Animal Manipulation

The problems that spinal imbalances and sore muscles can cause are multiple. They affect the horses way of going to a varying degree, and can sometimes affect the horse's personality.

As a qualified animal McTimoney Spinal Therapist and Equine Body Worker (massage therapy), using both the massage and the spinal therapy together offers a complimentary benefit, as you are able to solve spinal problems as well as muscular ones. Lindsay's experiences make her believe that the two go hand in hand, that it is almost impossible to use only one skill for the best results.

Your horse's behavioural and physical signs will tell you if he needs an animal manipulator. Understanding him is a little more difficult. As a rule, you know your horse better than anyone so looking at him carefully, take these points into careful consideration.

The signs your horse will give 

Behavioural signs:

• Obvious discomfort when grooming or tacking up.
• An unexplained change in the horses attitude to work.
• Resistance when being ridden: ranging from lack of impulsion, stiffness on one side of the horse, uneven lateral work, problems with transitions and unwillingness to jump.
• Reduced level of performance.