Amy Shipley Equine Therapy

𝗔𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝘆𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆
As the trees are shedding their leaves and seeds, do be aware of the risks from sycamore seeds.

Research has shown that the Hypoglycin-A (HGA) levels vary from tree to tree and although you may have had seeds tested in previous years, the levels can change each year.

Check your fields carefully even if you don’t have sycamore trees on your land as the helicopter seeds are designed to travel on the wind.

Protect your horses and know the signs of poisoning. Although if untreated, Atypical Myopathy can be fatal, if it is quickly diagnosed and treated, horses can make a full recovery.

It is important to take measures to protect your horses:
❗️ Check your fields regularly for seeds and seedlings even if there aren’t sycamore trees in your field.
❗️ Fence off any areas where seeds are likely to fall.
❗️Clear any seeds/leaves.
❗️ Where grazing is poor or limited, provide hay or haylage.
❗️ Ensure your horses always have access to fresh, clean water. Check water troughs and water courses for overhanging trees.
Make sure familiarize yourself with the symptoms of Atypical Myopathy:
⚠️ General weakness
⚠️ Horses struggle to walk, stand and breathe
⚠️ Many horses develop heart problems
⚠️ Horses appear depressed with low hanging heads
⚠️Muscle trembling
⚠️Signs of colic - yet they often still have an appetite
⚠️ Brown or dark red urine
⚠️ Severely affected horses are unable to stand
⚠️Call your vet immediately if you see any of these and think your horse may have ingested sycamore seeds.
www.abrs-info.org

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Mia's fundraiser for Bliss Help Blythe Senior raise money to support Bliss

A very wet and soggy day working with a mixture of beautiful thoroughbreds and warmbloods in Malton & York 🐴

I love seeing memories like these ❤️

Sadie enjoyed her infrared therapy treatment. Infrared can help with painful conditions such as arthritis ❤️🐕

I know I am a day late posting this but I want to wish a massive good luck and congratulations to all my clients and their beautiful horses competing at the Great Yorkshire show this week. I hope to see some familiar faces on Friday ❤️

Not a joke...

Have you ever wondered why you can have a 15 acre field and part of it is chewed down to nubs and the other part has grass a hand high, But your horse is constantly grazing in the chewed down part?

Grass 6 inches and taller has less sugars than grass under 6 inches.

For every inch drop below 6 inches, the fructan (sugar) content rises.

Grass under 6 inches is stressed like it's a Monday morning with a project deadline. It uses sugar to repair itself.

Stop mowing your fields short.

Stop grazing your chubbys on chewed down grass. (this is why grazing muzzles are so touted...they keep the horse from being able to get much short grass)

(We aren't saying let your fields be 3 feet tall, by the way. The optimal thing to do is keep them 6-8 inches tall and graze them in small areas there)

Low level laser therapy (LLLT)

Visible Blue - Antibacterial
Visible Red - Promote healing

Plus many more benefits … for more information or to find out if LLLT would benefit your horse please feel free to call or text on 07428746728 or send me a private message.

Phototherapy also know as Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT), Infrared/ Red Light Therapy and Infrared/ LED Therapy is a non invasive treatment which helps reduce pain and inflammation. The lasers operates with a photochemical reaction which is similar to photosynthesis. The laser sends wavelengths through the body to stimulate the cells in the damaged area which encourage the regeneration and natural healing process.

So what are the benefits of Phototherapy?

* Reduces inflammation and pain
* Promote tissue repair
* Encourage healing of soft tissue injuries
* Help heal ligament and tendon injuries
* Improve arthritic conditions
* Assist with the lymphatic system

So what are the different types of phototherapy?

Red Laser - Used for healing, repair and pain relieve. Red laser creates no heat.
Infrared/ LED - Used for healing, repair and pain relieve. Infrared creates heat within the muscle.
Blue Laser - Used to fight bacteria and infections on open wounds and cuts.

Incredible 🥰

That's the size of a horses heart next to a human heart

*** NOW TAKING BOOKINGS***

After taking the last 10 months off to care for my baby girl I am now re taking bookings for the remainder of 2024. I want to thank all my lovely clients for their support during the past 10 months and I am very excited to see you all again ❤️

Please do book in advance as dates are limited due to regular hospital visits and pre booked surgery’s.

Please note that all treatments going forward are £60 per horse plus travel charges.

Samantha Wong, Jakki Harrison and Roshni Selvam are familiar faces in the equestrian scene in Singapore. With the closure of the Singapore Turf Club, our concern for the 500+ racehorses grew when we learnt about the fate of some of these horses.

Injured or lame horses were being rehomed to continue working as riding school horses. Amateur horsemen, who had good intentions when adopting a racehorse, were finding it to hard to handle or financially support the horse, and then neglecting or abandoning it. Then we saw some of the older champions, who have won millions for their owners and deserve a retirement, move on to continue racing in Malaysia and then maybe even Thailand.

Stories of these horses were keeping us awake at night, and we decided to do something about it! SG Racehorse Retirement was formed to: 1) Retire the older horses or ones that are irreparably lame, 2) Find good homes for the sound ones with professionals that can retrain them to suit new careers and look after their best interests.

We are counting on other horse lovers (and their friends and families) to donate generously to help get these horses to their retirement farms or new owners. We are working with the racing trainers who also want to see their horses go to a good place and are willing to front $12k for the export of these horses to Europe. We have found lovely places in Germany, UK and France where the horses can live out on pasture in retirement herds. These horses are Singapore’s legacy from racing and we want to do right by them.

Family afternoon with the horses and Mia had her first ride on Domino 💖🐴

I know I have been quiet on Facebook for the past few months i have been keeping a little secret 🤫

Me and rob are super excited to announce we are expecting a little girl in December 💝🎄

I will be continuing with treatments throughout my pregnancy for as long as I can but I am aiming to go on my maternity at the end of November until the start of February. I will ensure that everyone’s follow up treatments are conducted before I go on maternity leave but please book in early as spaces are filling up ❤️

If you do have a ‘fresh/ quirky’ horse all I ask is that these are held or if you are not available if you let me know prior to your treatment I can bring a handler along to hold them.

Love Amy 🍼💕

Phototherapy also know as Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT), Infrared/ Red Light Therapy and Infrared/ LED Therapy is a non invasive treatment which helps reduce pain and inflammation. The lasers operates with a photochemical reaction which is similar to photosynthesis. The laser sends wavelengths through the body to stimulate the cells in the damaged area which encourage the regeneration and natural healing process.

So what are the benefits of Phototherapy?

* Reduces inflammation and pain
* Promote tissue repair
* Encourage healing of soft tissue injuries
* Help heal ligament and tendon injuries
* Improve arthritic conditions
* Assist with the lymphatic system

So what are the different types of phototherapy?

Red Laser - Used for healing, repair and pain relieve. Red laser creates no heat.
Infrared/ LED - Used for healing, repair and pain relieve. Infrared creates heat within the muscle.
Blue Laser - Used to fight bacteria and infections on open wounds and cuts

Please contact the hospital if you can help 🙏

❤️🙈

Never settle 🙅🏻‍♀️

A mixture of post race and remedial treatments for these beauties today 🥰