Kirsty Rawden Veterinary Physiotherapy

Kirsty Rawden Veterinary Physiotherapy A horse-led holistic approach to Veterinary Physiotherapy focusing on posture reeducation and balance both physically and mentally.
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No bulldozing or flooding💜 based West Yorkshire - UK

Veterinary Physiotherapy, Lazaris Nerve Release, Reiki level 2 Kirsty Rawden - Veterinary Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) PgDip Vet Phys MNAVP NRP

A consent based approach using soft tissue techniques & movement to develop relaxation & improve posture. Kirsty Rawden is a veterinary physiotherapist based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. She provides f

reelance veterinary physiotherapy services across West Yorkshire and the surrounding areas. Using a consent based approach, Kirsty allows the horse to guide her in her treatments using both soft tissue techniques and movement to achieve relaxation and restore balance within the body. Her belief is by restoring trust, movement and good posture, injuries, degeneration and pain are greatly reduced. Kirsty aims to use a variety of manual techniques and movement to improve your horses posture which will in turn treat musculoskeletal conditions, injury, Neurological deficiencies, age related changes and help with pre and post operative conditioning. A combination of manual techniques, remedial exercise prescription and electrotherapies will be used to treat your horse with every treatment plan tailored towards your horses needs to ensure the very best results. Kirsty is fully qualified in veterinary physiotherapy to Post graduate level and a certified Lazaris nerve release technique practitioner. She is an executive member of the National Association of Veterinary Physiotherapists (NAVP). Kirsty is fully insured and her services are insurance company approved. Kirsty is also an accredited clinical educator which means she teaches some of the clinical aspects of the university courses and often has students out observing her work. Kirsty undertakes regular CPD to keep up to date with research and to learn new techniques and methods to add to her therapy tool box. Kirsty works within the region of West Yorkshire. Areas covered with no travel charge are indicated on the map on her website, however if you are interested in a treatment for your horse and do not live within the area shown please contact her and she will endeavour to meet your needs. Full yard days can be arranged outside the area 4+ horses required.

Upcoming availability! Be quick/ organised if you're not already booked in as I am super busy!!
07/06/2026

Upcoming availability!

Be quick/ organised if you're not already booked in as I am super busy!!

Can you touch your toes? 🤔Go ahead and see...If the fascia in your body is restricted, tight or dehydrated… probably not...
01/06/2026

Can you touch your toes? 🤔

Go ahead and see...

If the fascia in your body is restricted, tight or dehydrated… probably not comfortably. And no amount of someone pulling on your legs or telling you to “stretch more” will make you do it any better.

It’s exactly the same for horses.

If you haven't had the fascia 101 face to face here it is...Fascia is the connective tissue web that surrounds and supports every muscle, tendon and structure in the body. When it becomes restricted, the horse can compensate, lose range of motion, struggle with posture, appear stiff, resistant, uneven or unable to engage correctly.

You can exercise them, lunge them and stretch their legs.

But if the fascia itself is restricted, the body physically cannot move freely through its natural patterns.

Imagine asking a human with tight shoulders and back to simply “work through it” at the gym. Without releasing the restrictions first, the body just keeps compensating, often creating more tension elsewhere.

Proper fascial work helps restore hydration, elasticity and glide within the tissues so the horse can actually USE their body correctly again.

Sometimes what looks like laziness, stiffness, behavioural issues or weakness is actually a body asking for release before strengthening.

Movement matters.
Exercise matters.
But healthy fascia is what allows movement to happen properly in the first place.

31/05/2026

I'm just leaving this here

Beautiful work Lynne Macleod & the beautiful Hermes💜

28/05/2026

Ever get the feeling you're being watched? 🤔

He cracks me up, he watched my every move throughout this and every now and again got carried away on the zen vibes 😴

26/05/2026

It's really important to recharge your batteries in this heat! 😂☀️

Always a little charmer 💜
21/05/2026

Always a little charmer 💜

21/05/2026

Such a good chat about all things bits, bridles behaviour and biomechanics and how it ALL ties together 💜

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She's off state side! 🇺🇸Please can I ask you to support Hannah in her new ventures and even add to the pot to get her be...
18/05/2026

She's off state side! 🇺🇸

Please can I ask you to support Hannah in her new ventures and even add to the pot to get her beautiful Phoenix out there too 💜

What If The Horse Isn’t Wrong? 🤔Lately I’ve been reflecting on how easy it is for us as humans to project our ideals ont...
15/05/2026

What If The Horse Isn’t Wrong? 🤔

Lately I’ve been reflecting on how easy it is for us as humans to project our ideals onto horses.

'This is how a horse should move'
'This is the correct foot angle'
'This is the mental state they should be in'
'This is the right way to keep them'

I used to lean quite heavily into that perfectionist mindset myself believing there was a 'right' picture we should always be working towards.

But the more horses I observe and work with, the more I question how much of that is truly for them, and how much is our own interpretation of what they should be.

What if their body isn’t ready for our ideals?
What if forcing a certain shape, posture, movement or trim creates more stress than support?

I also think many horses carry postures and movement patterns that developed for a reason. Sometimes what we label as 'wrong' is actually a coping strategy, something their body adopted to manage discomfort, instability, stress, environment, or simply what life has asked of them over time. Trying to remove those compensations too quickly, without understanding why they exist, can sometimes take away the very thing helping them feel safe or functional.

Some of the most grounding moments for me have been simply observing horses without trying to change them. Riding tackless and feeling where they naturally place themselves to find balance. Watching horses self-trim over varied terrain and noticing what they choose to keep, wear down, or let go of. Seeing older horses who are completely swaybacked by our standards, yet still happy, comfortable, and biomechanically functional for what their life actually requires of them.

These experiences have shifted the way I work.

Now, instead of deeply analysing every detail, I try to listen first. I can acknowledge where there may be restriction, compensation or discomfort, and I can offer support but whether the horse wants or is ready to receive that is ultimately up to them.

I truly believe the body takes what it needs from a session. Sometimes that might look like a big visible shift, and sometimes it might simply be a moment of release, a small adjustment, or just the feeling of being heard and safe enough to soften. I don’t think healing or change can always be forced into a timeline or a picture that makes sense to us.

I also believe that when we allow the body to find balance where it is currently at, rather than forcing it toward where we think it should be, the rest often follows naturally. The body has an incredible ability to reorganise itself when it feels safe, supported, and no longer in conflict with itself.

I’m learning that sometimes the most respectful thing we can do is create the opportunity for change, without insisting on the outcome.

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