The Irish Equine Rehabilitation and Fitness centre
A purpose built state of the art bespoke Equine Rehabilitation & fitness centre.
Offering water treadmill with incline, cold saltwater spa, cryogenics, dry salt therapy and post operative care and ancillary rehab services such as tens, etc as required.
Livery spaces for fitness or rehab available for water treadmill, cold salt water spa, dry salt therapy. Post operative care livery available. Holiday livery available.
Indeed - a sprinkle of fairy dust
Can you relate??
Consistency and hard work. Congratulations to one of our sponsored riders Annie Gibson and the wonderful Hollywood who flew at National Balmoral.
Hollywood uses our water treadmill as part of his weekly fitness regime and is clearly in top form
We are looking for an apprentice to start in September. You need to:-
* be 17 or over
* have experience of handling equines including knowing how to lunge/long rein/put on tack/pick out feet etc
* have experience in yard work
* have gcse maths and english
* be willing to undertake qualifications in rehab and/or horse management
* hours will be 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday (may be some overtime required from time to time)
* 28 days holidays
* pony club badges or other qualifications would be an advantage
* no riding with this position
* accommodation or stabling will not be provided
* 2 year apprenticeship
Please send your CV outlining experience to [email protected]
Best of luck to all taking part and above all have lots of fun!!
Another day(hopefully not as wet as yesterday!) at Hazeldene Farm Ballynahinch for the Area 17 of the Pony Club Tullylagan tetrathlon supported by Baileys Horse Feeds, The Irish Equine Rehabilitation and Fitness centre and many others. Fingers crossed it stays dry for the day. Have a lot of fun.
Three cheers for the enormous effort put in by parents, friends and organisers who have made this run like clockwork.
Why we don't nappy horses on the water treadmill, we want :
- a true reflection of gait and tracking up
- a better rotation and swing of pelvis
- a better range of movement of hind legs &
- no weight hanging on their hind end in the inevitable event of a p**p!
Vs
Wearing a nappy
- inhibits rotation and swing of pelvis
- inhibits tracking up
- inhibits range of movement of hind legs, &
- places an unnatural weight if they do p**p!
Thinking about water treadmilling your horse?
1. Make sure the therapist you are using has recognised, approved qualifications, otherwise the nuisances of speed, water height and incline can be incorrectly used!!
and
2. They have appropriate insurance in place specifically covering the activity of water treadmilling;
Cold saltwater spa time! Helps freshen up hard working legs, epsom salt and pure salt rich and 2.5° - that's very cold!
Fantastic giveaways
When they're so little and the spa nappy is too big there's no option but to get in with them!!
Limited stable spaces available over National Balmoral. Show just 20mins away
Fitness, rehab or post op spaces available from next week
CASE STUDY
Grade 1 Racehorse sent to us from a yard in England to rehab with an extensive core lesion having been ultra sound scanned and told to boxrest for 12 weeks and then put to the field and out for a minimum of a year! That's not how we do things about here!!
You must be proactive with tendons and ligaments to achieve optimum healing WITHOUT scarring :-
Week 1 we applied cryogenics several times a day for 7 days to reduce inflammation;
Beginning of Week 2 a UTC scan from Equinetendon.com to show exactly what damage had been sustained - a large and lengthy core lesion. PRP was administered by equineathleteinternational.com and then over to to undertake further rehab work using the Dss tendon support system using dry treadmill sessions, cryogenics, and walking and trotting in hand.
At the end of Week 3 there was a followup UTC scan which shows a 70%+ reduction in both lesion and fibre disruption!!
Weeks 4 and 5 work was ramped up in time and cryogenics reduced. A further UTC scan showed a 90% improvement by the end of Week 5.
Utc scans are in the comments to see the improvement.
Work continues with adjusted settings and loading on the DSS boot. A modified schedule for weeks 6-9, and a further UTC scan scheduled for the end of Week 9
What is the goal - back to ridden canter work end September and racing next season again! Watch this space ...
Thanks to Karen and Mary for their donation of apples today, a wee treat in dinners for our rehabbing patients over the next couple of days!
ENTRIES OPEN FOR RDS PONY, COH, YOUNG RIDER & JUNIOR EQUITATION QUALIFIER ON SJI LIVE.
Please note entries will close THURSDAY 27TH JUNE AT 3PM!!!
STRICTLY NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED
STABLING
Our stabling at the Meadows is full for this weekend, therefore we advise those requiring local stabling to contact the following, who may have availability:
Alo McEntee- 07798880042
Scarvagh House Stud- 07712937232
John Kidd- 07887736003
Spaces available
Amazing!
Thanks to Sean Cooney and Botanica for the continued support to IERFC ...and the new banner!!
Livery spaces available for fitness, rehab, post operative care or holiday. Every horse has a bespoke plan according to its needs. We will work with your vet, chiro, physio or body worker. Please 📞 us to discuss your needs
We had a great return visit from the Animal Science Faculty today, its been 2 years since they last came. Always happy to welcome students and take questions.
3 Available due to cancellation
*** 3 AVAILABLE DUE TO CANCELLATION ***
Bank of 6 stables on private yard available to rent Balmoral week only 20 minutes from showgrounds - would suit professionals competing and not wanting to stable in flimsy temporary stables on site. Quiet and private location. Covered lunge pen and all weather arena to use also when required. Staff on site to keep an eye on your horses/ponies when you are off site. Contact us if interested
*** 3 AVAILABLE DUE TO CANCELLATION ***
Bank of 6 stables on private yard available to rent Balmoral week only 20 minutes from showgrounds - would suit professionals competing and not wanting to stable in flimsy temporary stables on site. Quiet and private location. Covered lunge pen and all weather arena to use also when required. Staff on site to keep an eye on your horses/ponies when you are off site. Contact us if interested
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6 Aghalee Road, Lower Ballinderry
Lisburn
BT282JN
Opening Hours
Monday | 8am - 8pm |
Tuesday | 8am - 8pm |
Wednesday | 8am - 8pm |
Thursday | 8am - 8pm |
Friday | 8am - 8pm |
Saturday | 8am - 8pm |
Sunday | 8am - 8pm |
21 Waterloo Road
Lisburn, BT275NW
One of Northern Ireland’s top horse sporting venues, contact Leah for enquiries