotherapy qualification.

This means we are now able to offer laser therapy and physiotherapy to your dogs, alongside their hydro and fitness swims! We’ll be sharing more on the benefits of physio and laser therapy over the next few days, but if you can’t wait that long! Drop us a message and we’ll be happy to speak to you about how physio, hydro, and laser therapy can help your dogs live a happier and healthier life!

Paige will be holding sessions on Mondays and Tuesdays at Jaycliffe Pet Centre! Get in touch to find out more or get booked in!

23/03/2026

Happy to say that I’ve had my NAVP membership renewed for another year!
But why is this important?
Well, not all vet physios are created equal.
The title Veterinary Physiotherapist is unprotected, which means anyone can call themselves a vet physio (this is different to the human physio title which is also why we have to differentiate that we are VET physios!).
So, we have associations and registers that uphold standards of practice across the UK and ensure their members have a certain set of skills/qualifications. This means that, while your friend who did a 3 day dog massage course may know how to massage a dog, they probably don’t know how to fully assess that dog for pain, or why that dog needs a massage in the first place.
Now I have nothing against dog massage courses that are comprehensive, but the weekend long courses cannot be as comprehensive as the ones that take a year, or as detailed as my 3 year masters degree.
So when you’re looking for a vet physio, check if they’re a member of an association or register, if not, there’s probably a good reason for that…

22/03/2026

Spring is well and truly here (how long for, who knows!) and lots of people are bringing their horses back into work following a wet and horrible winter.
A lot of people won’t have been able to keep their horses in consistent work over winter, and there’s nothing wrong with that. However, what needs to be taken into consideration is that your horse will have lost muscle and fitness whilst not being ridden, and possibly having access to less turn out.
Muscle takes time to build back up, and most of that can and should be done out of the saddle.
In hand and ground work are super important when bringing horses back into work following a break. You wouldn’t run a marathon after not doing any exercise for 3 months, so why expect your horse to be able to go on 2 hour hacks after not being ridden for 8 weeks?
It’s the same principle, getting on your horse that has lost muscle is not only unfair on the horse, it’s a recipe for a sore back and undesirable behaviour from your horse.
So, before you get back on your horse, take them for a walk, long line them, build their muscle up in the same way you would yourself, slow and steady wins the race.

If you need any help bringing your horse back into work, get in touch for a tailored exercise plan following a physio session!

21/03/2026

Happy spring equinox and first day of spring!

Here’s to lighter nights, longer days and better weather (hopefully!)

20/03/2026

Very happy to share that I received my certificate through for my canine hydrotherapy qualification!

It’s official now ❤️

Also a huge thank you to Operation K9 Ltd Hydrotherapy Centres for having me throughout my training and to Bex and Vicky for all their help and support! I could not recommend the team over in Beverley enough for anyone wanting to do a hydro qual. Even if you have no prior experience, they have something for everyone to get started!

I just need to get back into the water now 😍

20/03/2026

💥Laser Therapy💥

If you’re an existing client, you’ll be familiar with my laser. It comes out for nearly every session (unless there’s a reason your animal cannot have it!) and there’s a good reason for that!

Laser therapy is ✨ magic ✨

😂 Well, not quite, but it is amazing, has so many applications and uses, is non invasive, and generally fast acting.

I mostly use my laser for pain relief, to help reduce inflammation, and relieve tension in a specific area. However, laser therapy can also be used for wound healing, to repair damaged nerves, and aid recovery following non traumatic sports injuries.

Most animals are able to have laser therapy, it is a starting point for a lot of recovery processes and it enables a therapist to start to bond with your pet before moving on to more hands on methods.

If a you want to find out how laser therapy can help your animal, or how physio in general can help them to move freer, run for longer, and be a happier version of themselves, drop me a message!

I look forward to hearing from you!

18/03/2026

Bit of a change of scenery today, swapping treatment for learning.

Looking forward to seeing what I can gain from today ❤️

17/03/2026

A huge Happy 10th Birthday to my OG girls, my secretaries, my leg, foot, and occasional head warmers, Persephone and Willow ❤️.
10 years of having these girls in my life, they’ve taught me a lot and I love them more than life.
Hopefully many more years to come with these two (and my boys!) and many more birthdays 🎂

Also, Happy St Patrick’s day to all those who celebrate it ☘️

15/03/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to every type of mum out there, whether you are a dog mum, cat mum, horse mum, small fury mum, human mum, or like me, all of the above!

Today is a day to celebrate our mums cos let’s face it, we wouldn’t be here without them!

I hope everyone has had a lovely day, been spoilt rotten, and been pampered like we know you deserve ❤️.

At the end of the day, I’m just a mum trying to do right by my son and my pets, trying to help other pet mums help their babies as much as I can. And I am grateful as always for my clients that allow me to live this dream ❤️

Lots of love as always xx

12/03/2026

Here’s an uncomfortable truth: flexion tests don’t diagnose anything.

They provoke.

As rehabilitation therapists, movement assessment is central to what we do. Lameness assessment is part of that - but lameness itself is not a diagnosis. It’s a sign of pain and altered biomechanics.

And pain in horses rarely travels alone.

One primary issue shifts load. That shift creates muscular tension. Over time, that tension can progress into secondary joint or ligament irritation. If we miss it, structural change follows. Concurrent and compensatory lameness isn’t the exception - it’s common.

So when we apply a flexion test, what are we actually seeing?

We’re seeing a limb that is irritably load-sensitive today. Not a specific structure. Not a confirmed localisation.

Without a clear baseline at walk and trot - before manipulation - interpretation becomes guesswork.

And if we forget that approximately 95% of primary forelimb pain is at or below the carpus (with the hoof structures first suspect), or that around 80% of hindlimb lameness cases involve concurrent lumbosacral or sacroiliac pain, we risk building the wrong narrative from a single positive response.

Flexion tests are useful. But only in context.

Baseline first.
Pattern recognition second.
Collaboration always.

In this blog, we explore what flexion tests truly reveal - and what they don’t - including their limited sensitivity and specificity, the risk of false positives, and how to standardise them if you use them pre-referral.

Have you ever seen a flexion test over-interpreted without enough baseline evidence?

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