Zephyn Equine Therapy

01/04/2026

Hooray for a dry day which meant Casey could enjoy her session in the arena this morning.

She likes the opportunity to move around every now and then, checking how she feels as I'm working with her.

I also had the opportunity to practice my hindlimb assessment video...more practice needed to verbalise what I'm feeling and seeing, but I'll get there!

01/04/2026

Little Zephyr would like everyone to know he's powered by Thunderbrook Equestrian feeds and it gives him wings 🤣

30/03/2026

I'm pleased to introduce my second sponsored horse and rider, Mia and Herman.

Mia has had Herman on full loan for a few months and they are building a lovely relationship together. They currently enjoy hacking and hope to get out doing some dressage in the summer.
I'm looking forward to being part of their journey this year ❤️

29/03/2026

Welcome to British Summer Time 🤣

I suppose if it starts off this bad it can only get better 🤔

Despite the shocking weather it was lovely to catch up with Monkey and Faye this afternoon.
They're both looking great, and they settled into their sessions really nicely (although the sudden hail and thunder did give Monkey a bit of a shock!)
They've got a great season of fun rides ahead so I really hope the weather improves for them.

28/03/2026

Not exactly what I was asking for Zeph, but 10/10 for effort 🤣

And I just wanted to show off Finn's beautiful eyes, how gorgeous are they 😍

27/03/2026

A really interesting case. I know a few people who have had Bell's Palsy, but I've never seen a horse with it before

27/03/2026

The boys are getting ready to say farewell to winter 😝! By Sunday it'll still be daylight around 8pm 🎉 (as long as it's not tipping down with rain or snowing 🤣) (I know it's technically spring already, but I'm still counting down for those lighter evenings!)

25/03/2026

Following on from my previous post about DMEs, I highly recommend you listen to this podcast episode.

Raquel and Sophie of Integrated Veterinary Therapeutics cover common mistakes made whilst attempting DMEs, explain the anatomical links with emphasis on spinal alignment and discuss why Quality beats Quantity

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Kr2V8iozWvTPp4epHPGt8?si=EXB45gFnSYKOTcUcUFsDgw

The Equine Functional Posture Podcast · Episode

24/03/2026

Dynamic Mobilisation Exercises (DMEs) are commonly known as 'carrot stretches' and are a great way to increase core stability, improve flexibility and range of motion. They are very useful in day to day management of the ridden horse, as well as preparation for backing and in rehabilitation.

Although they look simple, they are actually hard to implement correctly and because of this some therapists warn against using them.

I however, do use them with my horses, and recommend specific ones to clients if I feel they are appropriate.

The key thing is that they must be done correctly!

I managed to get some videos with Zephyr recently and have taken some screenshots with more explanation below each one.

Get in touch if you would like to know how to incorporate these exercises into your daily routine

24/03/2026

I'm away over at the North East coast for a few days, but I can still see what my boys are up to ❤️