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Equine therapy

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Equine therapy

Pferdeosteopathie Saskia Jungermann

Germany

Saskia Jungermann, M.Sc., is an equine osteopath based at Gifhorn in Lower Saxony. Her practice treats horses with manual therapy, combining osteopathic work with trigger- and stress-point massage, dry needling, manual lymph drainage, electrotherapy and leech therapy. She travels to the horse rather than the other way round. The regular catchment covers the greater Hannover area together with Braunschweig, Wolfsburg, Gifhorn, Celle and Walsrode.

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Tschukkis Pferdeosteopathie

Gifhorn, Germany

Tschukkis Pferdeosteopathie is a mobile equine osteopathy practice based at Ribbesbüttel in the Gifhorn district of Lower Saxony. Treatment begins with gait analysis and palpation to locate muscular and fascial restrictions, followed by manual release and limb mobilisation to break painful movement patterns. Appointments are offered as a 90-minute first treatment, shorter follow-ups within six weeks, and standalone massage sessions, with reduced rates for horses aged 25 and over. Problem-horse consultations combine hands-on work with training and management recommendations.

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Tierärztliche Praxis für Akupunktur und Chiropraktik Dr. med. vet. Natascha Keunecke

Gifhorn, Germany

Dr. med. vet. Natascha Keunecke runs a veterinary practice in Gifhorn devoted to acupuncture and animal chiropractic, treating horses among her patients. Alongside acupuncture she works with Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese herbal preparations, and is certified in chiropractic by several international academies. Her further techniques include myofascial release, applied kinesiology and craniosacral therapy. All of this is offered as a complement to conventional veterinary medicine, and appointments are made by telephone only.

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Tierarztpraxis für Chiropraktik Dr. med. vet. Inken Hilgenstock

Gifhorn, Germany

Dr. Inken Hilgenstock runs a veterinary chiropractic practice based in Gifhorn, Lower Saxony. Horses are treated by a mobile service covering the Gifhorn, Braunschweig, Wolfsburg, Brome, Groß Oesingen and Uetze areas, while dogs and cats are seen at the Celler Straße premises. The work centres on veterinary chiropractic for horses and dogs, supported by physical therapies. Appointments are arranged by telephone on weekday mornings.

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Dr. met. vet. Tanja Tesch Tierarzt

Gifhorn, Germany

Dr. med. vet. Tanja Tesch runs vet4motion, a mobile equine veterinary practice based in Gifhorn and covering the Braunschweig and Wolfsburg area. The practice concentrates on complementary and manual medicine for horses, offering osteopathy, acupuncture, taping and leech therapy alongside conventional veterinary care. Equine dental treatment is also part of the service. Typical cases are lameness, neck and back problems and irregular gait, worked up holistically rather than symptom by symptom.

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DR. SANDRA RUZICKA

Giesen, Germany

Dr. Sandra Ruzicka teaches an integrative approach to horse training and rehabilitation that brings together functional anatomy, learning theory and body work. She helps owners trace behavioural and physical problems back to their root cause instead of treating isolated symptoms, and works across all riding disciplines. Her services include on-site intensive sessions, online movement analysis, practical courses and ongoing online instruction, plus lectures and clinics for event organisers. She also runs a two-year certification programme for integrative movement therapists and has published books on the subject.

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Johanna 4 Care

Gieboldehausen, Germany

Johanna 4 Care is the equine osteopathy and physiotherapy practice of Johanna Kresse in Gieboldehausen, southern Lower Saxony. She treats horses with gentle manual techniques, working the whole animal rather than an isolated symptom. Alongside treatment she looks at the interaction of horse, rider and saddle, advising on rider position and biomechanics so that the results of a session hold up under saddle. The practice runs under the strapline CARE 4 your horse / FIT 4 two.

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Praxis für Pferdeosteopathie Karsten Gemmeker

Georgsdorf, Germany

Karsten Gemmeker runs a mobile equine osteopathy practice from Georgsdorf in the Emsland, travelling to clients across Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Equine osteopathy is used here to find and release movement restrictions and functional problems in the horse's body without medication. The toolkit combines osteopathic manipulation, acupuncture massage after Penzel, soft-tissue work and passive techniques, and he treats dogs as well as horses. He works in cooperation with veterinarians, farriers and trainers rather than in isolation.

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Tierheilpraxis Köhlen

Geestland, Germany

Tierheilpraxis Köhlen is run by Andrea Albers-Mittag in Geestland-Köhlen and treats horses, dogs, cats and farm livestock. Her methods include kinesiotherapy, bioresonance, phytotherapy, mycotherapy, Bach flowers, homeopathy and biochemistry, autohaemotherapy and nutritional counselling. The practice states plainly that these alternative methods are neither scientifically proven nor recognised by conventional medicine. Appointments are arranged by telephone.

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Tierosteopathie, Tierphysiotherapie & Tiernaturheilkunde Julia Werwe

Geestland, Germany

Julia Werwe runs an animal osteopathy, physiotherapy and naturopathy practice in Geestland treating horses, dogs and cats. She combines osteopathy and physiotherapy with naturopathic methods including phytotherapy, acupuncture and bioresonance. The practice is equipped with a water treadmill with swimming function, bioresonance and laser devices, electrotherapy, magnetic field therapy and therapeutic ultrasound. Alongside treatment she draws up therapy and training plans, works on pain management and advises on preventive health care.

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Visionäre Pferdeosteopathie (VPO) Katrin von Holten

Geestland, Germany

Visionäre Pferdeosteopathie is the equine osteopathy practice of Katrin von Holten, based in Geestland in Lower Saxony. She works hands-on with horses to release trauma-related tension held in the nervous system, fascia and organs, with the aim of bringing a horse out of survival mode and back into balance. The treatment range combines classical equine osteopathy with craniosacral therapy, energetic bodywork along meridians and chakras, and leech therapy. Treatments are carried out at the yard where the horse lives, across the Geestland and Cuxhaven region.

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Reit- und Therapiezentrum Gaby Köser

Geestland, Germany

Reit- und Therapiezentrum Gaby Köser is an equestrian and therapy centre at Spadener Weg in the Debstedt district of Geestland, Lower Saxony. It offers hippotherapy alongside riding instruction on the centre's own horses. Gaby Köser also provides physiotherapy and osteopathy for horses and dogs at the centre. The business is run in tandem with her physiotherapy and naturopathy practice in nearby Bremerhaven.

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Tierärztliche Praxis für Chiropraktik Carmen Spielvogel

Geeste, Germany

Carmen Spielvogel is a veterinarian running a chiropractic practice in Geeste in the Emsland, working with horses and dogs. For horses she treats blockages arising from falls and accidents, lameness, poorly fitting saddles, deficient hoof care or shoeing, the demands of competition, and age. Her veterinary training and practice experience let her judge whether chiropractic alone is the right approach or whether other treatment is needed first. She visits by appointment and is happy to advise by telephone beforehand.

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Glückshufe

Geeste, Germany

Erlebnishof Glückshufe is an experiential farm in Geeste-Dalum in the Emsland, built around horses, ponies and other farm animals. Stefanie Brandenburg works with the tools of riding pedagogy, therapeutic riding and animal-assisted support to help children and adults build confidence, trust and resilience. Programmes include mother-and-child sessions, anti-bullying and resilience training, and projects for school classes and kindergarten groups. Holiday programmes and farm experience days round out the offering, and children with additional needs and adults with disabilities are explicitly welcome.

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Pferdeosteopathie Rieke Peters

Garbsen, Germany

Pferdeosteopathie Rieke Peters is a travelling equine osteopathy and physiotherapy practice working out of Seelze in the Hannover region. Rieke Peters brings fifteen years of human physiotherapy behind eleven years of treating animals, and visits horses at their own yards across the surrounding towns. Treatment combines osteopathic technique with physiotherapy to address restrictions in movement, and dogs are treated as well. Appointments are arranged directly; the practice is currently on a break for parental leave.

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Pferdeosteopathie und Pferdephysiotherapie Tabea Schneider

Garbsen, Germany

Pferdeosteopathie & Pferdephysiotherapie Tabea Schneider is a mobile equine practice based at Wunstorf, serving the Hannover and Schaumburg regions. Treatment is holistic, aimed at restoring a horse's natural balance and freedom of movement. The toolkit includes osteopathic and physiotherapeutic techniques, manual lymph drainage, fascial work, kinesiological taping, dry needling and vibration therapy with specialist equipment. Both leisure and competition horses are treated.

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HTA Weserlauf - Huf- & Pferdetherapiepraxis Ausbildungszentrum

Gandesbergen, Germany

HTA Weserlauf is a combined hoof and horse therapy practice and training centre in Gandesbergen, Lower Saxony, run by Bernd Bischoff and Petra Wieland. The team treats hoof disease holistically, with a focus on laminitis, navicular syndrome and hoof abscesses, and provides mobile integrative equine osteopathy. Horses needing intensive treatment can be stabled on site in the therapy barn. HTA Weserlauf also trains practitioners, running a two-year osteopathy certification, a hoof-care practitioner programme and shorter seminars.

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Pferdeosteopathie Lehmeier

Gandesbergen, Germany

Pferdeosteopathie Lehmeier is the practice of Jorna Lehmeier at Gandesbergen in Lower Saxony, treating both horses and dogs. She offers osteopathy and physiotherapy, with each treatment planned around the individual animal rather than a fixed protocol. She works deliberately alongside the animal's vet, farrier and trainer, on the view that manual treatment alone rarely resolves a problem for good. Appointments are made directly by phone or e-mail.

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Chiropraktik für Pferde und Hunde - Sophia Kämena

Ganderkesee, Germany

VetChiro is the veterinary chiropractic practice of Sophia Kämena, a qualified vet based in Ganderkesee in the Oldenburg district. She treats horses and dogs using chiropractic techniques adapted to each animal, working alongside conventional veterinary diagnosis. The practice is entirely mobile: treatment takes place at the owner's home or yard rather than in a clinic, which keeps stress on the animal low. The website sets out the areas chiropractic can help with, how a session runs and what it costs.

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Hof Tapken

Ganderkesee, Germany

Hof Tapken is an equestrian yard at Almsloh in Ganderkesee, Lower Saxony. The yard offers qualified riding instruction, therapeutic riding and livery stabling, and keeps a string of horses available for sale. Its team also works away from the farm as course designers and judges at competitions. The facility, the horses and current news are documented on the yard's own website, and visits are arranged directly with the contact person.

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Garbe Reinhold Tierheilpraktiker Tierheilpraxis-Garbe

Friesoythe, Germany

Tierheilpraxis Garbe is a naturopathic animal practice run by Reinhold Garbe at Friesoythe-Edam in Lower Saxony, established more than 35 years ago. Horses are a core part of the caseload and the practice visits animals at their own yard or home. Treatment methods include classical homeopathy, acupuncture, animal massage and leech therapy, selected and combined for each individual animal. The practice keeps dedicated sections on horses and on breeding and riding. Garbe also teaches professional seminars for colleagues and owners.

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Sportpferdetherapie Katharina Oestreich

Friedland, Germany

Sportpferdetherapie Katharina Oestreich is a mobile equine osteopathy practice based in Friedland, Lower Saxony, treating both sport and leisure horses. Treatment takes a whole-horse view of the musculoskeletal system and the airways, combining manual osteopathy with BEMER and VET-MAG magnetic-field applications. Owners are shown small training adjustments and simple exercises they can carry out themselves between appointments. The practice also rents out a horse transporter, and is explicit that osteopathy complements rather than replaces veterinary care in acute cases.

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Therapeutischer Reitverein St. Martin e.V.

Friedland, Germany

The Therapeutischer Reitverein Sankt Martin e.V. is a registered therapeutic riding club serving the Göttingen area from Friedland. It brings people with and without disabilities together with horses, describing its mission as helping everyone get on a horse. The club's work spans hippotherapy, curative-educational riding and ordinary riding sport under one roof. It operates as a member-run association rather than a commercial yard.

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Reitparadies Deiderode

Brunnenbreite 2, 37133 Deiderode, Germany

Reitparadies Deiderode offers riding lessons for riders of all ages and levels. It provides heilpädagogisches Reiten, a form of therapeutic riding, and guided trail rides on its Icelandic horses. The yard also prepares riders for recognised FN riding examinations. Holiday courses for children and young people and riding birthday parties are offered as well.

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