Nikki Routledge McTimoney Animal Chiropractor

25/09/2025

23/09/2025

One of my super relaxed clients today ❤️

31/08/2025

Mullacott Alpacas Open Day today.... accompanied by my colleague Harriet Blick 👍

15/08/2025

Thought for the day from my friend Colleen 🧡

Being away on holiday and out of "horses" for a few weeks always gives a fresh perspective when you jump back in :)

Mostly, I have been reflecting on all the talk around welfare (for both horse and rider) and how the theory of it - which is all over social media and magazine articles - sometimes doesn't match up to what we see happening around us. The information around it is getting so much better, but the practice can be very slow to change. The disappointment you feel over sometimes hearing a recommendation from another professional about adding force or equipment to solve a training issue instead of taking the time to do it correctly. It's tension and force sometimes being rewarded at competitions. It's riders being shamed for being cautious or taking a slower, more considered approach. At times, it's riders who are doubting themselves and their abilities being knocked down even further by a friend, yard mate or instructor.

I have so much admiration for all the folks "in the trenches" -refusing to take short cuts, always training ethically even knowing sometimes it's not going to get you the highest score on a particular day, building up their neighbours when they are having a wobble - all the small things that add up to genuine WELFARE in our lovely sport. And the vast majority do it quietly, honestly, under the radar, often in the background of things.

But I see you - matching your words with actions, holding onto the hope of not just talking a better game, but actually playing one.

Im so grateful for chats with colleagues like Julie Chapman and Nikki Routledge, for my lovely clients who believe in the process and doing the best they can for their horses, and for organisations like Equestrian Business Awards for making welfare the epicenter of what they do and what they celebrate.

It makes me excited for the future 🥰

20/07/2025

Busy weekend teaching students equine massage with Katya Wainwright and Pollyanna FitzGerald 👍❤️

14/07/2025

Back from holiday and straight down to London for an all day meeting with DEFRA and various veterinary industry professionals including my colleague Pollyanna FitzGerald and these two lovely ladies Grace and Wendy from IRVAP too..... obviously this is in the pub AFTER the meeting....

02/07/2025

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02/07/2025

Fantastic day yesterday teaching chiropractic adjustments for Alpacas alongside the marvellous Kate Brookes teaching care and handling of these gorgeous if slightly opinionated animals ❤️.... thank you so much Mullacott Alpacas for hosting such a super day!

25/06/2025

Everyone – I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all for your congratulations and kind wishes. I have been overwhelmed by the international impact, and it still feels rather surreal. I am thrilled at the honour that has been bestowed on me, and I will use any influence as a result to open doors that will help the profession as a whole. For those of you who understand how much I like and collect lapel pins, I think the fact that the OBE comes with an exceptionally pretty lapel pin is the icing on the cake for me!

Christina

25/06/2025

Happy western horses treated before I took the afternoon off to compete my own horse and gained another qualifying score in our second Medium test ever 💪👌🦄

24/06/2025

Had a really interesting chat with the National Development Officer at Retraining of Racehorses recently and there are some excellent opportunities to understand the care of racehorses whilst in training which informs how we should be caring for them as ex-racers.... if you intend to buy or already own an ex-racing Tb, this could be really helpful with retraining your own Tb too.

A chance for a behind-the-scenes look into the life of a racehorse with Paul Nicholls Racing, 14 times Champion Jumps Trainer, at his base in Ditcheat (top yard).  To expand knowledge on the aftercare available to these horses and how best to offer them the care and training required to maintain hi...

17/06/2025

Post treatment snooze......