Horse/Rider Integration

Do you or your horse feel stiff on one rein?

Are you or your horse crooked?

Does your saddle always slip to one side?

Having trouble collecting your horse?

Do you want to PERFORM BETTER?

Physiotherapy can help! Contact us to book in today. Read on to find out more.

The physiotherapists at Active Animal Physiotherapy are uniquely placed to offer expert horse and rider assessment and treatment. All physiotherapists have completed a degree in human physiotherapy, followed by further post graduate study in animal physiotherapy. Lesley’s research into the human and equine sacroiliac joint allows the team of physiotherapists a unique understanding of the complexities of the horse-rider assessment and their integration.

How does the rider affect the horse?

Physiotherapy has a role in treating the rider for:

Management of existing injuries or pre-existing conditions (e.g. arthritis)
Back and Pelvic pain
Sacrum, coccyx and SIJ (sacroiliac joint) pain or dysfunction
Neck pain or stiffness
Hip/knee/ankle pain or stiffness
Sporting and traumatic injuries

Physiotherapy can also help if you have:

General stiffness and lack of flexibility
Difficulty contacting evenly through the seat
Difficulty maintaining your seat on one rein, through different paces or movements
Difficulty contacting evenly through the leg
Unlevel shoulders (affects contact through the hands)
Excessive trunk or head movement when riding (normally due to reduced core stability)