Nicola Smith Veterinary Physiotherapy

What is salt therapy⁉️

Salt therapy is a non invasive, natural, drug free treatment for horses which can be used along side other treatments or as a stand alone therapy. 🧂

It can be very beneficial for respiratory conditions such as asthma or symptoms of allergies, equally it can help to improve skin conditions such as sweet itch. 🤧

Wound healing is another fantastic use of salt therapy where it can be used on its own or along side laser or INDIBA to accelerate healing. 🤕

Contact for further info and availability ☎️

❌ Pre Blair appointments ❌

I have now replied to everyone regarding pre Blair appointments and have contacted all regulars for their August appointments.

Anyone else that would like an appointment before Blair/in August please let me know asap

If you think I have forgotten you please give me a nudge

Thanks

Another busy INDIBA demo day. Lovely to meet new people and catch up with

Smallest and cutest visitor to clinic so far 🐴 ❤️

Thank you so much for all the INDIBA goodies. Duke loves his 😍 going to be cosy at work this winter 🥰

Wishing the very best of luck to all my clients competing at the highland this weekend 🐴 🥇 🏆

Back from sunnier shores now ☀️ The clinic is all ready to go for another week. I think I have managed to reply to all messages now but if I haven’t got back to you please give me a wee nudge. 🐴 🏆 🥇

This poor boy was injured late December ‘23 and following extensive veterinary treatment, was still left with a wound that refused to heal. At the end of April ‘24 I began treating weekly with Indiba and this is the results 6 weeks down the line 🐴 🩹 ⛑️

We had the lovely Nico staying with us for a course of salt therapy and his routine physiotherapy this week. He was a perfect patient and really enjoyed the salt sessions🐴 ❤️

❌ 🐴 Competition time 🐴 ❌

To celebrate the opening of our brand new purpose built therapy barn in Ayr where we will be offering Veterinary Physiotherapy, INDIBA radio frequency and Equine salt therapy we are giving 2 lucky horses the chance to experience our salt therapy treatment themselves.

Some of the benefits of our salt therapy include:

* Improve Respiratory conditions such as asthma and allergies
* Improve lung function
* Aid wound healing
* Help to improve skin conditions

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T&Cs

Winners will be selected at random on Sunday 21st April. Salt therapy sessions must be used at our Ayr clinic in May or June ‘24.

What an amazing first month we have had in our clinic, so many horses coming in for their physiotherapy, INDIBA and salt therapy treatments. Thank you so much to everyone who has brought their horse along and for all the kind words from you all

Wishing all of my clients a very Merry Christmas 🎅 and a Happy New Year when it comes. Now it’s time to reset and enjoy some family time over the Christmas break. 🎄Looking forward to restarting on January 8th. We have some very exciting things coming in 2024, so stay tuned for details …….

Wishing the very best of luck to all my clients competing at London international horse show this weekend. Can’t wait to see all the great results 🏆🥇💕

New addition to the family had his first day out at work today. He can’t wait to meet you all soon ❤️🐶

It’s crucial to seek professional veterinary advice when dealing with any form of lameness in horses.

Schedule an appointment with your vet who can perform a thorough examination and potentially conduct diagnostic tests to identify the cause of lameness.

Brilliant day hosting an Indiba Equine demo day at my yard 🐎 my golden oldie thoroughly enjoyed some treatment to keep her in top shape 🐴 if you are interested in adding indiba to your practice drop me or a message 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Wishing all my clients competing at HOYS the very best of luck 🍀 🏆 🥇 🐴

Fantastic weekend with the VBS and INDIBA team. Great training and meeting some lovely new people 🐴📖

Fantastic couple of days with in Newmarket. Lots of learning and meeting some lovely new people!

Have you heard of radiofrequency treatments for horse health? 🐎 This safe and effective type of therapy stimulates tissue repair via biomodulation, increasing blood flow and promoting pain relief.

INDIBA radiofrequency brings the best-in-class equipment to deliver this therapeutic modality as it:
🩺 Can be used as frequently as required, even on large body areas;
🩺 Is easy and safe to use, with intuitive programs and high-precision attachments;
🩺 Works seamlessly alongside other rehabilitation techniques and therapies.

Try the revolutionary power of radiofrequency in equine rehabilitation today🔗 https://bit.ly/INDIBA_Radiofrequency

As most of you already know I am back at work following maternity leave and have been slowly working through my list of clients that have requested an appointment on my return. 👶🏼 I should have been in contact with most of you by now but if I’ve missed anyone please give me a nudge. 🚨

I am only working part time so spaces are limited and I have also relocated to Ayr so frequency of visits to certain areas has changed. 📖

If you are looking for an appointment please let me know and please try and give as much notice as possible. 🐴

Thanks and hope to see you all soon

**THURSDAY RESEARCH MEME**

Todays MEME is relating to saddle slip and the importance of working as a team to ask the “why”, and then make a plan on how best to support the horse and rider. Often it is thought that the “rider” is the cause of saddle slip, whilst we must consider the rider, we need to establish the “primary” cause, and based on multiple studies, saddle slip is initiated by the horse and not the rider. Pursing a rider alone approach to resolving saddle slip is not advantageous, and can often allow subtle asymmetries to develop.

For more information www.centaurbiomechanics.co.uk/blog/

Mounting from the Ground - Centaur Biomechanics See what happens to the saddle and the horses back when we mount from the ground.

Rehabilitation for Equine Companions – The Horse Any horse can benefit from rehabilitation during their lifetime.

Thanks to Indiba UK for a brilliant masterclass yesterday. Lots of exciting new developments. I will soon be starting back up again after maternity leave. Keep an eye on the page for updates.