Siobhan Gilligan McTimoney Animal Chiropractor

Siobhan Gilligan McTimoney Animal Chiropractor Siobhan is fully qualified in McTimoney animal Manipulation. McTimoney Chiropractic techniques aim to align and balance the animal's musculoskeletal system.

Having completed her masters degree which is the only validated course in Europe in teaching techniques for adjusting animals. Treatment is given using chiropractic techniques to align and balance the animal's musculoskeletal system. Like people, animals suffer from back, neck, pelvic and musculoskeletal problems and they can benefit from McTimoney treatment. This is achieved by manipulating any misaligned joints throughout the entire body, with special attention to the spine and pelvis, it helps both to restore and maintain health, soundness and performance. Most animals readily accept the treatment as only the practitioners hands are used and it focuses on speed and not force make the adjustments. The treatment of animals is currently regulated under the Veterinary Act. This means that permission from the animals usual vet needs to be sought before treatment. Permission can be obtained by the owner and usually involves a simple phone call. Siobhan will work closely with vets to ensure a safe, appropriate and effective treatment takes place. Signs that your animal may benefit from treatment include:
HORSES:
• Unlevelness, especially behind
• Uneven wear of shoes
• Sore or cold backs, uneven pressure from saddles or the saddle slipping to one side
• Unexplained deterioration in usual performance
• Asymmetry, such as stiffness on one rein, or a disunited canter
• Unexplained resistances, such as napping, rearing, refusing, bucking, etc.
• Uneven muscle development or atrophy
• Uncharacteristic changes in behavior, performance or temperament
• Rehabilitation after injury

DOGS:
• Crying out when getting up
• Difficulty climbing stairs or getting into cars
• Signs of discomfort when being stroked on their backs
• A reluctance to exercise
• Stiffness or pain after exercise

Well done Bryony Jane and Charlie the super horse 🤩💪🏼🐴
07/09/2025

Well done Bryony Jane and Charlie the super horse 🤩💪🏼🐴

03/07/2025

Hi all! I am away in Spain for a wedding with very little signal. I will try and reply to you all as and when I get some, failing that I’m home next Wednesday and will reply to everyone then.

I don’t think Fleur wanted to touch the water tray 💦🐎✈️ well done Nissi Ladell.
02/07/2025

I don’t think Fleur wanted to touch the water tray 💦🐎✈️ well done Nissi Ladell.

Be rude not to stop and see the puppies when going to Parabel Equestrian- Ruby Jinks
20/05/2025

Be rude not to stop and see the puppies when going to Parabel Equestrian- Ruby Jinks

When you have got your non horsey partner well trained. 😂👍🏼 Back at work this week and so far I have treated some wonder...
20/05/2025

When you have got your non horsey partner well trained. 😂👍🏼

Back at work this week and so far I have treated some wonderful horses and dogs. 🐴🐶💙

Multitasking at its finest- holding for the back lady and the farrier at the same time😂

Siobhan Gilligan McTimoney Animal Chiropractor
Partner Farriery
Richard Joseph Lawrence

So today is the day I have been waiting for. 18 months later and I am finally going to say goodbye to my gall bladder. T...
07/05/2025

So today is the day I have been waiting for. 18 months later and I am finally going to say goodbye to my gall bladder. This does mean that I will need 2 weeks off from seeing all of your lovely animals and that the end of May is going to be very busy. Please do still contact me if you would like an appointment for June/July and if you need me desperately I can try and squeeze some more in at the end of May when I am back.

But for now wish me luck as I go for my first ever general anaesthetic surgery 🍀💚

Meet Fergus. He has regular treatments and today it is his birthday. Of course he needed a birthday picture before we st...
05/05/2025

Meet Fergus. He has regular treatments and today it is his birthday. Of course he needed a birthday picture before we started. Happy birthday Fergus 🥳🎁🐩🐾

I just wanted to share this with you to highlight the importance of regular saddle checks and also to keep it real that ...
12/04/2025

I just wanted to share this with you to highlight the importance of regular saddle checks and also to keep it real that even us professionals aren’t always perfect.

This is a picture of Franco my 5 year old homebred Hannovarian and the gullet bar that he was in up until today’s saddle fit. He had this saddle checked and fitted by a master saddle fitter 6 months ago. Then he was a weak, leggy unbalanced 4 year old and had a medium gullet bar in. Recently I have been feeling a little perched on top of his shoulders and not very connected with him. He has been struggling to keep a consistent contact and finding it difficult to maintain the canter without changing his legs or dropping back into trot.

No wonder when you look at the gullet bar that fitted him perfectly only 6 months ago. Now it is sitting up high on his withers and putting pressure behind the shoulder. This would cause him to have sore withers and tension around the thoracolumbar region because my weight was being tipped to the back of the saddle putting excess pressure on that thoracolumbar region hence the switching of legs behind in canter and the falling back into trot.

After the saddler changed the gullet bar to a medium wide fit and adjusted the flocking slightly, the saddle became totally balanced again. Franco stopped fussing with his head and contact and you guessed it no changing of legs in the canter.

So tomorrow I am going to give him a well earned treatment and then continue slowly with his education. He has his first dressage competition coming up so watch this space! And please please have your saddle regularly checked by a qualified professional.

Jumping on the AI trend and made a little cartoon of myself and my favourites.
10/04/2025

Jumping on the AI trend and made a little cartoon of myself and my favourites.

Congratulations to my client Karen Tennent and her gorgeous mare Harley for winning the HOYS working horse of the year. ...
14/10/2024

Congratulations to my client Karen Tennent and her gorgeous mare Harley for winning the HOYS working horse of the year.

Harley enjoyed her pre HOYS treatment and then went and smashed it last week. Well done you 👏🏼🤩🐴

You are so very welcome and it’s a pleasure to come and help out all of the horses and ponies at OTS. The least I can do...
06/10/2024

You are so very welcome and it’s a pleasure to come and help out all of the horses and ponies at OTS. The least I can do is support your new venture. I can’t wait to see how it unfolds 💕🐴💎

Our next thank you is our wonderful OTS chiropractor Siobhan Gilligan McTimoney Animal Chiropractor who has very kindly sponsored one of our trial sessions

Thank you for the work you do with our OTS horses Siobhan and thank you for your kind donation of a session for Little Gems 💎

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