Equine rehabilitation – Pollyanna Equine Sports Therapy

Part Three: How to reduce overuse injuries in horses

Posted by Pollyanna FitzGeraldon Jun 3, 2021Jun 3, 2021in Biomechanics, Horse, Horse Pilates, Massage, Musculoskeletal, Overuse injury, Rider, TreatmentLeave a comment

Blog post on how to reduce the risk of overuse injuries in your horse. Including massage, rider weight, tack fit, surfaces

Part Two: Causes of Overuse injuries in horses

Posted by Pollyanna FitzGeraldon May 26, 2021Jun 3, 2021in Biomechanics, Horse, Massage, Musculoskeletal, Overuse injury, Rehabilitation, RiderLeave a comment

Factors that can cause overuse injuries in horses

Part One: Overuse injuries in horses?

Posted by Pollyanna FitzGeraldon May 18, 2021May 18, 2021in Massage, Musculoskeletal, Overuse injury, RehabilitationLeave a comment

A short discussion on what over use injuries are

Case Study: Willow a year on

Posted by Pollyanna FitzGeraldon Apr 8, 2021Apr 8, 2021in Horse, Massage, Rehabilitation, TreatmentLeave a comment

A comparison of Willow on initial assessment and then a year on after her first winter.

Case Study: Willow’s Journey, Part 2

Posted by Pollyanna FitzGeraldon Apr 2, 2021Apr 8, 2021in Exercises, Horse, Horse Pilates, Pole work, Rehabilitation, Treatment1 Comment

Summary of Willow’s treatment over a 3 month time span

Case Study: Willow’s Journey, Part 1

Posted by Pollyanna FitzGeraldon Mar 24, 2021Mar 24, 2021in Horse, Rehabilitation1 Comment

A case study with the initial assessment findings of a 15.1hh 19 year old mare.

Whole Body Vibration for Horses

Posted by Pollyanna FitzGeraldon Mar 11, 2021in Horse, Massage, Rehabilitation, Treatment, Whole body vibrationLeave a comment

A short article summing up current research into whole body vibration for horses