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Follow on from a thread I just read and didn't want to hijack from the op! My personal horses physio spends 45 mins approx on my horse who never has anything much wrong and can spend far longer on another. At my work they use a lady who everyone thinks is amazing but she only takes (seriously!) 10 mins or so maybe 20 if there is a problem. I've questioned this to my employer and their attitude is that she is so experienced and good at her job she fixes the correct thing instantly. I did once use her but thought she seemed a bit scared of my boy esp as she declared him done after 5!!! Mins without trotting him up or even seeing him out of his stable.
I believe from the previous threads replies this is not just my "fluffy" opinion!
 
Mine takes around 45 mins of there's nothing major wrong, longer if there's any issues. He's brilliant and very reasonably priced for the time and quality of the work.
 
Mine takes the best part of 20 mins on a new, to her, horse just assessing it, watching it walk and trot, back up, turn tightly, stretches each way and asking for its history before treatment actually starts, then it depends what she finds as to how long treatment takes. Around an hour is usual, although it can be longer, or no time at all if it really is ok.
 
The physio we use is generally here for 45 minutes to an hour. She spends first 20 minutes or so seeing the horse walk and trot, tight circles, and then takes notes on his history over the past year (she sees him annually), what work he has been doing etc. She hasn't had to do any real treatment the past year or two but still goes over him from head to tail, does stretches etc.
 
Mine allows an hour and a half for a new horse, and will take longer if required - assesses before and after, looks at poles / stretches etc. I find a lot of people talk about their horse having " the physio" and then it turns out to be someone who's done a short course and has very little experience. It does worry me, because the owners always say "he's had his back done, he's fine" when the poor thing is blatantly not! I tend to encourage people to use the physio I use, if its clear there's still a problem. The reaction is always the same - firstly massive guilt, because they've been asking their horse to do something it cant, then really cross that they've previously paid out money for an insufficient result! Apart from the ones who just want a quick fix so they can keep to their plans for the next week of course, they just ignore all advice and carry on til their horse goes lame, then bemoan their "awful luck" :rolleyes:
 
A good hour and a half to two for a new horse, 45 mins for a check up :) My physio is really fantastic though and was part of the team looking after the paralympic horses london 2012. One horse she treated, the owners said they'd never seen it move so well, and it won gold the the next day. :D
 
I would be sceptical of any phsyio or massage therapist that didnt see the horse move to be honest!
Mines an min of hour for physio and chiro.
 
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