Kirsty Rawden Veterinary Physiotherapy

13/07/2025

How cool is this? Well done Mia 👏🏼 proof that horses can indeed work in 'self carriage'. This should be the epitome of dressage 🙏🏼

‘I’m so proud of him’: horse trained bridleless from the start wins first dressage competition. Read more via link below

08/07/2025

07/07/2025

🎈🎈🎈🎈Happy 10 years in business to 🎈🎈🎈🎈
🎈Kirsty Rawden Veterinary Physiotherapy! 🎈

Thank you to each and every one of you who have supported me to achieve my dreams and thank you for choosing me to be the person to help you and your horse. I am so blessed to be able to call this my job!

💜🍾Here's to another 10 🍾💜

30/06/2025

'You can be your horses best teacher, you just have to get curious ' - Kate Sandel

Curiosity is something I have in abundance and it is what led me off this weekend to the amazing Brandy House Farm to spend a few days with Kate Sandel of Soft and Sound.

It's taken me a day to gather my thoughts!

It was so lovely to spend yet another weekend in the presence of such aligned people, all there for the good of the horse. Although I was only there to spectate there was so much I have brought home that I can carry in to my work.

For those that don't know about Kate, she combines horsemanship, French classical style and compassion to help the horse access their body through in hand and ridden work.

I loved that each day there was no agenda. The focus of each lesson was 'what does your horse need today?' and 'how can we help your horse leave this arena feeling better than when he came in?'. For some that were on high alert that meant working to bring their nervous system state down and for some who were maybe a little restricted, how can we help you access parts of your body to help you feel and move better?

As you well know, my work heavily focuses on a mind-body connection so this style of working and listening to the horse really resonated with me.

We also discussed 'healthy weight baring posture ' which is the posture of the horse when ridden, how we can influence and improve that and how it's important to actually ride our horses to achieve this. The phrase 'posture needs to come from the inside out, not the outside in' sums this up beautifully - suggesting it's the deep postural muscles that need to develop and stregthen. I also loved the phrase 'long spine before long strides' suggesting the spine must first be free to move in neutral posture before the limbs can function biomechanically correctly.

The weekend was full of encouragement for both horse and rider, joy, love, laughter and reflection.

Kate asked on the first day ... What is your why? Simple ... To try to make this world a better place for horses through my own learning and passing this on to everybody i meet. So how do i do this?... By getting curious.

Lastly, I think everybody should get to experience the beautiful energy of Brandy house farm and the warmth that Medina brings to your stay, honestly, i didn't want to come home! Thank you for welcoming us into your home and providing such a beautiful setting for such a magical weekend.

The photo below was taken on my last evening as I sat on the hill reflecting on the last few days 💜

29/06/2025

26/06/2025

Another gorgeous spot to write my notes 😍 I'm so lucky my work brings me to such beautiful places.

I will be out of office for the next few days as I'm away learning at the incredible Brandy House Farm on the Welsh borders.

Have a lovely weekend, whatever you may be up to 💜

24/06/2025

Saddle Fitting The LM Saddles Ltd Horse-friendly Saddles, Holistic & Remedial Saddle-fitting Way - It’s Not Just About the Bigger Shoulder!

When fitting a saddle we often encounter asymmetry in the horse’s shoulders - one side is typically more developed or “bigger” than the other. The common assumption is to always accommodate the larger shoulder by shimming the opposite, smaller side a little more and the bigger one less. Often this works, but not always! 😉

Here’s where it gets interesting! If the smaller shoulder moves differently, especially if it comes up higher ⬆️ or swings more during movement then the shiming plan might need to be reversed ↩️ to accommodate this.

At Lm we believe that saddle fitting isn’t a static process. We never fit to the static shape, we’re supporting dynamic movement. A shoulder that looks smaller but moves bigger needs to be considered and supported to ensure the saddle remains balanced and the horse stays comfortable and free through its range of motion. ⚖️ 🦄

This is why I always watch the horse move (with a rider🏇🏿) before finalising a fit. Movement reveals what static posture can’t. I love how many differently moving horses I come across, being a trainer and rider I just love the whole thought process, problem solving and then ultimately both horse and rider feeling supported and balanced. 🥰

Fitting this way is key to keeping horses sound, comfortable, and able to move to their full potential💛

23/06/2025

Big shout out to Libby's animal communication, spirit pets and spirit people.

If you know me, you know I have regular readings with Libby. Firstly to check in with where I'm at with Elmo but secondly to just see what comes up for me and where I'm at in my life.

Libby and her readings have played a huge part in where I'm at today and today's reading gave me more fuel for the fire inside, affirmed things that I am feeling and made me excited for what is to come... Watch this space.

If you are wanting to connect with animals here or in the spirit world or a loved on that has passed, i couldn't recommend anybody more to assist you with that.

Thank you Libby for being such a gift to this world 💜

18/06/2025

There are worse places to sit and write your notes after work 😝

I will be back in Southport on Wednesday 30th July if anybody else would like an appointment, get in touch.

Sun and ice cream request going in now 😝☀️

14/06/2025

I will next be in the Midlands 15/16th August if anybody would like an appointment that way