Emma Barber Veterinary Physiotherapy

27/08/2026

I hope this weather passes quickly, poor girls ☹️. Looks like a sci-fi film out there ⚡️🌩️⚡️

27/08/2026

It’s great to see Rambo is taking his homework very seriously 💙💙

27/08/2026

20/08/2026

I’ve been working alongside Emma Morris Equine with her horse Rambo, and today we’ve been experimenting with kenesio tape to help stimulate the lift and engagement of the thoracic sling!

Rambo was an excellent student and worked really well today 💙

14/08/2026

10/08/2026

This 👇🏼

The number of 'well respected' riders I have seen using ''they've had a full vet workup'' or ''had everything checked'' as a free pass to share videos horses exhibiting negative behaviours is rapidly increasing.

I too used to believe that if the vet said everything was fine, then everything was fine and it was a free pass to ignore any unwanted behaviour. Until I started to understand that those vet checks are just one piece of a much bigger puzzle.

Even if you've had a vet check, saddle check, teeth check, farrier, physio, osteopath, bit fitter, bridle fitter, naturalist, herbalist and spiritual communicator...that does not mean there is simply 'no reason' for certain behaviours.

It just means you haven't found the root of the problem.

02/08/2026

Hugely important consideration for our horses in the current drought

No grass!
And
No hay!

The uk weather is creating a real problem for some horse owners at the moment.

We’ve had very little rain, the grass has been eaten.

I’m seeing more and more horses turned out all day in paddocks that are now little more than soil and brown, burnt grass.

Many owners worry about their horses weight, particularly those with metabolic issues or horses that are naturally chunky. So having no grass they may think it’s a blessing!

But if there is nothing left to eat, we should also be thinking about potential digestive issues aswell.

A horses digestive system is designed around regular intake of forage. Long periods with very little or no forage can increase the risk of digestive problems and gastric ulcers.

Just because a horse looks healthy does NOT mean their digestive system is healthy.

Body condition does not tell us what is happening inside the digestive tract.

Horses are also becoming increasingly agitated and fighting with their field mates, standing around the gates wanting to come in for food. They are also running up & down the fence line on very hard ground.

If your horse lives in a herd, putting hay out may not really be an option ( especially on a traditional yard) consider whether someone can bring your horse in during the day, give them a forage based feed, and turn them back out again.

If your horse is in a paddock on their own consider putting a hay net out for them. If you’re worries about weight gain, soak your hay.

Even a forage based feed in the afternoon is better than a horse spending the entire day with nothing meaningful to eat.

Managing their weight without compromising their digestive health or unnecessarily increasing stress is important.

So please take a look at your horses paddock.

Is there actually enough forage there to keep your horse eating throughout the day?

Don’t forget a decent gut balancer aswell.
I’m feeding Protexin gut balancer alongside Acid buff & Vit E
My horse, Hank has adlib hay in his paddock ( he self regulates)

This is part of my paddock at the moment.

02/08/2026

This morning I saw the news that the horse trainer Monty Robert’s has passed away.

Monty Robert’s was the trainer that first got me to realise there was a different way to work with our horses, and which has led me on a journey to seek alternative ways to interact and train horses, a journey I continue to this day.

His work changed the way I see and work with horses, setting me on a path of continually learning and questioning how we can better understand them. His influence will be felt for many years to come.

24/07/2026

You know you’re a hard working equestrian professional when you have to fake tan your feet so you can wear lady shoes instead of the usual sensible boots!

If you know, you know 🫣🤣