East Coast Equine Physiotherapy

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East Coast Equine Physiotherapy Equine and human physiotherapy services in Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and surrounds.

Specialising in exercise based rehabilitation combined with hands on therapy (including dry needling) to get the best, long lasting results for you and your horse.

Happy Friday from few of the happy faces of the incredible horses at Samford RDA ! So grateful to be able to be part of ...
09/10/2026

Happy Friday from few of the happy faces of the incredible horses at Samford RDA !

So grateful to be able to be part of the team keeping these horses in their best condition so they can continue supporting riders of all walks of life 🐴💕

The team at Samford RDA really go above and beyond to care for their horses. Such an amazing programme with amazing organisers and volunteers making it happen.

30/09/2026

How to do core exercises - side stretch edition. Watch until the end for a front on view which further demonstrates how to perform this exercise effectively.

In terms of dosage - a general rule from the literature is 30-60 seconds each side repeated 3-5 times. I often see people simply doing the movement once and not holding it - the deep spinal muscles (especially multifidus) that we are targeting with this exercise are predominantly type 1 muscle fibre, meaning they are endurance muscles not power muscles. So, to effectively train them we want to sustain the movement and hold the position.

Remember, if your horse has had an injury please consult your horse healthcare professional to ensure this exercise is appropriate for your horse before trying it!

28/09/2026

Temporalis muscle overdevelopment in a windsucking horse - here’s what it looks like!

24/09/2026

Pre-treatment scritchies 🥰

Grateful I get to do this every day with beautiful clients and their incredible horses!

23/09/2026

Shoulder muscle asymmetry in one of my new clients - sound on for an explanation of what we can see

05/09/2026

Hamstring stretches: a quick vid on how to hamstring.

Key things to note:
- Your safety is more important than the stretch - if you’re not confident in your technique or don’t trust the horse, don’t do it!
- Use your leg to support hand under their toe - it makes life so much easier and your fingers safer.
- Guide the limb with the hand on the hock.
- USE YOUR LEGS, not your back!! Fix your back in a safe hip hinge position with the lumbar spine in neutral, rest your forearm on your leg, and lunge away.
- Although deemed a ‘hamstring stretch’, we’re realistically stretching way more than that - gluteals, lumbar spine, caudal stifle muscles, and all the fascial connections that link along these myofascial lines.

We can see this horse has good range of motion - so much so that he feels comfortable enough to really relax into it (they’ll do this and it’ll surprise you every time 😂), a great sign.

Thank you to my client who sent this through from their session last week! 🐴

Up-skilling this weekend at an acupuncture/dry needling course in the Gold Coast. Even better - the brilliant educator p...
05/09/2026

Up-skilling this weekend at an acupuncture/dry needling course in the Gold Coast. Even better - the brilliant educator printed off some equine specific research (including electroacupuncture for original mediated headshaking horses!!). Attending courses like this are so essential for health practitioners across all species to ensure you’re up to date on the most recent evidence, safety recommendations and a great chance to learn of some brilliant minds!

BEFORE AND AFTER 👉HAPPY DISCHARGE DAY 🙌🏼 to this gorgeous gelding who was diagnosed with Sweeney shoulder last year!! Th...
01/09/2026

BEFORE AND AFTER 👉

HAPPY DISCHARGE DAY 🙌🏼 to this gorgeous gelding who was diagnosed with Sweeney shoulder last year!! The first photo was taken on 12/09/25 and the second yesterday (31/08/26).

The main difference we can see here is the amount of muscle bulk that has returned in his infraspinatus and supraspinatus (he’s a little hairier in photo two, but the difference is still stark).

Functionally, he is now trotting up sound, has great balance, no pain or laxity with shoulder stress tests and is back under saddle in full work on his property.

His owner was extremely committed and followed the the physiotherapy program as directed - including NEMS, balance exercises, strengthening exercises and proprioceptive training. Patience is always a virtue with neurological injuries!!

07/08/2026

Compensatory hindlimb lameness movement pattern - these can be tricky to spot. Given we know the history of an acute right hindlimb lameness for this horse, it’s a great example of how this gait pattern presents.

If you want the full gait analysis please refer to my previous video 🐴

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170 Pierce Avenue
Caloundra, QLD
4551

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