Horse wellness reset online

In-depth, tailored, compassionate and practical help with an assessment and reset of your horse’s health and wellbeing

One-to-one coaching that will transform the way you help your horse

12-week programme of one-to-one coaching calls online

• Are you concerned your horse has underlying pain?

• Are you following a treatment or rehab plan but it isn’t working?

• Does your horse keep re-injuring or returning to illness?

• Do you want to improve your horse’s lifestyle but don’t know how?

It isn’t just what you do, it’s also how you do it that makes or breaks a process of investigation, treatment, or rehab.

Learn a process that honours your horse as an individual and your values as an owner to listen deeply to them and improve your relationship as part of the process.

This is for you if:

• You want to understand and address the deep roots of your horse’s health and wellbeing

• You prioritise your relationship and how your horse feels

• You want expert coaching in assessing and rehabbing your own horse, and in determining what you need from equestrian professionals you call out

• You want to be able to ask a vet questions about the specific process that might be needed for your horse

Please note online consultations are not suitable for urgent or emergency cases - contact your registered vets now if this is the case.

Meet your coach

Hi, I’m Lily, I have been a vet since 2016, initially in general mixed practice, and over the last few years I have changed my approach. As well as my patients, my own horses, particularly Sunny and Beau (pictured here) have taken me on quite a journey and have guided me through developing this new approach.

My passion is helping people and animals to live their best life together by nurturing their all-round wellbeing and unique partnership. I am fascinated by all aspects of wellbeing from how the body functions in health and disease to how we all learn, think and feel, and how all of this is intertwined. I want to help people on their journeys of discovering how to keep horses’ bodies and minds healthy, comfortable, active and engaged and to explore the integral role of both the horse’s and our emotions in all of this.

My approach combines my veterinary background with knowledge of species-appropriate lifestyle, pain physiology, posture and locomotion, hoof care, and remedial exercise, as well as learning theory, trauma-informed horsemanship, and cooperative care training. I offer alternative views on the investigation and treatment of health conditions that help horses and humans to better communicate and heal.

I look forward to meeting you and your horse!

What participants have to say…

Jess with Wilfred

After hearing about Lily on a podcast and resonating with her holistic and horse centred approach, I bought the reset bundle to try and get to the bottom of my horse's ongoing unhappiness under saddle. Despite never being lame, I knew that there was something not right with him but after spending countless months trying to figure it out, trying and failing to bring him into consistent work and many vet visits, I couldn’t get to the bottom of it. Lily’s understanding of horses and her approach means you can look into so much more than your traditional vets can.

We spent the sessions exploring different possibilities of what could be troubling Wilfred with Lily assessing videos and photos and providing feedback and exercises to explore possible reasons for discomfort or tension. Through the bundle, we discovered that Wilfred struggles to tolerate the bit and this has been affecting his whole way of going and causing him to be resistant to ridden work. We also addressed hoof issues, posture and the correct way to slowly build up his fitness and strength to get him to the place needed to start ridden work again.

In just 12 weeks, I have seen a transformation in Wilfred. His stressed eye has gone; he is calmer and more settled in his demeanour and he is transformed in how he is able to move his body. I can also already see a clear physical change in his body with him getting stronger and more developed.

I am so glad that I did this bundle as I have gained invaluable knowledge of the issues I was having with Wilfred, but also how best to progress with him, listen, and keep attuned to his body to ensure he is the healthiest and happiest he can be. I also feel so reassured that if we have any other issues in the future, I have Lily to discuss it with, and know that any plans would consider and listen to exactly what Wilfred needs. I am so grateful that Lily offers the service that she does, as living at pretty much the opposite end of the country I would never have had the opportunity to have her expertise with Wilf.

Many thanks,

Jess

What types of case is this reset for?

  • If your horse is showing signs or behaviours that you are concerned might be indicative of underlying pain, this is definitely worth investigating.

    I can help you to work through assessing your horse yourself for possible pain, then making a plan for further investigations and help you with what to expect, what to ask, and when to keep trying when going through an investigative process.

  • Asking the question why did your horse get injured in the first place is important for return to comfort and function.

    If your horse is either not recovering as expected from injury or keeps re-injuring, this is especially the case.

    I can help you to work backwards to why this may have happened in the first place, and what is needed for your horse in terms of lifestyle or management changes, medical or husbandry interventions, and remedial exercise, and coach you on how to carry these out.

  • A species-appropriate lifestyle that attends to your horse’s physical, mental, emotional, and social needs is necessary for all-round health and wellbeing and good healing.

    I can help coach you through making lifestyle and management changes that are practical for you to sustainably do in your unique situation, help you with tailored nutrition plans, how to deliver feed and forage for postural support and enrichment, coach you through recognising when your horse’s hooves need a different approach, and much more.

  • If you are having miscommunications with your horse that mean carrying out a plan is proving difficult, I can help to coach you through finding the deep rooted causes and then improving your relationship and communication.

    Common scenarios include foot handling, medication administration, coping with box rest, and cooperating with and enjoying exercise.

How can you help remotely?

There are clearly limitations to the physical assessment I am able to do when I am not examining the horse in-person. The process I guide is in helping you to notice and determine the signs that call for professional help, when and what to keep trying when investigations are inconclusive or plans are not working, and in the specifics of carrying these out, for example guiding changes in lifestyle, hoof care, or exercise plans that are practical for you, or what to do if you are hitting miscommunications with your horse when carrying out a plan.

Can you work with my current professionals?

I am very happy to discuss anything you give permission for with your current attending professionals. We may come from different learning backgrounds and have different skill sets, which will influence the plan and what is practical. I am here to help you to determine what you need in terms of support from professionals.

Can you examine my horse in-person?

I take in cases for boarding at my rehabilitation facility on a track system in West Sussex, UK and do visits in West Sussex and surrounding counties. It is also possible to travel your horse to me for an in-depth assessment - please contact me to find out more.

How it works

• Book a bundle of calls - six 30-minute calls for the price of five

• Schedule your first call using the booking calendar, on the first call we will decide on the interval and schedule that will most help you

• Fill out the questionnaire to provide your horse’s history

• Receive a list via email of photos and videos to take and other relevant information to provide to guide our calls

• You will receive Zoom links or can request a phone call instead. If Zoom, you can request to have the call recorded and the link sent to you.

Sign up here:

✺ Frequently asked questions ✺

  • You will need a device and internet connection that allows you to join Zoom calls, or we can do the calls by phone.

  • Click on Sign Up and book your bundle of calls. This will take you to a confirmation page where you can fill out the questionnaire to provide your horse’s history and a booking calendar to schedule your calls. You will then receive an email advising what information to provide to enable me to best help you during our calls.

  • The bundle option is non-refundable and gives you the ongoing support and guidance to help you make changes actually stick. If you would prefer to book a single call, use this link.

  • There are clearly limitations to the physical assessment I am able to do when I am not examining the horse in-person. The process I guide is in helping you to notice and determine the signs that call for professional help, when and what to keep trying when investigations are inconclusive or plans are not working, and in the specifics of carrying these out, for example guiding changes in lifestyle, hoof care, or exercise plans that are practical for you, or what to do if you are hitting miscommunications with your horse when carrying out a plan.

  • Initially, a description of the problems you are facing or a list of the questions you have. Following on from this, I will suggest further information to provide to help us, including certain photos, videos, and any medical history and imaging or test results. Further along in the bundle, I will give homework that you can photograph and video to receive guidance on.

  • This bundle is designed for one horse at a time to guide you through a process. However, it can also be used to assess and make plans for multiple horses.