Whites Veterinary Physiotherapy

28/01/2024

I am not receiving some messages via this page so please feel free to send me a WhatsApp to ensure I get you booked in. Sunday is always my main day to get admin done, including insurance claims, invoices and my notes.

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21/01/2024

This Week 💪🏼🐴🐶

18/01/2024

Another study suggesting the more a horse is relaxed the more it is likely to learn. It may be obvious but not everyone puts the work in to the basics. There generally is always a reason horses do something.

The study only reinforces how safe desensitisation of external factors will set your horse up for the long e.g. pastic bags make a horse much more engaged and relaxed. Rather than a horse that is a hundred miles an hour and scared of its own shadow. A horse that is more relaxed will not only learn more it is more likely to stay calm during a dressage test and less likely to p**s off with you when your eventing.

Take the time to show your horse the world and everything around it and they will pay you back a million times over or they just won't chuck you off 😁

Repetition and Consistency is Key 🔑

The more relaxed a horse is the better it is at learning new tasks, a study by equine scientists at Nottingham Trent University found.

17/01/2024

🔵🔵Supplement Range 🔵🔵

I will be ordering a new batch of Green Lipped Mussel Joint Care for Dogs in the coming weeks, if anyone would like to place any orders. They do sell quite fast so please just give me a message.

I am looking to expand the range to add more supplements and to add a Cat range 😺 I will also be adding an online store so you can all browse to your hearts content. Plenty of things to look forward too! Please have a read through the information below, I have managed to price them well below RRP for now!

Stay Tuned Folks!

15/01/2024

Stabling 🐴

Everyday I treat horses in stables and it got me thinking about are they actually happy in their stable? Obviously we all know horses should be out in the field and its natural. So are stables good for horses? When we look at horses for what they are then the answer is No. Stables are made to suit humans not horses. Horses were around before domestication and will probably be around after as well, feral horses thrive without us.

The debate will always rage on but the fact of the matter is stables suit are convenience not the horses. Horses are highly social creatures, they are herd animals and research shows they do not do well alone. They like to forage and be free and be in control what is coming around the corner. Think about it, they are sensitive animals and not being able to see out in the open for predators could be pretty scary. On the flip side of this some horses have been conditioned to almost benefit from stabling around our lives and some owners would say they prefer the stable. Isolation and confinement suppress natural instincts to forage, make friends and be free, which the research shows they also make horses susceptible to more ailments and issues.

There are plenty of positives and negatives for both and that is up to owners to decide. As a physiotherapist movement and freedom to express natural behaviour is key to a healthy life and to prevent many unwanted musculoskeletal conditions. This is somewhat the elephant in the room for many horses, the turn out and stabling.

Please feel free to debate this as it can be a touchy subject and remember there is always a sensible answer for both opinions! Remember it is a privilege to own a horse and not a right which people tend to forget

Be Nice! 💙

14/01/2024

Progress 📈📈📈📈

Just a quick one for everyone, I have a couple of hundred dogs and horses on my books at the minute and it can be so difficult to personally send a message to every person to check on their progress. I want everyone to feel welcome to send me a message or a progress report whenever they feel like. I love being kept upto date with everyones progress no matter how small or big 📲

13/01/2024

Camels are a much more adaptable animal than horses because of one thing.

They don't have hooves 😁

Buy a Camel everyone! For the love of god please! They dont break! 😂🙈😂

06/01/2024

Lovely first few days back at it after the Christmas break. Alot busier than usual for a January and plenty of lovely new clients too! The only downside is the rain has caused a few horses to float away into the Mersey 🤣.

Added a few complex rehabilitation cases to my books, the key is time and patience for alot of the bigger injuries. Please do not get ahead of yourself when it comes to rehabilitation, controlled overload is key but too much too soon can be detrimental.

Bring on Spring 😎

03/01/2024

Because I have the best clients 🐎 I've got a few farriers, dentists, vets and instructors I'll be voting for.

Nominate your chosen equestrian professional, business or charity who has gone above and beyond. Self-nominations are also accepted.

01/01/2024

🎊🥂Welcome 2024🥂🎊

We are back from the 4th January 2024.

🔵 Spring will approach fast and it is the busiest time of the year. Each year I take on more clients, more students and more lecturing duties so please please book in advance this year.

🔵 Can all payments owed (not including insurance) be paid by the 4th January. I will be chasing up this week.

🔵 I am going to be holding pole/physio clinics again this year so keep an eye out for dates. Happy to accommodate full yard days if anyone is interested for their yard 👀

🔵 I will be holding more physiotherapy talks (suggestions welcome)at the Equiemporium. Always a good night!!

🔵 I will be launching a new range of canine and feline supplements on my website in the coming months from joint supplements to calming supplements for your companions.

🔵 STUDENTS - Please also book your days in advance for placement due to demand.

Happy New Year Everyone 🎊🥂🐶🐴

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31/12/2023

Happy New Year to all my wonderful clients! Here's to another positive and prosperous year! Thanks for all your support for this local small business and all the happiness you all bring. I am so lucky to do what I love and meet the most amazing people and animals day in and day out! 🥂

Love
John, Helayna, Mac and Brynn

27/12/2023

I will be picking up messages and booking everyone in for 2024 over the next few days. Just having a few days with my family and the Hound, so please feel free to send a message to book in for the New Year. 🥂🎆🎄🎅

Unless the other half drags me the yard for grooming duties 😂😭