Lothian Equine Advanced Performance Therapy - The Osteopathic Approach

Lothian Equine Advanced Performance Therapy - The Osteopathic Approach Level 7 qualified in Equine Osteopathy,
Cert. Fully Insured

Equine Sports Massage Therapist
Focusing on biomechanics and performance, identifying restrictions that affect movement and restoring balance to support soundness and ease of motion.

15/06/2026

RHS week is officially underway! A week of early mornings, late finishes, ridiculous miles and surviving on caffeine!

And just like that 6 years on!Still very grateful to everyone both new and old who trusts me with their horses keeping m...
28/05/2026

And just like that 6 years on!

Still very grateful to everyone both new and old who trusts me with their horses keeping me busier than I would ever have thought.

A lot has changed since year one but (most days) I still love the job just as much.

A long overdue session for the big ginger in the sunshine this afternoon, sorting out the shoulders that have been upset...
26/05/2026

A long overdue session for the big ginger in the sunshine this afternoon, sorting out the shoulders that have been upsetting me for longer than I’d care to mention and hopefully we’ll have more ground cover than a Shetland pony!

Several people have commented the past few days on my absence from social media. What started off as a short break, the posts where the narrative doesn’t quite match what we’re seeing was giving me a permanent eye twitch then adding the comments had me questioning if we are even watching the same thing!! 😂 Anyway the longer I was away the harder it has been to come back, living oblivious in my happy little bubble!

21/04/2026

The body is very good at asking for what it needs 🌼

Dandelion contains bitter compounds that stimulate digestive secretions and support liver function and it’s not uncommon to see horses seek it out when it suits them.

Often the smallest choices tell us the most!

There’s a moment often a week or two after treatment. The horse feels different maybe looser or less resistant but not y...
20/04/2026

There’s a moment often a week or two after treatment. The horse feels different maybe looser or less resistant but not yet ‘better’ in the way it was expected to be.

In reality that space between change and performance is where most of the adaptation happens.

When we treat a horse it’s not simply about correcting a structure. We’re changing input into a system that has spent time organising itself around a particular way of moving. Muscles, fascia and the nervous system have all settled on a strategy that while not ideal, was functional.

When that input changes the body doesn’t immediately adopt a new pattern. It has to learn it.

Tissues adapt over time in response to load, not instantly. And the nervous system has to recognise the new movement as safe and repeatable. Until then the horse will often return to what it knows even if that pattern isn’t optimal.

This is why you can feel improvement without immediate performance gains or even see inconsistency after treatment. It’s not regression, it’s part of the process.

And the performance will come but later once the new pattern has been reinforced enough to be reliable under load.

Time to drag this one out of the archives. Shedding season has officially arrived. Base layers are back. Base layers non...
14/04/2026

Time to drag this one out of the archives. Shedding season has officially arrived. Base layers are back. Base layers non negotiable! Warmer weather somewhere on the horizon 🤞

13/04/2026

Happy Monday ☀️

Jeez equine socials is a heavy place at the moment and best advice is avoid! So instead of adding to it have these three happy faces waiting for breakfast and totally oblivious to the fact the horse world is going to implode from the inside out!

A friend said something to me yesterday that really got me thinking…‘I don’t really get in my head about what’s happenin...
08/04/2026

A friend said something to me yesterday that really got me thinking…

‘I don’t really get in my head about what’s happening, right now I’m just enjoying my can of juice and my v**e and that’s it.’

And honestly fair enough!!

But it did make me think about how much we all live in the next thing what needs done, what we forgot to do, what’s waiting for us later instead of just being where we are.

Horses are so good at being in the moment. They’re not thinking about ten things at once the way we do, they’re just present in what’s happening right there and then.

And I think sometimes we forget how much of our stress, rushing and overthinking we bring to them without even realising. They pick up on so much more than we give them credit for.

Maybe we’d all do better sometimes taking a leaf out of their book and just slowing down a bit.

So today I gave myself half an hour to sit and enjoy my latte in the sunshine and the admin, housework and dinner can all wait ☕️ ☀️

04/04/2026

Was fully expecting this weekend to be a complete washout with Dave coming in

But woke up to unexpected pleasant
sunshine and calm this morning ☀️

Managed to get the boy out for a quick spin on the lunge and the dog walked in the sunshine. A bonus all round really and it makes you appreciate the little things that set you up for a good day!

Just a reminder to enjoy your weekend and be grateful for the little positives 🧡

Why Are We Still Normalising?Social media really does make me wonder what people are actually looking at sometimes.So mu...
03/04/2026

Why Are We Still Normalising?

Social media really does make me wonder what people are actually looking at sometimes.

So much has become normalised in the horse world now that people don’t even seem to question it, even when the signs of discomfort, stress, tension or pain are obvious. When posted by ‘professionals’ there seem to be no question asked.

And I feel it should concern a lot more people than it seems to.

Why are we normalising this?

Why are horses that are clearly not comfortable still being praised and held up as examples of good training?

And how are so many so-called professionals either not seeing it or choosing to ignore it?

Because neither is acceptable.

If they genuinely can’t see those signs, they shouldn’t be educating others.
And if they can see them but carry on anyway, that’s worse.

Somewhere along the line, horses showing clear signs of discomfort and distress have become so normal to watch that people clap for it instead of calling it out.

We really need to stop accepting and praising things just because they’ve become common to see.

Because common does not mean correct.

And horses are communicating all the time.
The problem is too many people either don’t know what they’re looking at or simply don’t want to see it.

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