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Carly is a fully qualified and insured Equine Sports Massage Therapist. She is dedicated to providing the best care for your horse and always gets veterinary consent before treatment.

Carly is based in the Buckinghamshire but also covers Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and surrounding areas (Please see Prices for more info).

Working with top competion horse's competing in Show Jumping, Dressage and Cross country, and even your family pony. Massage benefits all types and helps with performance, and general well being.

Equine Sports Massage:
Sports massage is the hands on manipulation of the soft tissue. Massage is used to increase circulation, range of motion as well as improving stamina and overall performance. You would not see an elite human athlete without a massage therapist and should be no exception for the elite equine athlete! Whether your horse in competition or just a family pony, all can benefit from massage. As it aids mental relaxation you may find your horse is a lot calmer, therefore easier to handle. It can help with a wide range of behavioural problems too. Routine treatments will help prevent injury, relieve the stresses and strains of daily work. Massage will help to relieve muscle tension, stiffness and soreness, and therefore will help the horses overall performance.

Deep Oscillation for Horses:
Carly has been using Deep Oscillation successfully on horses since 2008 and has had some amazing results. This therapy is used on tendon strains, muscle soreness, haematomas and many more, with very pleasing outcome. Deep Oscillation helps to reduce inflammation and therefore inhibits pain, reduces swelling significantly from the first treatment. Many horses find the treatment relaxing, even the ones who are fearful of clippers! It also helps reduce recovery time after strenuous exertion. This therapy has been beneficial in the rehabilitation of tendon injuries, accelerated the healing process considerably.

Benefits of Deep Oscillation for your horse

• Reduce Oedema (swelling) significantly on first use
• Can be used on first day of injury
• Reduce recovery times, returning to work quicker
• Very effective for tendon & ligament injuries. Faster recovery, less scar tissue, anti-inflammatory
• Reduces pain
• Effective relief from micro-trauma (Muscle soreness)
• Speeds up wound healing process & minimises scarring

Deep Oscillation for people

Deep Oscillation is a gentle but highly effective therapy. The tissue is attracted and released between 5 and 250 times a second, causing a ‘kneading’ effect within the tissues. It penetrates (approximately 8-12cm) through the layers of the tissues, skin, sub-cutaneous fat, muscles, lymph vessels and connective tissue. Deep Oscillation has an anti-inflammatory effect and assists the body to heal itself much quicker. It is known for its known for its rapid muscle relaxing and pain relieving effects, and working deep within the tissues to help the body recover a lot quicker. Deep Oscillation is effective

Deep Oscillation FAQ’s


What is Deep Oscillation?

A pulsed electrostatic field that is created in the body region that needs treatment. The electrostatic waves create a ‘kneading’ effect deep within the damaged tissues. Deep Oscillation is a very unique form of therapy; it penetrates much deeper into body tissues than traditional manual methods thus allowing previously ‘untreatable’ injuries to be manipulated.

What does it feel like?

It feels like a light buzzing/tingling sensation. Deep Oscillation is very gentle but highly effective treatment.

Is there any side effects??

No, there are no side effects with Deep Oscillation.

When would I need to use Deep Oscillation?

There are many different ailments that Deep Oscillation can help with. Anything from muscle soreness, Inflammation, overuse injuries, speeding up wound healing, swelling and many more.

How many sessions will I need?

This can vary depending on what the problem or injury is. Your therapist should be able to advise further, once the initial consultation has been done.

Is it like TENS or Ultrasound?

No it’s not. Deep Oscillation is non-heating, therefore safe to use with implanted pins and plates. It does not need electrical stimulation to achieve very effective results and making it a pleasant relaxing treatment.

What does Deep Oscillation do to the tissue?

• Reduces pain
• Reduces Oedema
• Stimulates wound healing
• Inhibits inflammation

• Infectious skin diseases
• Cardiac pacemakers or other implanted stimulators
• Heart complaints/Diseases
• Pregnancy
• Acute infections
• Untreated malignant diseases
• Active tuberculosis
• Untreated thrombosis
• Erysipelas (Cellulitis)
• Sensitiveness to electric fields

• Helps prevent injuries
• Relieves muscles spasms
• Enhance muscle tone
• Increase range of motion
• Reduces stress and promotes relaxation
• Increasing and improving circulation
• Increase overall performance
• Pain management


It’s unrealistic to expect performance from a horse that is in pain