04/07/2025
For those wanting a great magazine to subscribe to, have a look at Animal therapy magazine 🦄🐶🐘
“New Zealand has a strong equestrian community, with horses excelling in disciplines like dressage, eventing, and show jumping. Equestrian sports can push horses to their physical limits and any discomfort or injury can affect their ability to compete and their overall quality of life. The demands of these sports can place significant physical stress on horses, leading to issues such as muscle stiffness, joint pain, and poor posture. Stiffness and pain are often shown in horses as an unwillingness to perform movements they previously found easy, or through pain-based behaviours such as bucking, rearing, reluctance to move forward, napping, and impaired performance. By addressing musculoskeletal issues, osteopathy helps horses perform better and recover faster, allowing them to stay healthy and active in the long term.”
Turn to page 14 in Issue 35 for a wonderful article about Animal Osteopathy in New Zealand, written by Emily King.
