This physical therapy aims to help restore health and optimise performance via gentle manipulation of the bones of the spine, head, pelvis and limb joints.  This can also stimulate the nervous and endocrine systems, which facilitate maintenance of the body's self healing abilities.

The method can be applied effectively to any animal, and has a valuable place in equine and canine sports / performance therapy, re-habilitation, and general wellbeing of family pets, horses, and livestock.

Once disease and clinical lameness has been ruled out by the vet, the method can help with a number of issues.

Equine signs:
Stiffness
Falling in or out on turns and circles
Asymmetry in muscles (one side more developed)
Difficulty in picking up canter lead
Unusual gait
Reactive to touch, grooming or tacking up
Unexplained behavioural changes such as bucking, rearing, refusing to go forward
Unexplained performance deterioration
Unsound after trauma or a fall
Uneven shoe or foot wear

Canine signs
Difficulty getting in and out of cars
Unexplained performance deterioration
Unexplained behavioural changes
Reactive to touch or grooming
Yelping on getting up
Unwilling to go for walks
Stiffness
Assymetry (one side more developed)

Jo qualified in this method with the Oxford College of Equine Physical Therapy, and has experience working with family horses, elite performance horses, competion dogs and cats, family pets and farm stock.

Although Jo is based in South Oxfordshire, she is happy to travel, and can also visit you from her base in Brighton, Sussex.