APPOINTMENTS
What to expect when booking an appointment.
On initial contact, you will be asked to provide some background details about your animal. For initial assessments, veterinary consent will be required from your vet (in accordance to the Veterinary Surgeons Act, 1966). This is something we can do on your behalf if you complete the form below. Otherwise, if you would prefer to contact your vet yourself, the form can be downloaded and then returned to us once complete.
Electronic Forms
Please complete the relevant form below if you would like us to contact your vet on your behalf.
Downloadable Forms
If you would prefer to contact your vet yourself, please download and complete the first part of the form below before passing onto your vet. Once complete, return to us via email or have a hard copy to give us at the appointment.
Once we have received the completed referral form, an appointment date can be booked.
During the appointment
You will be asked to provide a subjective history of your animal, before a static assessment is made. A dynamic assessment will then be carried out, which includes assessment of gait. Horses might be asked to be seen on the lunge or even under saddle if there is a particular issue you would like to be assessed. Your animal’s range of motion will then be assessed, either passively (PROM) or actively (AROM), depending on what is most appropriate. Palpation is then carried out before all findings are brought together and conclusions drawn. From this, a short and long term treatment plan will be formulated. Short term treatment will be applied at the appointment, using a range of manual techniques and electrotherapies, depending on what is most appropriate for your animal. Longer term treatment plans will be addressed in both future visits and through exercise therapy which will be explained and recorded for you, to work on in between. See glossary below for definitions.
Clinical notes are recorded at every appointment.
These are held securely, with all personal data protected (see our data protection policy). These notes are to ensure your animal’s progress is monitored and to allow for accurate comparisons between appointments. They can also be shared with your vet if required. You will be emailed a summary of these notes after each appointment. You will also receive an exercise therapy plan which will be tailored to your animal, your facilities and what you have time to carry out in a typical week.
Timings
Initial appointments usually take between 1.5 and 2 hours, while follow up appointments take approximately between 1 and 1.5 hours. This allows adequate time for a full assessment, treatment time and time to discuss an exercise therapy plan.
Cost
From January 2023, initial appointments are charged at £65, inclusive of travel. Follow up appointments which take place within 8 weeks of the initial appointment are charged at £60, inclusive of travel. If more frequent appointments are required during rehabilitation or for specific treatments such as laser or ultra sound, further discounts will be applied, depending on frequency and milage. Discounts are also applied if multiple animals are treated at the same yard/address. 'Saver Day Rates' are also available. This is when a discount is applied to a certain area on a specific day to reduce travel costs. Saver Days are advertised on our Facebook page or please contact us to discuss further. It is requested that payment is made either prior to the appointment via bank transfer or at the time of appointment by either cash or debit card.
Areas Covered
Areas within the black circle are all covered in the appointment fee above. Areas within the blue circle are covered but will be subject to an additional £10 travel. However, this will be wavered if multiple animals at the same venue are treated. Areas outside of the blue circle are again covered, but will incur additional travel fees, unless again, multiple animals are treated at the same venue. Please call to discuss further.
Enquire to make an appointment
Phone
m: 0754 529 8919
t: 0133 5310 510
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