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    Jul 22, 2021 5 minutes
    AS TOLD TO STEPHANIE BATEMAN

    MEET THE EXPERT

    HAYLEY MARSH PgDip Vet Phys BSc MNAVP RAMP is a qualified equine and canine physiotherapist. She spent eight years working and competing on an international event and polocrosse yard before training to become a physiotherapist, and now treats horses and ponies across a variety of disciplines and levels. Visit hayleymarshvetphysio.co.uk

    AS PREY ANIMALS, horses are designed to run away from predators while carrying weight underneath their body in the form of a stomach full of food. When riding a horse, we ask him to carry weight on top of his back — the opposite to what nature intended — while expecting him to perform activities beyond what a horse would do in the wild.

    Supporting his own body parts, engaging his body and legs athletically and carrying the weight of a rider takes a lot of effort and involves a

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