EquiFlexx Therapy

02/09/2026

She’s finally lost all her marbles…shes talking about washing machines!!!!

NOPE. I havn’t totally lost it just yet, there is a reason…

🌀 The “Washing Machine Canter”
When there is dysfunction around the pelvis and lumbosacral region, the ridden horse can sometimes develop what I call the “washing machine canter.”

Instead of the rider feeling a smooth, three-beat movement with the horse’s body swinging underneath them, the canter feels rotational, unstable and disconnected — almost as though the horse is shaking the rider from side to side.

The rider may describe it as:

* Impossible to sit to, even though the horse previously had a comfortable canter.
* A feeling that the pelvis is twisting or swinging underneath them.
* Excessive movement through the hindquarters.
* A lack of connection between the hind limbs, pelvis, back and thoracolumbar spine.
* The horse feeling hollow or disconnected, despite apparently having enough forward impulsion.
* Difficulty maintaining rhythm, particularly in transitions or on circles.
* The rider constantly feeling that they have to “chase” the horse’s balance rather than being carried by it.

And importantly, this isn’t necessarily a training problem.

The horse may be attempting to compensate for discomfort or altered movement through the pelvis. If the pelvis isn’t moving efficiently, the horse may alter how it loads the hind limbs and transfers movement through the spine. That can change the quality of the canter dramatically.

The important bit for riders

If your horse’s canter suddenly feels like a washing machine, don’t immediately assume you need a stronger leg, a different saddle, more impulsion or more training.

Ask why the horse has changed.

A change in canter quality can be a useful clinical clue. It doesn’t diagnose pelvic dysfunction on its own — there are numerous reasons a horse can develop an uncomfortable or disorganised canter, including pain elsewhere in the musculoskeletal system — but it warrants investigation rather than simply riding through it.

31/08/2026

⭐️⭐️ Great oppurtunity for someone in the industry!!

At CAFRE, we offer full-time & part-time courses for students aspiring to and staff working within the agri-food & land-based sectors.

29/08/2026

26/08/2026

⚡️⚡️ What does my machine actually do?

I get asked this a lot, without going into too much detail on the science-y stuff this is P E M F (Pulsed Electro Magnetic Field Therapy)

You might be familiar with other popular brands of PEMF devices, my machine is exactly the same, delivers the same modality for better healing and recovery.

My device is highly versatile, I am able to adjust frequency (Hz) and intensity and delivery (via different loops) to tailor the treatment to each horse whether for overall maintenance or injury rehab. This device is able to pe*****te the deeper muscle groups ⚡️ and has a range of setting to target localised swelling arounds joints or tendons

It also has wheels so its mobile which is a HUGE plus for me!!!

Yes, dogs🐶 (and I’ve had the odd cat🐱) can enjoy the benefits of it too!

26/08/2026

Beautiful 😍

The underside of medial glute, nerves, fascia and muscle fibres. The body is such a miracle.

I don’t have anything profound to say…..just this photo!

24/08/2026

💪🏻 MUSCULOSKELETAL MONDAY 💪🏻

💪🏻The scapula is the horse’s shoulder blade. Horses do not have a collar bone like humans do. Instead, the forelimb is attached to the thorax primarily through muscles, fascia and connective tissue — often called the thoracic sling.

💪🏻The Scapula is highly mobile

💪🏻A large area of cartilage extends beyond the dorsal border of the scapula. This helps increase the surface area for muscle attachment and contributes to the flexibility of the shoulder region.
💪🏻The scapular spine divides the bone
A prominent ridge called the spine of the scapula divides the lateral surface into two fossae: the supraspinous and infraspinous fossae.
💪🏻Several major muscles attach to it
The scapula provides attachment for important muscles including the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis, serratus ventralis, trapezius and rhomboideus.
💪🏻It doesn’t have a fixed position
The position of the scapula changes dramatically depending on the horse’s posture and movement. During locomotion, it moves relative to the thorax rather than behaving like a rigid joint.
💪🏻The scapulohumeral joint connects it to the limb
The glenoid cavity of the scapula articulates with the head of the humerus to form the shoulder joint.
💪🏻Scapular movement influences stride length
Greater freedom of scapular rotation and protraction allows the forelimb to reach further forward. Restrictions in the surrounding soft tissues can therefore affect stride length and shoulder freedom.
💪🏻Scapular dysfunction can have consequences far beyond the shoulder
Because the scapula is integrated into the thoracic sling, restrictions or tension in muscles surrounding it can influence neck position, thoracic posture, forelimb movement and overall biomechanics. This is one reason the scapular region deserves attention when assessing a horse’s movement and musculoskeletal function.

20/08/2026

A lot of horse owners don’t realise to be an Equine Dentist you don’t actually have to have any formal training or qualifications!! 🫠

Yes, thats right, in 2026 there are no legal framework or regulation on Equine Dental practitioners 🦷🦷🦷 is it just me or is this bonkers?! 🤯😵‍💫

Who is going to stop them, the equine dentist police??? 👮🏻‍♂️🦷 It IS however, ILLEGAL for any Equine Dental practitioner, qualified or not (unless they are a qualified Vet) to adminiter IV sedation!!! 💉

20/08/2026

🌀⚡️ PROFESSIONAL BODYWORK + PEMF THERAPY

I carefully choose the equipment I use based on quality, reliability, functionality and how it can benefit the horse. For me, technology should have a purpose. It should enhance the treatment, support recovery and allow me to provide the best possible care for each individual horse.

That’s why I combine professional bodywork with PEMF therapy — bringing together skilled hands-on assessment and treatment with advanced therapy technology.
💙 The equipment matters.
The knowledge behind it matters more.
And ultimately, the horse matters most.

I’m continually investing in my education, equipment and technology because I want every horse I work with to receive the highest standard of care I can provide.

Better care. Better results. 🐴

⚡️ PEMF Therapy is non invasive meaning, it can be used very soon before or after competition - nobrecovery or downtime needed between rounds 💪🏻

19/08/2026

💥🧬 The problem with diagnosing Sciatica in horses..

We have all heard of Sciatica in humans - a tingling or numbness down the leg, crippling pain, but yet it is STILL very much not understood in performance horses!

One of the biggest challenges is that sciatica is a description of a clinical syndrome, not necessarily a single underlying disease.

In humans, sciatic symptoms can arise from several different mechanisms, including nerve-root irritation, disc disease, inflammation and spinal narrowing.

This is were it gets tricky - A horse displaying hindlimb discomfort does not automatically have sciatica. The differential diagnosis can be enormous. Nerve pain can be particularly difficult because the horse cannot describe the sensation and the outward signs may be subtle. Yet, nerve pain is very often disregarded in veterinary lameness exams.

💥Pain is pain — whether it originates from bone, joint, muscle, tendon or nerve.💥

That doesn’t mean every behavioural or performance problem is sciatica.

It means we should be willing to consider the nervous system when the clinical picture doesn’t make sense.

Ref: Dr Audrey DeClue — The Horse First: A Veterinary Sport Horse Podcast, Episode 68: “Sciatica in Sport Horses” (31 December 2025)

Dr Provo - The Equine Hindlimb, Dec 2012

17/08/2026