Lily Jackson ACPAT Veterinary Chartered Physiotherapist

Lily Jackson ACPAT Veterinary Chartered Physiotherapist 🐴🐶ACPAT Veterinary Chartered Physiotherapist. FEI Permitted Equine Therapist. RAMP member. Referrals may be from your vet or directly from yourself.
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Veterinary Physiotherapy can be beneficial for a variety of conditions in horses and dogs:
-Maintaining high performance in horses and dogs
-Sports and working injuries and difficulties
-Neck, back and pelvic pain
-Joint problems
-Muscle, ligament and tendon injuries
-Muscle imbalance or weakness
-Post-surgical rehabilitation, orthopaedic and neurological
-Neurological conditions or injuries
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entative physiotherapy to avoid recurrence of a problem
-Rider/horse combinations
-To optimise physical state whilst on box rest
-For post-race and post-event treatment

Veterinary Physiotherapy may help identify physical issues presenting in the form of poor performance, schooling or behavioural changes. A thorough assessment will be carried out to plan an individual treatment programme specific to your animal's goals. Depending on what is most effective for your animal's requirements, treatment usually consists of a combination of "hands-on" techniques, electrotherapy, exercises, and rehabilitation such as:

-Joint mobilisations
-Soft Tissue techniques (massage, trigger point and myofascial release)
-Reflex Inhibition using the animal's natural reflexes to encourage stretch and joint movement.
-Electrotherapy (Laser, neuromuscular stimulation, TENs)
-Stretches
-Expert Advice and support
-Exercise regimes and rehabilitation to improve balance, strength and stability. It is a legal requirement of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 that ANY type of therapist treating your animal must have authorisation from your vet

Highly recommend Sam if you need your horse to go for rehab livery 🌞
19/06/2026

Highly recommend Sam if you need your horse to go for rehab livery 🌞

Yesterday was a Happy 25th birthday to this old legend. 🧡 he’s doing remarkably well and still full of fizz & strength 💪...
18/06/2026

Yesterday was a Happy 25th birthday to this old legend. 🧡 he’s doing remarkably well and still full of fizz & strength 💪🏻 🥰

29/05/2026

🛫🍦🍸☀️☀️☀️☀️🏖️⛰️🏝️⛰️ 💃🏼🕺🏻
Hi all, I’m jetting off for sunshine and adventures, so out of office until 8/6/26.

I’ll be in touch with those booked in for my week back to confirm times but otherwise I’ll catch up when back with other enquiries. Thank you for your patience

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Wise advice for your horses during this weather ☀️
24/05/2026

Wise advice for your horses during this weather ☀️

🌡️ HOT WEATHER & HORSE WELFARE 🌡️

As temperatures rise, it’s important to understand how heat affects horses and what riders can do to reduce the risk of Exertional Heat Illness (EHI).

Research shows horses perform best in temperatures between 5–25°C — and even acclimatised horses cannot perform as well in hot weather as they can in cooler conditions.
In the heat, horses:
• Tire more quickly
• Recover more slowly
• Are more likely to make mistakes
• Become hotter during exercise
• Face increased risk of heat illness, colic and laminitis

⏱️ Horses need time to acclimatise
Most horses need around 10–14 days of exercising in hot conditions to acclimatise effectively.
If the weather suddenly becomes hot, horses will NOT be acclimatised — and a few days of riding in the hottest part of the day can actually make things worse.
If you don’t have time to acclimatise your horse:
• Reduce workload and intensity
• Shorten warm ups
• Train during cooler parts of the day
• Allow longer recovery periods
• Prioritise cooling before and after exercise
• Consider dropping down a class if needed

🐴 Horses at greater risk of overheating include:
• Unfit or overweight horses
• Large or heavy breeds
• Very young or older horses
• Horses with dark/heavy coats
• Horses with health conditions such as asthma or PPID
• Horses carrying heavier rider/tack combinations

🚿 The BEST way to cool a hot horse?
Research strongly supports:
✅ Continuous cold water application
✅ Cooling the entire body
✅ Using fans and airflow
❌ NOT scraping water off
A wet horse cools faster than a dry horse — and scraping slows the cooling process.

💧 Top cooling tips:
• Apply plenty of cold water all over the horse
• Keep water flowing continuously
• Use shade and airflow where possible
• Offer free access to water before, during and after exercise

🚨 Signs a horse may be dangerously hot:
• Heavy or rapid breathing
• Excessive sweating
• Flared nostrils
• Muscle spasms
• Lethargy or distress
• Unsteadiness

If concerned, start cooling IMMEDIATELY and seek veterinary advice if the horse is not improving quickly.

Pamper day for the old show queens 🤎🖤
21/05/2026

Pamper day for the old show queens 🤎🖤

06/05/2026

🐴 Hello all 🐴

Polite reminder to please respond to offers of appointments promptly. With high costs of fuel it is more important than ever to group areas together. I don’t know what I can offer everyone until others have confirmed.
I’m always grateful for everyone’s patience with getting an appointment, I cover a large area and can’t be in Weymouth the same day as Downton…
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06/05/2026

Best of luck to my client Claudia Groves Young Equestrienne and Monkey at LeMieux Grassroots Championships at Badminton today 🍀 🩶🤍

❗️ now filled ❗️Thank you for enquiries 😊
26/04/2026

❗️ now filled ❗️
Thank you for enquiries 😊

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