Lisa Loveridge - 360 Horse & Rider Performance

31/05/2026

What I do is more than just a massage, its evidence based techniques designed to improve tissue health, improve biomechanics, influence strength, suppleness and loading patterns.

Its long term management aimed at keeping them moving better for years to come.

My hands and eyes are my best tool, and in each appointment I am assessing your horse, their tissue health and response, their biomechanics, loading patterns, compensation and so much more.

Each session builds on the last one, with exercises built and selected for your horse. Each time I suggest an exercise its with your specific horse in mind not a generic printout used for all. Each exercise is prescribed to target your horse's weaknesses and build strength and improve movement.

Every session is guided by your horse and tailoured to fit for your goals, yours horses needs and to fit within yours and your horse lifestyle and evolves with you.

Working with your team, vet, farrier, saddler, dentist and coaches. The aim to collaborate and work as a unified team treating the whole horse not just the bits that are sore.

Its always been so much more than just a massage 😘

Lisa xx

29/05/2026

I dont often share other posts on my page but this one really hit the nail on the head.

We sometimes have to have conversations that dont want to be heard. I have seen horses where I have recommended a course of action, non ridden or vet referral only to never see that horse again as it wasnt what the owner wanted to hear 😬

These are not conversations we relish having, but sometimes our actions are not what are horses need and that needs to be addressed for the benefit of the horse.

Anyway have a read its a very thought provoking post and worded so very well 🥰

Lisa xx

Here's a spicy one for you this evening - because i havent made a career limiting post in a hot minute(!)

How complicit are you in your own (or your horse's) suffering?

I appreciate we all have horses for a reason, and I appreciate their care and management is a complicated thing.

When I work with people, sometimes I have to say things they dont want to hear:

"Your horse shouldnt be ridden right now" - because theyre in pain, their posture is too compromised, they barely have enough muscle to support themselves yet alone a rider, their saddle doesnt fit.

"You shouldnt be jumping your horse" see above reasons why.

"You shouldnt be cantering right now" because it will definitely strengthen the compensatory pattern.

Compromise can be made when making the argument between streamlining the process - not riding will get quicker postural changes, but if you want to ride and ultimately the horse isnt in overt pain/discomfort, then that should be fine.

But I really dont compromise when your horse is in pain. Nor should you.

There are SO many people who are wonderful when they hear this -

"I just want my horse to be happy" - literal music to my ears

But there are many people who want their horse to be happy - stating as much - but when it comes to taking the above guidance, they push back.

It's not the answer that they want to hear.

Yet they've been chasing an issue with their horse for months or years and you've given them a solution... its just not a solution where they get to do what they've always done...

And I wonder about the graveyard of professionals behind me, who have given them appropriate advice that again was not heard because it wasnt the answer that they wanted to hear.

I understand that professionals dont always get it right. I also understand that there are many professionals that get it really really quite wrong -

I just find it to be very profound that when you point out the behavioural indicators of pain, the lameness and the biomechanical dysfunction, you can still be totally ignored -

Especially when your friend in the stable next door (with no formal training in anything equine related) says their horse does the same thing, so therefore your horse must be fine!

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28/05/2026

Little first hand feed back from PEMF session.

Ziggy is a long standing client I see him routinely for maintenance sessions, he is fit and sound going from strength to strength.

This time we mixed things up a bit and did a PEMF session, mainly because his owner has been having some PEMF sessions for herself with me and has felt the difference first hand so thought it would be nice to try for Ziggy too.

It was purely for maintenance and wellbeing, he is a super sensitive boy so we kept things low and slow for him. It took some time but he relaxed into it and it was a positive session. Lead by Ziggy watching and observing how he reacted and where he responded best.

Getting this feedback made my day, to have such a positive impact after 1 session is so lovely and PEMF will now be part of Ziggys maintenance, mixed in with hands on therapy to keep him feeling and moving his best 👌

Lisa xx

26/05/2026

Little spot of housekeeping 🙃

We all forget things sometimes so this is just a little reminder to help keep things fresh in people's minds.

Appointments, I am pretty much fully booked now until the end of June.
So if I have messaged you with an appointment please get back to me asap as its first come first serve.
If you need to reschedule please let me know as soon as possible I have a list of people who would like Appointments ASAP but I have limited space.

As most of you know I have been using Equicantis for all my session reports, exercise plans and email reminders.
This has been working really well but please remember emails come from
[email protected] so mark this as safe in your inbox so it doesnt go in your junk folder or get blocked.

Email reminders are sent out 3 days before your appointment, they come from the above email, but they are just that a reminder. Please please 🙏 mark your Appointments in your own calendar technology is great but its not perfect.

Payment, this is expected at the time of the appointment please dont make me chase you for this. I work very hard to provide you all with an excellent service but to also keep a roof of my head and feed my family.
The same with cancellation fees its not something I like to charge but I am a small business and if you only gove me 15 mins notice of cancelling and appointment I have no way to fill that space in that time so yes a cancellation fee will be charged. Its in my terms and conditions like many small businesses.
I dont like charging it, but if I didn't it would have a huge impact on my business. I haven't raised my prices despite the cost of fuel because I want to keep bodywork affordable so I have absorbed the cost where many others haven't. All I ask is that payments are made on time 🙏

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of you keeping me so busy and to everyone who does pay on time and has never grumbled about a cancellation fee you are the ones who keep me afloat and make this little business of mine so sucessful. Without you this wouldnt work 😘

So thats all folks and back to pretty pictures of happy horses and owners tomorrow 😄

Lisa xx

24/05/2026

Lets talk about topline .........

Good topline doesnt come from feed or more exercise! Yep I said it 😬

Good topline comes from, postural strength, coordination, the right exercises targeting and progressively loading the thoracic sling and core.

If your horses thoracic sling, core muscles and deep stabilisers such as the multifidus are weak, comprismised or restricted your horse will struggling to build topline. They may feel heavier in front, struggle to engage their hind end, work hollow and feel restricted through their back.

Horses can lose topline after time off but they can also lose topline whilst in work. If your horse is losing topline, it can indicate where a problem is and what part of the system we need to strengthen and build.

This is one reason I am a huge fan of groundwork exercises even when there isn't an issue or long after rehab has finished. Its a way to help look after and maintain thorasic sling/core strength and mobility 💪.

Topline isn't built solely on riding more, its built with better correct movement, slow and steady progressive loading.

Lisa 😘 xx

21/05/2026

The whole horse approach 🥰

I had a lovely conversation with a long standing client today it centered around her horses rehab and who's been involved and where we are and where we are going.

In brief it was about how all of us have worked as a team to help her horse and her through this injury, in short its been a whole horse approach.

No single professional would have been able to bring about the outcome we are getting. Its taken each one of us the vet, the bodyworker, the farrier and then in turn the saddle fitter, coach and dentist to piece together this horses rehab, each doing our own piece of the puzzle for a better, stronger outcome.

Alone we are all good at what we do, but together we create a well balanced team all doing our part for your horses health. No single professional holds all the answers for horses health and performance.

We are better together 💪

For this horse in question, each part of his team all said by summer you will be back onboard back doing what you both love. At the time, the owner was quite rightly worried but also sceptical when we said this, today shes 3 months into her rehab back ok board and her horse is going from strength to strength.

Each part of his care has been carefully crafted from the vet with diagnosis and treatment, to me looking after his muscles, strength and mobility so when he came back to work we were starting right, to his farrier making sure he was trimmed and balance to give him the right support from the hoof up.

Looking at every aspect of our horse health and working with a team af professionals ensures you cover all basis whether its for maintenance or when the unthinkable happens a whole horse approach is important.

Lisa xx

19/05/2026

The pole straddle

I love this exercise but its by no means easy. What I love more is not the end result its how working towards the end result helps your horse.

When I give people this exercise to try many come back and say they can't do it, they can get the front legs either side but not the back or the horse starts well but then steps out. And then they give up 😬

Its taken me months to be able to get Breeze to stand with all 4 legs either side of the pole and we can manage a few controlled strides like this now but its been months of slow steady work.

Why did I choose this exercise, after Breeze's lameness issues, she had some compensation patterns that had established, 1 was her right hind was not always tracking straight but tending to come under and across. When riding due to this she felt a little wonky and my saddle was slipping slightly.

Que some groundwork, and the pole straddle this exercise has aided her propreception simply by trying to get her legs either side of the pole, she has had to move from one side to the other engage those hind legs a tad more but because of the pole shes been more aware of where she has placed that hind. Left hind was never an issue it always landed to one side of the pole the right has moved sides, been on the pole and eventually on the right side. The whole time while practising this exercise I can see Breeze's brain working and sorting out where her body and legs need to be. And slowly but surely shes starting to move straighter, weight bare more evenly and is now cracking this exercise more times than shes not.

These exercises aren't just about rushing through them, its about assessing, adjusting, rebalancing and slow repetition to help build and increase strength.

How many of your rush through your in hand exercises? And how many stop and look how your horse is moving and where they are placing themselves?

Lisa xx

17/05/2026

And just like that my name has changed 😬

Its been a journey to get here, changing your business name is a big step and while everything will stay the same, same me, same services, same support.

My new name now reflects more of what I offer you and your horse, but for 5 years I have traded and built my little business up under my old name and while the update is needed saying goodbye to that name is hard.

Its where I started, its what Ive built on, seeing my name and logo out there for the past 5 years has been so rewarding.
Watching people proudly wear my business and promote me has been something I only dreamed of.

So I am a little sad to say goodbye to it, but also so proud that in 5 years Ive had to update because so much had changed. Ive grown, Ive developed, Ive built and maintained some amazing relationships with clients. To those that have been with me from the beginning thank you, to those that have joined along the way thank you 😘.
I could not do this without you.

So here's to another great 5 years now as Lisa Loveridge 360° Horse and Rider Performance 🥂

Lisa xx

16/05/2026

Perfect, ideals, correct, how it should be.......

When we talk about how the horse should go, stand, move is this how we believe things should be for our horse's or do we look for what is truly right for that horse at that point in time 🤔

The more I do this job the more horses I see, the more I observe them, work with them feel their bodies the more my beliefs have shifted.
And while my main goal with every session is to increase that horses comfort level, my ideas of 'correctness' have shifted. I am and will always be a perfectionist I dont like doing things by half measures but healing cannot be forced it takes time.

Many horses have found ways of going, postures and movement patterns that allow them to cope and be comfortable they have developed that way for a reason. To remove these in one fell swoop would take away that comfort and do more harm than good.

Forcing posture, movements, and certain shapes will only compound compensation patterns and drive the tension/ restrictions deeper.

To unravel these we first need to understand why they have adopted these patterns.
The body has an amazing ability to reorganise itself, sometimes these changes can be subtle with a simple release and letting go of tension other times it can be a visible shift and an instant change in posture.

Taking the time to observe and listen to our horses is the greatest gift we can give them.
Change takes time, it cannot be forced into a certain timeline. We cant make a horse 'correct' if their body isn't ready for it.

Lisa xx

14/05/2026

Ive been a little bit quieter on here recently and this has mainly been because of how busy you lovely lot are keeping me 😅

Spring has definitely sprung and with it so has my diary at the moment Im fully booked for May and have limited availability for June.

I will also be taking a small break in June making availability here limited. If you do not currently have an appointment booked and would like to get one booked now is the time to do 😬

Slowly over the next few weeks my business name and logo will be updated but dont worry you will all still get the dame great service just with a new name to better fit what's on offer.

I also have an extensive cancellation list so if you have an appointment booked and need to change it for any reason please let me know as I have others who will gladly take it.

Im slowly getting more organised now most of you have had your pre seasons appointments so posting will resume as normal. If theres any content you would like to see or something your not sure about and would like a post explaining it better pease let me know all ideas are greatly welcome 😉

But for now Im still here still working away keeping you and your horses in tip top shape 👌
Lisa xx