Emmaline Pell Equine & Canine Chiropractor & Canine Conditioning Coach

16/09/2026

A silly one!

Sound up.

I can’t not see him playing a flute. His little head is even going to the tune 🪈🪈🎼

15/09/2026

Exactly this!

Teaching your dog to balance on one front leg on a wobble board, while it performs nose pivots on a platform as it’s tail rotates anticlockwise on a raised target simultaneously to it’s one hind limb while the other is crammed onto a narrow plank when it can’t do a good Down to stand and vice versa is madness!

Get that basic form correct in basic exercises and you’re winning! Get the form incorrect because the exercise is too complex for the dog and the owner and you’re in trouble.

Keep it simple, keep the form, keep it productive and achievable for at home practice.

Are we making canine conditioning harder than it needs to be? 🐶💪

It's easy to get caught up in the idea that more is better. More equipment. More instability. More complicated exercises…But more doesn't automatically mean more effective.

Good conditioning isn't about how impressive an exercise looks. It's about choosing the right exercise for the goal and then performing it with quality, control and purpose.

A simple stand.
A balanced weight shift.
A controlled sit-to-stand.
A precise reverse exercise.

None of these are particularly flashy, but when they're done well, they can teach a dog a huge amount about strength, stability, coordination and body awareness.

I'm a big believer that effective conditioning doesn't have to be complicated. In fact, some of the most valuable exercises are often the simplest.

Instead of chasing the next complicated exercise, focus on doing the basics really well. Because quality will always beat complexity.

05/09/2026

I choose to Worm Count my horses and Rufus and worm when necessary.

This means;

I’m not pumping unnecessary chemicals i to their bodies.

Not building up resistance to wormers so they have maximum impact when I need them.

I know what I’m doing is working, rather than worming and having no idea whether it’s effective. I can then make changes accordingly.

I used Feclab Laboratories. Always brilliant service and reliable results.

A sea of green for Rufus, phew! I expected it, but while he hasn’t been quite himself, it was an easy test to rule a possible cause out.

04/09/2026

The worst influence!

I had a maintenance treatment myself yesterday and I always feel stiff and exhausted the next day so I allowed myself a lie in! It’s unheard of, but I did it until 7.30!! Sadly I’m not one of these lucky smug ones that feel instantly light and full of zoomie like energy. Just as well though as it does mean I’m extra cautious with the aftercare. Every cloud!

Rufus loved the chance to snooze, I suggested we need to get up, these are the looks I get 😒😒🥺🥺 how can I argue!

01/09/2026

Funny little thing! Lick Twister!

Great volunteering hind foot targets Albie!

Licking one lick and a foot in the other! I think he’s trying to stop Bruce getting to his 🙄

31/08/2026

Happy Bank Holiday!
Enjoy!

30/08/2026

I know, I know, you shouldn’t have favourites, but this beautiful golden oldie has to feature 🥰

I’ve been treating her for probably about 12-13 years, I’ve loved watching her journey through different chapters.

Her family thought it was her time a couple of years ago, but, she’s wobbled on with the biggest smile on her face since and I think that’s solely due to the love she feels, well and the enormous amount of effort her family put in to making sure her has the absolute best life and everything she needs to keep her comfortable.

Crazy wobbly eyes trying to focus on the camera 🤪🥰

So so lucky to be part of all animals journeys 🙌🏻

29/08/2026

This little double act are very happy the dust rolling patches they made when it was dry have now turned into rolling swamps.

Yuk! Look how pleased little Albie is!

Anyone do muddier than this? 🫣

27/08/2026

It’s a very exciting week in the dog world!

Best of luck to clients competing in the Hoopers National Finals!!

Huge good luck to those clients competing at the IMCA (International Mix Breed Championship Agility)

What an achievement to just get there.

Eeeeek! Please let me know how you all get on!

26/08/2026

Dig out the jumpers!

It’s been sweltering! Lots of you have been reducing your animal’s exercise to cope, some quite significantly to survive the heat.

This heat has gone on and on, so has your exercise reduction. In alignment animals have lost fitness and muscle.

Therefore, now it’s cooler, let’s not jump straight back into pre- heat exercise regimes as our animals may not/likely not be fit for that level anymore.

Build up exercise duration slowly, consider whether dogs have been on lead and now they’re off again (increase in cardio). Also consider terrains they may not be used to, if just road walking then introduce deep or soft slowly and vice versa.

Reduce risk of injury and get back to normal slowly and with caution and enjoy the cool! It’s been a long old summer!

I will be glad to not take all precautions, have 10 fans going, cooling matts, frozen likit matts rotating drawn curtains, paying an aircon fortune for Rufus to stick 2 paws up to me and lie in the sun anyway 😒😂