After a series of canine amputee’s made their appearance at Equine-Librium College practical examinations, the different adaptations and movement patterns of these patients, compared to ‘normal' patients, was highlighted to the examiners. With her curiosity...
‘Discipline is the whole key to being successful. We all get 24 hours each day. That’s the only fair thing: it’s the only thing that’s equal. What we do with those 24 hours is up to us.’ Sam Huff, American footballer ‘The only equality that exists on earth is...
As Veterinary Rehabilitation Therapists, massage is one of our greatest tools. Through massage, we can evaluate the health and symmetry of a dog’s, horse’s, or cat’s muscles, we can help tight muscles relax, weak muscles activate, and painful muscles heal, and we can...
Ella is a German shepherd puppy diagnosed with bilateral hip dysplasia. She is energetic, fun-loving and a stunning patient, being intelligent and quick to respond. Her owner adopted her as a 12-week old pup, with high hopes that she would join him in his active...
For a long time, I have wanted to write about the stay apparatus, but it was not until recently that I finally found the inspiration to jump into this topic. I received an email, asking me my thoughts on disproving the theory of the stay apparatus. The theory? I had...
Life is filled with challenges, setbacks, patients that don’t improve and clients who walk away unsatisfied. We suffer injuries or illnesses that keep us from our patients, we suffer financial hardships and we are faced continually with questions and scenarios for...
Saddle fitting is a multifactorial and highly dynamic part of our equestrian industry, one that is often poorly performed by non-qualified and improperly trained fitters. In a Research Refresh on the Equine platform (Saddle fit, management and the relationship to...
With life under Covid so different from our norm, and the uncertainty of how and when life may ever be ‘normal’ again, it is so easy to feel out of control and overwhelmed. The common structure and routines of our lives have fallen by the wayside, and it feels like...
Releasing a podcast every week means we have a whopping 130 podcasts in our library! That can be a little overwhelming when you would like to start listening. If you would like to dive into our podcasts, I highly recommend starting with a few of our ‘Behind the Vet...
As we say goodbye to 2020 and prepare ourselves to welcome a new year, it is only right that we reflect on and start to plan the improvements we can make in our businesses. If you are anything like me, you have likely spent the last few weeks mulling over some new...
