Amy Gough Veterinary Physiotherapy

17/09/2025

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Laser therapy is such a good tool to aid in wound healing. The difference in the pictures of the wound below is 4 weeks. The vet said it may take up to 3 months to see a difference, whereas using laser every 2 days helped dramatically with the healing ✨

Aswell as wound healing effects due to tissue healing, it can also help with soft tissue or muscular injuries, reducing inflammation, or helping with managing arthritis

If you think laser therapy could help with your horse and dog, feel free to get in touch to see how it can help 🐴🐶

📞 07510 712977
📧 agoughvetphysio@outlook.com

28/07/2025

✨ Kinesiology Taping ✨

Last week i treated this 20 year old grand prix dressage horse who was showing some tension and sensitivity through her TMJ area. She is also prone to head shaking through the summer

Using Equine K Taping UK kinesiology tape, she instantly relaxed when tape had been applied and her owner reported she was so much more comfortable post treatment ❤️

Benefits include:
⭐️ reduced tension
⭐️ improved circulation
⭐️ relaxation
⭐️ pain relief
If you think kinesiology taping could benefit your horse or dog, send me a message!🐴🐶

11/07/2025

I am super excited to announce that my website is now up and running and live🤩 And i love it!

I would really appreciate if anyone could take a minute to search my website and visit to to help improve rankings on a new website 🤍
https://www.amygoughvetphysio.co.uk/

Thank you so much to .niamh for creating my website, and to for the fabulous photos 🤍

14/06/2025

✨Lateral Baited (Carrot) Stretches ✨

I prescribe this exercise as a homework exercise very regularly to the majority of my clients, whether equine or canine. This is such a simple way to hep your animals feel the best they can, whether in a rehabilitation or performance animal 🐴🐶

Benefits include:
🥕Stretching the neck, shoulder and back muscle to reduce tightness
🥕Engaging the core abdominal muscles to improve strength and stability
🥕Increase spinal flexibility

These stretches should be carried out when the body is warm, such as following exercise or a physio treatment.
Carry this out approximately 3x a week, holding each stretch for 10-15 seconds

If you have any questions about this stretch or anything else, or would like to book in for a treatment, get in touch:

📞07510 712977
📧 agoughvetphysio@outlook.com

11/05/2025

Canter work is super important for your horses!

𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 is a simple way to tone your horse's abdominal muscles. It's a bit like us doing sit-ups.

Other benefits of canter include:
✅ Warming up the back
✅ Improving back suppleness
✅ Conditioning the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems
✅ Strengthening and mobilising the thoracic sling muscles
✅ Supports good posture
✅ Improving muscular strength and power

What a great excuse to go for canter! Just remember rhythm and balance - and it's important to canter equally on both reins.

10/03/2025

Super excited i can now offer kinesiology taping within my sessions too!🤩

This can be used to add to the effects of massage, by increasing circulation, decreasing pain, aiding in muscle relaxation or activation and support.

✨ Below you can see todays model with some tape along the back and along the glutes to help the muscles recover ✨

Many thanks to Equine K Taping UK for this weekends course and the lovely tape in use today!

Get in touch to find out how taping can help your animal after a physio session 🐴🐶
📧 agoughvetphysio@outlook.com
📞07510 712977

08/03/2025

Yesterday involved completing another CPD, this time in the Fascial Edge Tool!

This course entailed learning more about fascia, which covers every structure within the body. If fascia is hydrated and healthy, it is able to move freely. When problems occur and the fascia is stressed, it may become dehydrated, tight and unable to freely move. This can result in pain, restricted movement and lymphatic pooling.

This technique can be used to release any fascial tension, improve circulation and lymphatic draining, leading to improved mobility!

I’m looking forward to incorporating this tool into treating your animals!🐴🐶

Get in touch to book in a session, or learn how it may benefit your animal 🤍

📧agoughvetphysio@outlook.com
📞07510 712977

14/02/2025

❤️Valentine’s Day isn’t just for humans, show your animals some love too ❤️

Physiotherapy can be useful for more than just injury rehabilitation. Maintenance checks and keeping your animal fit and strong is just as important! Especially if they’re a competition animal preparing for the upcoming season

Physiotherapy sessions can help in many ways:
🤍 enhance performance
🤍 identification and maintenance of subtle signs
🤍 reduce stress and tension due to increased circulation and blood flow, and flushing out toxins

Get in touch today to get your pet the best valentines day present you can. Availability is filling up for March 🐴🐕

✨ Sessions for new clients booked through the rest of February will receive 10% off ✨

📞 07510 712977
📧 agoughvetphysio@outlook.com

25/01/2025

Picking your horse back up after a winter break? Preparing for the 2025 competition season? Or just maintaining their well being through the colder months? 🐎

We can help your horse to maintain or improve comfort during all of these scenarios and more. So make 2025 the best year for comfort and achieving any goals✨

A session with us can help to:
✅ enhance performance
✅ pick up on any little niggles of discomfort before they escalate
✅ get them feeling free from any tension picked up through their winter break
✅ improve flexibility and range of motion - especially through the colder months where some horses may struggle
✅ help to prevent injuries from increased workload

Get in touch to book your horse in for their pre season or maintenance check, to ensure they are starting the year successfully and comfortably! 🐴

📞 07510 712977
📧 agoughvetphysio@outlook.com

Availability is filling up so be quick to get in touch so you don't miss out!

24/12/2024

I just want to wish all my followers and clients a Merry Christmas 🎄

Thank you all for the support the last few months of beginning to start to build my business. I appreciate everyone and have enjoyed meeting you and your animals, and being a part of making them more comfortable! ☺️

Replies may be a bit slower over the next week but i will still be checking messages if you need any help or advice.

I hope you all have a wonderful christmas, and I cant wait to see you all in the new year for more growth in 2025 🎉

18/12/2024

Anything extra you can do it better than nothing to help!

Perfection is overrated 🐎

If you can’t book a massage for your horse every 3 months book one every 6 months.

If you can’t do belly lifts and pelvic tilts 4 times per week, do it 2 times per week.

If you don’t have any hills to walk your horse up and down, add a routine of backing your horse up 15 steps x 3 a few times per week.

If you don’t have a massage or heat pad, try 5 minutes of basic massage over your horses back before you put the saddle on (Ask your massage therapist to show you)!

Tips: If your horse gets greedy or snatching doing carrot 🥕 stretches, try using a lick instead!

Don’t strive for perfection, just strive for “a bit more” ❤️ Don’t strive for perfection, just strive for “consistency”

www.woldsequinemassage.co.uk

13/12/2024

Not sure what to get your friend/family member for Christmas? 🌲🎁

Look no further! Give them a practical gift for their horse or dog to be feeling comfortable from us 🐎🌲

✨ Amounts can be completely up to you, ranging from £10 up to the full session price of max £55 for an initial assessment ✨

Get in touch to buy yours today!

*Mileage charges will be required for locations outside a 25 mile radius of Cirencester or Gloucester*