Sophie O'Connor - Equine Rehabilitation and Sports Massage Therapist

05/08/2025

They may be men’s trainers, they may be 2.5 sizes too big… do I care? Nope! I have finally found a pair of trainers that fit my swollen foot 🦶 padding is required for the left shoe… but I am ready for work tomorrow! 🥳 I appreciate I may look like a clown 🤡 and I can’t wait to be able to wear my own boots 🥾 but for now these will do! A really positive day today as I got to drive my own car for the first time in 14 weeks!! 🚙 I can not tell you how amazing it was to be able to take the dogs out on my own and have a little plod around the fields 😀
So excited to be out treating tomorrow doing the BEST job in the world 🌍❤️🐴

04/08/2025

📣 UPDATE 📣
Re X-ray today has shown the fracture is healing well - not completely healed yet BUT I can now start driving and booking back in clients and return to work!!! 🥳 🚙 you can see from my smile I am over the moon 🌙
I will be sitting down now with my diary and of course a ☕️ to contact you all to get you booked back in. I have an up to date list of who is over due, in need first and I will work my way through these in order to get you and your horses back in 📆
Please do bear in mind I will only be returning under strict instructions of reduced hours to begin with so I can build up my strength and still allow healing to occur 🦶💪
I should think it will take me a few days to get my diary organised so if you have not heard from me by the weekend please send me a message 🤳
Once again THANK YOU all for your patience, kindness, love and well wishes and I will see you all very soon 🥰 back doing the BEST job in the world 🌍❤️🐴

02/08/2025

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31/07/2025

I have been keeping my brain active 🧠 and ensuring the cogs keep turning… I know I’ve said it before but the courses that Olivia delivers from
Wolds Equine Sports Massage Approved Courses are brilliant! 🤩
I have been busy behind the scenes so to speak… I appreciate I have been very quiet on my page whilst recovering ❤️‍🩹 but please be assured I continue with doing as much paperwork, training, reading ect to stay relevant and come back to work with even more passion, determination and knowledge as I possibly can 👌
I will continue to share these important CPD certificates with you all so you can see what I have been getting up to in my physical absence 🤓
Lots of you have also been keeping me very busy with videos, questions and calls - I love that I can still help and have been advising with exercises, techniques and advice over the phone ☎️

As you are aware my next xray is on the 4th August so keeping everything crossed for a positive outcome 🙏🏻🩻
I will then be able to share with you a plan on dates for returning to being back out treating your amazing horses, ponies and donkeys 🫏🐴🐎
I really CAN NOT wait to be back out working and doing the BEST job in the world 🌍❤️🐴

I will continue to say that I have the BEST clients in the world and I thank you from the bottom of my heart once again for your continued support, loyalty, kindness, love and care 🥰

31/07/2025

Combined Training Arena Hire from Sunday 3rd August - Wednesday 6th August Inclusive.

£35 per 45 minute slot, with up to three horses per slot.

Full details and bookings via My Riding Life https://www.moulton.ac.uk/the-equestrian-centre/events-2

29/07/2025

💥 Last minute availability for this Saturday 💥

Mechanical horse session has just become available this Saturday:

Saturday 2nd August at 1pm
Venue Moulton College Northants

Introductory offer at £45 for 45 minutes

🙋 Pretty sure I’ve offered it to everyone on the waiting list (shout at me to jump the queue if I haven’t 🙈)

Interested let me know 🙂

T&Cs
Payment upon booking
15 stone weight limit
Although phoenix won’t go lame he can have the odd technical issue - if a technical fault interrupts your session unfortunately I cannot offer compensation only my apologies & a full refund

29/07/2025

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26/07/2025

Thought I would share Katie Moore Equestrian Coach’s new dates and availability as I know lots of you were interested in these sessions ☺️

📌 Promise to get better at Admin 🙈

🐎 I was inundated with requests for ridden simulator sessions & happy to say the first one was such a success that I’ll be repeating them!!

I did manage to jinx it slightly after a successful 2 sessions my third client mounted & we had a technical issue where ‘Phoenix’ had had enough 😬 so these sessions are not completely risk free of cancellations - not the usual reason of extreme weather / poorly horses or broken transport but good old technology where a factory reboot doesn’t always fix it 🙈 but the sessions that ran were great 👌

That said I’ve provisionally booked:

🐎 Tuesday 29th July private slots:

4pm: Booked

5pm: Available

5.45pm: Booked

🐎 Saturday 2nd August slots:

1pm: Booked

1.45pm: Booked

2.30pm: Available

3.15pm: Available

Introductory offer for these dates:

45 minute Privates @ £45
1hr Semi @ £30pp

Please note: weight limit of 15 stone

🤚 Message me to book (comments get missed) & then I can be fairer on first come first served 🤞

📌 Due to committing to facility hire payment is required upon booking to secure place

📌 Unfortunately I cannot offer any compensation for any inconvenience of technical issues - only my apologies & I will either move your session to another date or a full refund if preferred.

🤞 Confirmation of regular sessions to be posted soon (I’ll aim to add a couple more in August & then likely to be the 2nd Saturday of each month & the 4th Tuesday from September tbc)

I’m also looking into a booking system to make admin of these session easier for you to secure!!

25/07/2025

Another great CPD course from Olivia at Wolds Equine Sports Massage Approved Courses
Pleased to say that I passed the assessment with 100% 🥳 I find these CPD courses from Olivia invaluable and highly recommended them! Continuation of learning is key to developing a deeper understanding, knowledge, confidence and ultimately most importantly being able to further improve equine welfare ❤️🐴