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Equine Manual Therapy

Equine osteopathic, craniosacral, sports massage and fascial release therapy for the sports and leisure horse. UK, Europe and UAE

Genevieve Joyce is an equine manual therapist trained in equine osteopathy, remedial sports massage therapy, craniosacral therapy, myofascial release and kinesiotaping. Therapy targets areas of pain and discomfort in both the sports and leisure horse. The horse has many ways of showing it's discomfort:
Bucking
Rearing
Napping
Head shaking
Resistance when being tacked up
Difficult with the farrier/have feet picked up
Refusing to jump
One sidedness
Stiffness/refusal to work in an outline
Flinching when groomed
Reluctance to load
etc...

Over 15 years experience in practice, UK based, holding regular treatment clinics in Bahrain and Vienna

06/03/2026

We don't often think of grass as the culprit for a lost shoe...

But it might be playing a bigger part than you think!
Digestion and digestive discomfort has a big role in movement, including changes in step patterns in your horse.

So if you're fighting the never ending battle of the lost shoe, have a look at your horses diet and consider if some digestive discomfort as the culprit! Particularly as we head into a new season.

05/03/2026

Can you tell which side he fell on? 👀

It was a pleasure to work on this horse after his accident and see an instant improvement in his posture!
He started a little wonky to say the least! And uncomfortable overall.

With one treatment we were able to get him feeling much more like himself! And we will continue to work on him to ensure he's feeling his best and ready to get back under saddle.

24/02/2026

A big part of my job as an equine osteopath, is translating what I'm doing into a client friendly, digestible format...

Because expecting them to understand the ins and outs of anatomy, just isn't an option!

So, I made myself a pro at my in appointment anatomy doodles 👏

Showing YOU where the issues are, how they are presenting themselves and what they might be connected to.

So we can both walk away from the appointment with a full understanding of the next steps. And so you can understand your reports well after I leave 😀

A win-win for both of us!

Be honest, how much of your bodyworkers reports do you fully understand? 👀

23/02/2026

When you speak and get met with a vacant stare…

It’s a quick reminder that you’ve trained for years in anatomy and your essentially speaking a foreign language 😂

Pulling out the Equigate app and actually SHOWING them what issues I’ve found in their horse and how we’re addressing them, feels like a genuine superpower!

Clients that understand are happy clients!

Does your body worker do this? 👀

20/02/2026

Big falls often cause big problems. The things is - so can small falls, slips, twists, knocks and bumps.

The quicker you respond to a change in your horses behaviour the better, especially after a trauma

A palpation assessment found anticipated dysfunction around the trauma site as well as secondary disorder and compensation patterns inhibiting comfortable function in several areas of her body. (It was no surprise she’d be struggling with performance!)

She made remarkable progress in her first appointment. I discussed with her owner and left a report with clearly marked areas on a diagram for them to be monitoring her, along with recommendations for exercises and we scheduled a follow up to ensure she’s progressing.

I like to check in with my clients a few weeks after their appointment and I was delighted to hear this lovely little horse is much happier
Happy horse = happy owner! (And a happy me 🤣)

18/02/2026

stables can = stiffness

Especially for our older horses, prolonged stabling combined with the colder damper weather at this time can be difficult...

Prolongued periods in the box not only affects the parietal system (musculoskeletal) but also the viscera and their function.

This time of year I'll often hear from my clients that their horses have performance issues, longer recovery periods needed after competing and overall stiffness/reluctance in their older horses

Spending more time in the box is not something we can always help, but it does mean we have to be more proactive with our care 👏

Lot's of movement, in hand walking and gentle exercise.

And regular body work can help navigate the seasonal changes we go through caring for our horses!

17/02/2026

I can't stop your horse from feeling fresh...
But I can help you reduce the risk of injury if they do blow their lid a little!

1. It's not the most exciting part of your ride, but lengthen your warm up and cool down times.
Cold or tight muscles are more prone to injury, so making sure they're nicely warmed up will help prevent muscle and tendon injuries if they do throw a few shapes.

2. Don't change their feeding or routine suddenly.
Speak to a nutritionist about the best approach for your horse, but sometimes changes in diet to accommodate for changes in routine, can lead to excess energy that you might not need right now!

3. Keep them moving!
Hand walking, lots of exercise and regular bodywork can be your best friend.
Horses can get a little stiffer with limited turnout, so ensuring they're still moving as much as possible is key to keeping muscles and joints supple and preventing injury.

How are you managing your horse this winter?

13/02/2026

Horses are prey animals, which means that masking problems with adrenaline is in their nature! A mechanism designed to keep them alive.

We often hear the recommendation to “work through it”, when actually that could be doing more harm than good.

Sometimes a small walk out does resolve a stiffness from standing in the stable, but more often than not, it’s hiding a problem that could actually be easy to fix!

If you feel your horse isn’t progressing like you’d hoped and they have a tendency to start the ride on the stiffer side, there could be something more at play within the body.

Not necessarily something scary or career limiting, but something that should be addressed and could be easily resolved, with bodywork and the correct prescribed exercises.

If you’re noticing stiffness is a regular occurrence in your horse, it might be time to call your body worker.

12/02/2026

Horses bodies are complex.
There are a lot of interlinking structures, working together to keep your horse functioning and sound.

That’s why, if you’re endlessly chasing lots of little ni**les, you need to step back and look at the whole picture, rather than addressing one issue at a time.
What may seem like a small stiffness, could be the symptom of a systemic problem.

In which case, setting out to fix the small problem, would just open up another elsewhere in the body…

That’s why, as an Osteopath, I take a whole body approach!
I’ll work from nose to tail to determine what the overall problems could be, rather than working ni**le by ni**le.

So you get a better overall outcome for your horse, rather than having to call me back once a week because something new has cropped up!

03/02/2026

You’ve had a chat with your farrier and it’s NOT a hoof problem… so what is it?

How your horse is wearing their feet can be a real clue in to how their body is functioning.

Recognising when there’s change is vital and can really help you to help your horse when they need it.

Even if they aren’t showing significant behaviour or performance change yet, recognising how their feet are wearing and any gait adaptations can be a clue to call your body worker.

So you can act before a small ni**le becomes a bigger problem.

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Stafford

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 6pm
Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 6pm
Friday	8am - 6pm

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+447817652408

Website

http://www.equinemanualtherapy.co.uk/

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