Animal Physiotherapist - Claire Campbell

17/07/2025

I still have some availability left on the 25th and 30th of this month! 😱 WhatsApp to book. 📱☎️

I hope the hard ground hasn't impacted - no pun intended - your horse's health and proceedings. Im feeling a lot of guarding tension recently, including in their jaw 😬

01/07/2025

It's definitely been a 'take a towel to work' few kind of days! I do absolutely love the heat though, despite returning home smelling like one of ghandi's flipflops... The horses seem to be coping but dogs not so much - keep your canines cool and calm 🤍

25/06/2025

Who knew just sharing generates money....and this is for a lovely cause. Good luck with surgery tomorrow Primrose. Be sure to keep updated with her progress by following Trina's cobs 🦄

Hi everyone, sorry to have to share this, it’s not our usual ‘feel good’ post, but would really appreciate your support for little Primrose 🌹

We have recently taken in the most beautiful miniature spotted pony; a successful show pony named Primrose, with aim of finding her a wonderful family!

Sadly primrose sustained an injury on Monday which has caused catastrophic damage to her eye!

The vet attended immediately and was prescribed strong antibiotics and pain killers for 48 hours before check up and plan of action (due to swelling was unable to make an assessment of the eye at the time) - we went to give her her meds last night and traumatically found her eye had ruptured…. It seems she has a melting ulcer and her cornea has literally melted! The poor tiny little pony! Must be so painful and we will obviously act on this as a matter of urgency to save her life and relieve her of any pain!

At this point we have 2 options:

Euthanasia or Enucleation (removal of the eye)

The cost of surgery is more than the value of the pony (but of course money is not important over her life)
She’s sooo sweet, only 7hh and 13years old, and I’m sure she could live quite a happy and fulfilled life with only one eye…

One way you can help is by sharing this post 🙏
Our page is monetised and any earnings made from this post will go directly towards cost of surgery and recovery!

We will keep you all updated ❤️

(It’s pretty gruesome so I won’t share any photos here but I will post a video in the comments to give you an idea of what we are dealing with - don’t search for it if you’re squeamish)

23/06/2025

I have availability in the Epsom / Leatherhead / Headley area for 2 neddies on the 4th July circa midday. WhatsApp if you'd like a visit 07950 278497 🐎

20/06/2025

💯. Everything you ask riding can be done on the long lines. Stretching, contact, lateral steps, transitions, poles, jumps, hacking.
They find their own balance and confidence without rider interference.

17/06/2025

I've missed this! Utilising my outside office! Slowly getting back to normal operating procedures but I'm being super sensible too as not to over do it.
Thank you as always for everyone's patience and kindness.
🏇🐎🐕🐾

30/05/2025

Great news today at hospital! I'm allowed to gradually increase weight bearing activities so will be back on 2 pins! I won't be overly mobile initially so I'll be favouring dogs and the smaller, quieter, easier neddies initially but would be fabulous to get all those gorgeous faces ive missed back in the diary aka The Bible. Happy days 🥰🐾🐎

22/05/2025

*** HARD GROUND ***

I have seen some very worrying “advice” on social media over the past couple of weeks, recommending cantering/galloping and jumping on the hard ground as a way to condition your horse’s legs to it. NO!!!!! You CANNOT condition a horse’s joints to hard ground! The more you canter and jump on hard ground, the more you will hammer the joints and help your horse get arthritis! Please do not listen to anyone advising you to condition your horse’s legs to hard ground, unless you want your horse to head towards steroid injections or early retirement. Cross training your horse (riding on a variety of surfaces) is good for legs, but hammering around on hard ground is not!

The ground, certainly in my area, is currently like concrete. PLEASE think twice about jumping/cantering in fields at the moment, as it’s almost the equivalent of jumping your horses on the road. If you are struggling to keep your horses/ponies fit, and can’t use or hire an arena, then trotting steadily up hills out hacking is a great alternative. Or just lots of hacking in walk to keep them ticking over until we get some much needed rain!
I’ve seen horses this week who are simply jarred up/foot sore from being turned out on this hard ground, so try not to add to the concussion by making them work on the rock hard ground....

I’m off to do a rain dance so that I can get Alfred out Eventing soon (ground too hard for me to enter him up at the moment).

Photo of Harry back in 2010, jumping clear around a big Intermediate track at Salperton Park.

Feel free to share, but not to copy and paste my words.

06/05/2025

Situation update! I'm healing well, incredibly bored and my next doc appointment is end of may. Fingers crossed I get the thumbs up to start driving then. I keep writing lists in the notepad i received from last year to keep me motivated. The horses are so bored too, I hope I'll still be able to enjoy some of the summer with them. 🙏
Really can't thank you all enough for your patience and super kind words. I've loved getting pics and videos through of achievements and progress. I'm also happy to talk over any concerns / look at videos to analyse etc whilst I'm unable to visit in person. This has happened at the worst time of the year but I promise I'll catch up with everyone soon as poss 💜🦄🐕🐎🐾