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Equine therapy

Physio, osteopathy, bodywork and rehab — keep them sound and moving well.

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Reittherapie-Berg

Ostercappeln, Germany

Reittherapie Berg is a therapeutic riding practice run by Sabrina Berg at Ostercappeln in the Osnabrück district. It offers curative-education riding (heilpädagogisches Reiten) and riding therapy for children and adults, either one to one or in small groups. Children's programmes combine riding instruction with confidence and motor-skill work, while adult sessions focus on relaxation and stress relief. New clients start with a short introductory appointment before a course of therapy is agreed.

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Annika Puur Paard

Oldambt, Netherlands

Annika Puur Paard is an equestrian training and coaching practice at Scheemda in the Dutch province of Groningen. It offers educational riding lessons, groundwork and long-reining, trailer loading and stress-release work, and guidance for youngsters and foals. Alongside the horse work it runs equine-assisted coaching and therapy for people, plus Neuro-Emotional Integration sessions. Rehabilitation training for horses coming back into work and general welfare advice complete the programme.

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Beterdier Osteopathie & Complementaire Dierengeneeskunde

Oldambt, Netherlands

Beterdier is an animal practice for osteopathy and complementary veterinary medicine working across the northern Netherlands. Horses are treated for movement problems, back complaints, skin conditions and digestive trouble, with the practice looking for the underlying cause rather than only the visible symptom. Treatment is given at the home base in Nieuw Beerta and at partner yards including Manege HJ Cazemier in Tolbert, South Side Stables in Appelscha and Stal Oude Meerdijk in Emmen. Where it helps the case, the practice works alongside conventional vets, equine dentists, saddle fitters and behaviour therapists.

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Pferdeosteopathie Imke Klopp

Obernholz, Germany

Pferdeosteopathie Imke Klopp treats horses with movement problems and rideability issues using gentle osteopathic techniques. Every treatment starts from a gait analysis to find the source of the problem rather than the symptom. Alongside osteopathy she offers physiotherapy modalities including massage, kinesio-taping and leech therapy, and checks saddle and tack fit. She travels regularly through the Gifhorn, Uelzen, Lüneburg, Lüchow-Dannenberg and Wolfsburg districts and is available across northern Germany.

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Tierphysio Nord - Silke Jüngling

Nottensdorf, Germany

Tierphysio Nord is an equine physiotherapy practice run by Silke Jüngling from Nottensdorf, south of the Elbe in Lower Saxony. She works with a whole-horse approach that draws on physiotherapy and osteopathy, acupuncture, laser therapy and kinesiology taping. Every treatment is tailored to the individual horse and to what its owner can realistically carry out day to day. Training advice is a core part of the service, and she also runs seminars for owners on keeping horses sound into old age.

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Tierheilpraxis Zelmer

Nordstemmen, Germany

Tierheilpraxis Zelmer is an animal naturopathy practice in Nordstemmen near Hildesheim treating horses, dogs, cats and small pets. Melanie Dehne-Zelmer specialises in bioresonance therapy and allergy and intolerance testing, alongside Bach flowers, aromatherapy, mycotherapy and low-level laser therapy. Professional teeth cleaning is also offered. Appointments and questions are handled directly by phone or email.

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Tierheilpraxis Tanja-Maritta Bick

Nordstemmen, Germany

Tanja-Maritta Bick is a VDT-certified animal naturopath working across the Hildesheim and Hannover regions. Her services include equine osteopathy and other osteopathic therapies, stress-point massage, acupuncture, leech therapy, homeopathy, phytotherapy, Schüssler salts, Bach flower therapy and nutritional counselling. She treats each animal as a whole rather than addressing isolated symptoms. Appointments are house and yard visits, so that patients are not stressed by travel to a practice.

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Pferdeosteopathie Elfers

Nordhorn, Germany

Pferdeosteopathie Elfers is the practice of Mareike Elfers, a DIPO-certified equine osteotherapist and qualified human physiotherapist working in and around Nordhorn in the county of Bentheim. She assesses and treats horses osteopathically to support soundness, comfort and performance. Because she also treats people, she can look at horse and rider together where a problem sits on both sides of the saddle. Treatment plans are put together individually for each horse.

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Reitschule Junkmann GmbH & Co KG

Norderney, Germany

Reitschule Junkmann is a riding school and livery yard on the North Sea island of Norderney. It runs guided beach rides to the Weiße Düne and shorter dune rides for beginners, as well as private and group lessons for riders of every level. Children are catered for with led pony rides on a fixed weekly schedule, and the yard also offers riding therapy and school-horse lessons. Livery places with full facility use are available, and the school takes part in the island's tournament calendar.

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Tierheilpraxis Nicole Schneider

Nordenham, Germany

Tierheilpraxis Nicole Schneider is an animal naturopathy practice in Nordenham treating horses, dogs and cats. She works from the principle of finding the underlying cause of an illness rather than suppressing symptoms, drawing on training from recognised animal-naturopathy academies. Services include gut-health work, homeopathy, phytotherapy, mycotherapy, parasite consultation, massage and lymphatic drainage, laser therapy and nutritional counselling. Leech therapy is a particular focus of the practice.

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Pferdeosteopathie/Tierphysiotherapie Sabine Scholz

Nienhagen, Germany

APM am Tier is the animal therapy practice of Sabine Scholz at Nienhagen near Celle. Her main tool is acupuncture massage along the meridians, supported by physiotherapy, osteopathy, chiropractic work and fascia therapy. Treatment is aimed at horses with movement restrictions, tension or pain, using non-invasive manual techniques throughout. Appointments are arranged by phone or WhatsApp.

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moving equine Pferdephysiotherapie & Hufbearbeitung

Niemetal, Germany

moving equine is a mobile equine physiotherapy and hoof-care practice run by Charleen Klein from Adelebsen. She treats sport and leisure horses across the Göttingen, Northeim, Witzenhausen and Kassel areas with massage, stretching, manual therapy and mobilisation work. On the hoof side she offers barefoot trimming plus Goodsmith glue-on shoes and hoof boots. Individual training plans can be drawn up to support rehabilitation and conditioning.

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The Horse Concept

Niederlangen, Germany

The Horse Concept is an equine osteopathy and saddlery practice at Niederlangen in the Emsland region, run by Björn Stahl. Trained first as a physiotherapist and then as an equine osteopath, he treats horses manually and builds made-to-measure saddles for the horse and rider in front of him. Saddle fitting is backed by pressure-distribution measurement using an impression pad and saddle grid, and used saddles are also sold. Further services include rehabilitation support after injury, osteopathic pre-purchase examinations and preventive check-ups.

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mobile Tierheilpraxis Kreft

Neustadt am Rübenberge, Germany

mobile Tierheilpraxis Kreft is a travelling animal-naturopathy practice run by Viviane Kreft from Neustadt am Rübenberge, north-west of Hannover. Animals are seen in their own surroundings, which keeps stress down, and horses have their own consultation and treatment rates alongside small animals. The practice works with mycotherapy, targeted nutrient support, phytotherapy, acupuncture on TCM principles, local vibration therapy, effective micro-organisms and classical homeopathy. Fees follow the guidelines of the German Tierheilpraktiker association, and there is a particular focus on older animals and on palliative support.

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Ponyparadies am Steinhuder Meer

Neustadt am Rübenberge, Germany

Ponyparadies am Steinhuder Meer is a livery yard run by Jennifer Harenkamp and Melina Kuhlebert at Mardorf on the northern shore of the Steinhuder Meer near Hannover. Horses and ponies live in open stabling in mixed herds with hay available around the clock. The yard puts animal welfare and a settled herd first, and has riding grounds and training space on site. It also runs a sauna salt box, a therapy chamber aimed at horses with respiratory problems.

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Tierärztliche Praxis für Pferdephysiotherapie Sarah Aurenz

Neustadt am Rübenberge, Germany

Tierärztliche Praxis für Pferdephysiotherapie Sarah Aurenz is a veterinary practice for equine physiotherapy based in Neustadt am Rübenberge. It works exclusively with horses, with the veterinarian travelling to the yard by arrangement. Appointments and enquiries are handled directly by phone or email.

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Reithalle am Hagenerbach

Neustadt am Rübenberge, Germany

Anna Becke works as an animal naturopath (Tierheilpraktikerin) and mobile riding instructor at Neustadt am Rübenberge near Hanover. Her therapy practice covers equine acupuncture and naturopathic treatment for horses. As a riding teacher she gives lessons on the client's own horse, including video analysis of the ride, and runs seat-training courses and weekend training days after completing a reiter-bewegen trainer qualification. She also operates a 28 x 14 m indoor school off Am Gänseberg, which riders can hire by the month, by the year or on a ten-visit card, with trailer parking and a shaded paddock on site. Arena hire is included free during a lesson booked with her.

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pferdisch.me

Neuenkirchen-Vörden, Germany

pferdisch.me is the equine training and behaviour practice of Dr Christine Pohl, based at Melle in Lower Saxony. She works with problem horses and their owners through behaviour analysis, groundwork, liberty work, loading training, competition preparation and ridden lessons. Alongside training she offers energetic equine massage, barefoot hoof trimming and saddle-fit checks. The business also runs certification courses for people who want to work professionally with horses, as groundwork trainers, riding instructors, equine masseurs or health trainers.

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Pferdeosteopathie und -Therapie Sarah Grunwald

Neuenkirchen, Germany

Sarah Grunwald offers equine osteopathy and physiotherapy across the Harburg district and neighbouring areas of Lower Saxony, working from Tostedt. Her treatments target movement restrictions with individually planned, holistic care, and include dry needling and leech therapy for inflammatory complaints. She also gives riding instruction, so training and therapy can be dealt with together. Riders of varying levels are taught.

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Tierarztpraxis für Rehabilitation und Physiotherapie für Tiere

Neu Wulmstorf, Germany

Dr. Anne Menzel runs a veterinary practice for rehabilitation and animal physiotherapy at Schwarzenberg in Schwiederstorf, Neu Wulmstorf. The treatment range covers physiotherapy, osteopathy, chiropractic, acupuncture, neural therapy, laser and electrotherapy, kinesio taping, leech therapy, therapeutic and orthopaedic ultrasound, an underwater treadmill and pain management. Horses are treated chiropractically alongside dogs and cats, although the practice notes it is currently not taking on new equine chiropractic clients. General veterinary work such as health checks, vaccinations, blood sampling, dental cleaning, parasite prophylaxis and minor surgical procedures is also offered.

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Hof Brummelbach

Neetze, Germany

Hof Brummelbach in Neetze is run by Stephanie Timmer, a qualified riding instructor with a background in special education. The yard gives riding lessons shaped around each rider and offers equine-assisted therapy aimed at development of the whole person. Programmes run for children with and without disabilities, including work with the horses from the ground rather than in the saddle. The youngest children start in the "Ponyzwerge" group, and lessons are kept to small groups of two or three.

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Islandpferdehof Landey

Nahrendorf, Germany

Hof Landey is a pedagogical and therapeutic Icelandic-horse yard at Pommoissel in the Göhrde area of Lower Saxony, run by qualified riding instructor and equine therapist Dorothea Tomaschek. It teaches children and young people, combining riding with groundwork, horse care and theory. Formats range from weekly group lessons graded by ability to intensive two-day monthly blocks and riding camps with twice-daily riding. Holiday accommodation on the farm is available for visiting families.

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Tier-Naturheilpraxis Claudia Susann Buchholz

Munster, Germany

Claudia Susann Buchholz runs a mobile animal naturopathy practice in Hanstedt in the Nordheide, treating horses, dogs and cats at home or at the yard. Her methods include bioresonance, homeopathy, Australian bush flower essences, Reiki applications and Reiki training, and energetic spinal alignment. She also offers nutritional counselling and animal communication. Appointments are arranged by phone or email.

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TGU Garthe

Moormerland, Germany

TGU Garthe, short for Tiergestützter Unterricht, is run by Sabine Garthe in Moormerland, East Frisia, and works with children through riding pedagogy rather than technical riding tuition alone. Sessions include play-based riding for children and young people, therapeutic riding for those with special needs, a pony club and relaxation riding. Group programmes are offered to schools and other institutions, along with children's birthday parties and hacks. Natural, species-appropriate handling of the horses underpins everything on offer, and courses also run with VFD Ostfriesland.

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