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About Us

In addition to practising as a fully qualified McTimoney Chiropractor, Gill is an accomplished competitive rider and has competed in championship Three-Day events including Badminton, Blenheim and Windsor and up to Medium level dressage.

This section provides details covering Gill’s Chiropractic training, qualifications and experience, plus her equestrian background, achievements and activities.

Chiropractor

Gill qualified to treat animals in 1997 and has been practising ever since.

Gill trained at the McTimoney College of Chiropractic and then received further practical training from Jenny Hadland, Chartered Physiotherapist (ACPAT Category A).

Gill benefitted from Jenny's vast experience in treating horses and dogs using manipulation and electrotherapy. This allowed Gill to consolidate her manipulation techniques and add electrotherapy to her methods. Therefore she now often uses laser and HWave therapy to enhance and facilitate the chiropractic manipulation.

Gill is also trained to carry out treatment of horses under sedation as developed by Jenny Hadland. This is particularly recommended when there is a significant limitation in the range of movement in the cervical area (neck), but can also be useful when the back has become so tight and in spasm, that it would necessitate a very long course of treatment to make significant progress.

This treatment involves arranging for your vet to sedate the horse. As this is a more specialist and time consuming treatment, the cost is greater than that of a 'normal' treatment. However, normally less treatments are necessary (very often one is sufficient) and the effect is often longer lasting. Gill will advise you if she feels this therapy would be appropriate for your horse and why.

Equine

Gill has treated a vast range of horses including:

•	Dressage horses competing up to Prix St Georges
•	Flat and National Hunt racehorses (including several winners)
•	Up to Advanced Event Horses
•	Show jumpers competing up to AIT level
•	Endurance horses
•	Driving horses
•	RDA horses and ponies
•	Rescue horses and ponies (regular visits to ILPH farm)
•	A multitude of leisure horses from riding club competitors to horses just enjoyed for hacking and even some retired horses whose owners are anxious they should be as comfortable as possible.

Canine

Gill has treated a range of dogs including:

•	Agility dogs including qualifiers for Crufts and Olympia
•	Obedience dogs including qualifiers for Crufts
•	An agility dog who won a car for her owner!
•	Family pets (often injured during boisterous games with other dogs)

Equestrian

Gill’s love of horses started early and she has now been riding for more than 35 years. She began eventing in 1978 and has competed in affiliated events ever since riding a variety of her own horses in addition to riding for other owners.

Gill’s most successful horse - The Rum Tum Tugger - competed up to 4 star level including Badminton, Blenheim, Chatsworth, Bramham and Windsor Three-Day events. Her current horse - Slinky Malinki - has been owned by Gill since 1998 and is currently graded intermediate having completed the Weston Park 1-Star Three-Day event. Slinky is also a successful dressage horse and qualified for the Summer Regional Championships 2001 at Novice and at Elementary level in 2002. They are now competing in Medium classes.

Gill’s experience over many years competing in affiliated eventing, dressage and show jumping on a variety of horses - young and old, her own and those of other owners - has provided her with a deep appreciation and first-hand knowledge of the many types of problems encountered by owners and riders. ›››more

Equestrian - continued

Gill has received regular training from top trainers - including Andrew Murphy, Ernest Dillon, Sally Thurloway and Yogi Breisner - and has herself instructed at all levels up to combinations competing in Intermediate eventing and Elementary dressage.

Gill has been actively involved with riding clubs since 1978 and has competed in numerous riding club teams in eventing, show jumping and dressage and has organised an unaffiliated Two-Day event and designed a course for an Eventers Challenge. Gill is also a regular sponsor of local riding club, pony club and charity competitions and shows, and gives talks and lectures on the use of chiropractic techniques to treat animals to a variety of local clubs and groups.