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Equine Manual Therapy Equine osteopathic, craniosacral, sports massage and fascial release therapy for the sports and leisure horse. UK, Europe and UAE

Genevieve Joyce is an equine manual therapist trained in equine osteopathy, remedial sports massage therapy, craniosacral therapy, myofascial release and kinesiotaping. Therapy targets areas of pain and discomfort in both the sports and leisure horse. The horse has many ways of showing it's discomfort:
Bucking
Rearing
Napping
Head shaking
Resistance when being tacked up
Difficult with the farrier/have feet picked up
Refusing to jump
One sidedness
Stiffness/refusal to work in an outline
Flinching when groomed
Reluctance to load
etc...

Over 15 years experience in practice, UK based, holding regular treatment clinics in Bahrain and Vienna

19/10/2026

I often talk about hypermobility, especially in young horses. Hyper mobility essentially is a body (or part of a body) that is a bit too flexible, a bit too mobile. Hypo mobility would be the opposite - an area with lack of mobility.

A lot of modern sports/performance horses have a degree of hypermobility. Those great kick-away back ends you're looking for in your showjumpers are partly facilitated by mypermobility.

Why does this matter - a hyper mobile horse that's still growing is a VERY weak horse. They may be powerful, fast, or strong in exertion, but given that they're a bit too bendy in places this can mean they're more predisposed to injury. Not only from self-striking - which from the video here you can see how easy that would be in the distal limb) but also from overloading through compensation.

We've all seen the diagram of the horses skeleton that shows when growth plates close, and I'm forever suggesting that clients take their time with their young horses. If your horse cant walk in a straight line with balance and coordination, you shouldn't be asking them to walk in a circle. Especially when you then add a rider and lift the centre of gravity up a bit.

If you've got a hypermobile horse, working them in boots/leg protection can help prevent self strikes but the best thing you can do is strengthen them correctly. It's not the most exciting work but ground work, pole work and proprioceptive work can all help future-proof your horse.

And as ALWAYS - if you notice a change in their behaviour or performance, working with a good body worker can help. The best practitioners use a tool like Equigate where they can leave a clear report that lets you and the other practitioners in your animals team know what they need to know

16/10/2026

This time of year is always busy.

The busier I am the more organised I need to be. Equigate helps me to keep on top of your enquiries so you're not waiting too long for a reply. It keeps you (& me!) reminded of your appointments, and means you get your reports immediately after your appointment. Your reports are easy to read and I'll attach diagrams to help you understand where we found any issues.

To make an appointment with me you'll need the Equigate app (its FREE) and message me on there. You'll have your appointments, reports, invoices and you can pay by card over the app. There's also a discount section in there full of handy discounts 🙌

Drop me a DM if you'd like an appointment (I'm booking in to Feb)

And if you're a body worker and you'd like some more info on how Equigate works DM me MORE

This horse was clipped yesterday and they found this under the feathers. Can you guess what it is?
13/10/2026

This horse was clipped yesterday and they found this under the feathers. Can you guess what it is?

12/10/2026

‘Oh my god I’ve been looking for something like this forever!’ The conversation I heard on repeat!

2026 was a huge success, thank you for another amazing event.

If looking at the piles of paperwork is filling you with dread, I can tell you with certainty, putting it off for another week isn’t going to make it any smaller.

Starting an equigate trial is though 🙌

Did you make it to the saddle summit this year? What was your highlight? I loved that beautiful heavy horse and the demo

07/10/2026

Today was a very busy one. I LOVE being busy and today was no exception.

Keep an eye on stories for more bts of over the next few days 🙌

02/10/2026

I've had THE busiest few weeks with Equigate - Florida, Blenheim, Stoneleigh, Beta at the NEC, and a VERY busy pre-HOYS schedule with osteopathy clients

And as always, a LOT of time spent getting it wrong

How has your week been?

30/09/2026

Let’s talk timelines.

I went lame at Blenheim - blue boots induced lameness. A big blister that made me walk, move, stand and rest in a compensatory way. (Primary problem)

This caused a big overextension of my lower back and all the muscles there then sh*t themselves, spasmed, and caused a LOT of pain. This is usually the time you realise there’s a problem - the muscle spasm. Muscles spasm to protect an area. It’s the body’s way of immobilising it. (Secondary)

So I used a micro current device on it and the pain went away. The pain might have but the problem had NOT

Fairly soon the bloating started. By yesterday I’d had abdominal bloating for 10 days. Regardless of what I ate, how much water I drank, how much stretching I did. All day, every day. (This is the tertiary problem)

Don’t forget that all organs are controlled by nerves that originate in the spine, and facilitated segments (like what happened to my back due to compensatory movement patterns) can cause dysfunction in everything innervated by that area. They need blood supply (which also needs correct spinal function and mobility - the diaphragm is pretty important in all this too) and movement.

Osteopathy has always worked best for me and if far MORE that having my back cracked. It is the difference between health and dysfunction and the proof of the pudding is right here. 12 hours later I’m almost back to normal. And moving and feeling a lot more like myself.

Now why does this matter to you all… because this happens to horses too. A primary problem, leading to a secondary, leading to a tertiary one. Which left untreated can cause serious problems.

I’ll always ask timelines with your horse, how and when a problem started showing (some of my clients are so well trained they keep a diary 😅) and address all 3 pillars when I treat your horse.

Now I have to thank Rupert at for his time and expertise, and I highly recommend booking with him if you can 🙌

28/09/2026

Tonight was the final call of this cohort of Elevate - my 12 week coaching programme for equine and canine practitioners.

Over the past 12 weeks we’ve been BUSY! I’ve been sharing the tools and strategies to help other practitioners build their best practice! Best for them, best for their clients and best for their business.

I’ve loved working with these wonderful women 🩷 and am so proud of them all for the work they’ve put in

The next cohort is opening up soon. If you’d like to work with me you can drop me a message to be added to the waitlist. I’ll only be opening up a select number of spaces so if you’d like to grab a spot, get your name on the list 🤗

26/09/2026

Sometimes your horse doesn't need to speak english for you to understand what he's trying to say.

Theyre talking all the time, it's our job to learn to listen.

8 year old me would LOVE this!

25/09/2026

I know I shouldn’t have favourites, but here we are 😏.

And I’ll be honest since integrating this sleeper gym, I’m really impressed with the improvements I’m seeing in the Horses for these guys

I will often leave you exercises to do I know it’s not the most exciting part of Horse ownership but doing them will really help you get the best results.

I leave you a full report after every appointment on full of recommendations for exercises to do between our appointments so you don’t have to remember everything I say at your appointment.

If your body worker isn’t using Equigate yet you know what to do 👉

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Stafford

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Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm

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