Common symptoms of when your horse or dog may benefit from a McTimoney treatment are as follows:

Horses:

• Uneven wear of shoes
• Unexplained deterioration in usual performance
• Resistances (e.g. napping, bucking, refusing, rearing)
• Unlevelness (especially behind)
• Sore or cold backs
• Asymmetry (e.g. stiffness on one rein)
• Uneven muscle development or atrophy
• Grumpiness when tacking up

Dogs:

• Difficulty getting in and out of cars or climbing stairs
• Reluctance to exercise
• Crying out when getting up
• Stiffness or pain after exercise
• Signs of discomfort or pain when being fussed

 

 

 

General:

• Lameness after a trauma where alternative causes have been ruled out
• Limb dragging
• Changes in behaviour
• Recurrence of symptoms previously successfully treated by manipulation