Pegasus Physiotherapy

27/09/2026

😊Looking back at where you started is sometimes the easiest way to see how much has actually changed.

Just over a year between these two photos.

I started SymmFit with 3 products and one rail. We now have 16 different products, multiple colourways and a considerably fuller rail!

As a physio by trade, pretty much everything involved in developing and growing a product business has been something I’ve had to learn along the way - manufacturing, fabrics, samples, sizing, stock, trade shows, merchandising, marketing… the list keeps growing.

There isn’t actually much I would change. I’ve learnt a lot as I’ve gone along, but most of that learning has come from actually doing it and gradually working out what I want SymmFit to be.

I’m usually much more focused on what I’m doing next than what I’ve already done, so seeing these two photos together was a good reminder of how much has happened in a relatively short time.

3 products to 16 in just over a year.

Still lots of ideas and lots more I want to do, but pretty pleased with the difference so far!

26/09/2026

🙌Just finished setting up the stand and super excited for everyone to see the new EnVizage vests tomorrow.

26/09/2026

👀 Spot a pink dot near you?

I’ve been busy adding quite a few more pins to the Rider Physio clinic map… 📍

Some are returning venues, some are completely new locations, and there are lots of new dates being released this weekend.

So if Cheshire is a little too far for you, hopefully I’m getting a bit closer! 🙌

Website subscribers will get the dates first, before I start revealing the individual clinics on social media over the weekend!

Any guesses where the pink dots are? 👀

25/09/2026

🏇I would never tell someone they shouldn’t ride because of a medical condition, previous injury or physical limitation.

But I do think we need to understand how those things can influence the way we ride - because ultimately, they can influence the horse underneath us too.

Maybe one hip doesn’t move as freely as the other. Maybe an old knee injury means you unconsciously take more weight through the opposite stirrup. Maybe back pain makes you protect one side, or reduced strength after surgery means you stabilise differently.

None of those things automatically mean you can’t ride.

But they may change how you distribute your weight, how symmetrically you move, how effectively you use your aids and how easily you adapt to the horse’s movement.

And the horse has to respond to the forces we put through the saddle, stirrups and reins - whether we’re aware of them or not.

That’s why I think understanding your own body is such an important part of rider biomechanics.

The aim isn’t to make every rider physically “perfect”. It’s to identify the restrictions or limitations that are relevant, understand what they’re changing in the saddle, and work out how we can adapt or improve things where possible.

That’s a huge part of what we do in Rider Physio sessions - looking at the rider as a person first, then working out what that means for them as a rider and for their horse.

25/09/2026

🤝The wrist doesn’t have to create the movement when riding.

Its job is to give the rest of the arm a stable platform to work from. Think of a handshake.

Keeping the wrist around functional neutral allows your fingers to make small, precise adjustments to the reins, while movement at the elbow and shoulder allows the arm to follow the horse.

When the wrist starts trying to create that movement instead, we often see the problems riders struggle with - flexed wrists, “piano hands”, changing hand height, inconsistent rein tension and fingers that can’t work as effectively.

You don’t need a rigid wrist. You need a stable wrist that allows movement elsewhere.

Stable wrist.
Mobile arm.
Responsive fingers.

And if you do move your wrist.. it’s for a purpose or reason, and not just by accident.

This is the focus of this week’s Riding Ready online Reins Course, and something we look at a lot in Rider Physio sessions - understanding not just what your hands are doing, but where the movement should actually be coming from.

P.S. how good do the clothes look!

24/09/2026

🤓Love how one little thing can make a big difference to what we do and how we think!

I really enjoy getting messages from people who have seen one of my videos and it’s helped their riding. And today I had a bit of that myself when chatting to Justine at .marketing today- had a very busy afternoon thinking about what she said and can’t wait to implement some changes 😎.

24/09/2026

😎 As an equine physio, the SaddleMattress is exactly the sort of product I love - because it’s such a simple way of thinking about protecting the horse as well as the saddle.

We spend a huge amount of time thinking about saddle fit, pressure distribution and keeping the horse’s back comfortable, but we don’t always think about what happens to the saddle for the many hours it isn’t on the horse.

If you ride for around 5 hours a week, your saddle spends roughly 97% of the week off the horse - and much of that time it may be sitting on a relatively narrow saddle rack. Over time, repeatedly concentrating the saddle’s weight over the same small area has the potential to affect the materials and shape we’ve spent so much time and money getting right.

That’s why I loved the products when I saw them at Blenheim. They increase the area supporting the saddle while it’s stored, helping to reduce concentrated pressure from the rack. From an equine physio perspective, anything that helps us look after the equipment sitting between horse and rider makes complete sense to me.

I’ve now ordered customised ones to match both of my gorgeous Bespoke, Saddles & Equine Accessories saddles - because if we care about how a saddle interacts with the horse for the 3% of the week it’s being ridden in, it makes sense to look after it for the other 97% too.

Admittedly, mine only ever go on mechanical horses 😂 - but they’re still beautiful saddles that I want to keep in the best possible condition, so protecting them while they spend most of their lives on a rack makes perfect sense!

24/09/2026

🦶“Turn your toes in” isn’t necessarily a bad instruction. For some riders, that cue might produce exactly the movement you want. The important bit is HOW the rider achieves it.

For this rider, turning her toes in was achieved predominantly by movement at the foot and ankle. Her lower leg hadn’t actually moved any closer to the horse - she had simply changed the position of her foot.

And this was also how she was trying to put her leg on - which, unsurprisingly, wasn’t particularly effective. She was trying to create the aid through the foot and ankle rather than bringing the lower leg towards the horse.

So rather than repeatedly correcting what her foot looked like, we looked further up the chain.

By helping her understand how to use the muscles around the hip to adduct the leg and bring the lower leg towards the horse, while maintaining a more neutral foot and ankle, we changed the movement strategy rather than simply changing its appearance.

The result? A more effective lower leg and, importantly for this rider, less hip and ankle pain.

Sometimes a coaching cue works perfectly. Sometimes the rider finds a completely different way of achieving the visual result you’ve asked for. It’s not just where the leg ends up that matters - it’s how the rider gets it there.

Want to look more closely at what you do (and don’t do!) in the saddle?

Book a Rider Physio session and we’ll break down how your body is actually creating your position and movement - not just what it looks like from the outside.

23/09/2026

🐎 Why does the saddle matter on a jumping simulator?

A jump saddle isn’t simply a dressage saddle with shorter stirrups. The shape of the seat and flaps, position of the blocks and the way it accommodates a shorter stirrup length all change how the rider can organise their pelvis, hips, knees and feet.

That’s particularly useful when we’re working on half seat and jumping position, where your base of support shifts much more towards the stirrups and you need to be able to move your centre of mass forwards while staying balanced over your feet.

It can also be really useful for riders with stiffer hips. A shorter stirrup changes the amount of hip and knee flexion required and can sometimes allow a rider to find a more comfortable, functional position than they can in a longer, straighter-leg dressage position.

And because the Racewood can actually jump up to 1.20m, we can look at what happens to your position as you approach, go over and land from a fence - without your horse having to compensate while you work it out.

Hence my specialist Bespoke, Saddles & Equine Accessories jump saddle… in Pegasus pink and blue, obviously 💗💙

23/09/2026

Can’t wait to launch these at BETA International this weekend and hopefully win the New Product Showcase!

I LOVE getting updates like this from the factory

The new EnVizage Vests by SymmFit are in production and officially launching this weekend at beta.international 🙌

I wanted to create a visibility vest that was unmistakably SymmFit - bright, bold and designed to actually look good over your riding clothes, while still giving you those clear visual references that are at the heart of the brand.

And they are definitely not going to be difficult to spot! 😂

If you’re at BETA this weekend, you’ll be amongst the first to see them in person and hopefully there to see them win in the New Product Showcase 🤞