About Lindsey
Core Physio is a specialist physiotherapy service offering a wide range of services to the equestrian, both horse and rider.
Physiotherapy is an evidence based profession that uses clinical reasoning to formulate treatment plans for horse and rider issues which may be pain or performance related.
Lindsey Skinner is a qualified Human and Equine Physiotherapist with an Honours Degree in Physiotherapy and a Masters Degree in Animal Physiotherapy. She is currently doing her Post Graduate Studies in Advanced Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy at AUT.
Scotland to Australis to New Zealand
She originally comes from Edinburgh, and has been a qualified Physiotherapist since 1997. She began her career in Scotland and worked in many fields of physiotherapy, mainly in the public hospital system in Intensive Care Units, Orthopaedics, Amputees, Surgical and Respiratory Units before moving into Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy.
She moved to Australia in 2000 and continued her career in musculoskeletal physiotherapy then she completed her Masters Degree in Animal Physiotherapy at the University of Queensland in 2005. She then moved to New Zealand and opened a successful physiotherapy clinic on the North Shore as well as starting her equine business before starting a family.
Now the proud mother of 2 big boys, Lindsey manages a busy caseload of horses and riders, ranging from pleasure horses to some of the countries top dressage horses and their riders, and anything in between! Lindsey is passionate about treating horses of all disciplines, and aims to achieve the most comfortable horse which also means having the most comfortable rider!
Continuing Education
To be a physiotherapist, you must have a University Degree in Physiotherapy and be fully insured to practice in New Zealand. You must follow strict guidelines which adhere to the profession and upkeep practising ability by partaking in regular Continuing Professional Development to be State Registered.
Caring for Burma
A huge highlight of her career to date has been in the privileged position of being the personal physiotherapist to our only resident elephant Burma while she lived here at Auckland Zoo.
For the 18 months preceding her departure to Monarto Safari Park in South Australia where she now resides, Lindsey spent every Friday working with Burma to keep her big beautiful body nice and supple.
Lindsey has been fortunate enough to be able to visit her and continue her care at Monarto (albeit not once a week!) and hopes to continue this as she integrates with her new herd.
Dressage Waitemata Development Squad Manager
I am the manager of the Dressage Waitemata Development Squad which is a group of selected riders who are on their dressage journey from Level 1 through to higher grades. This opportunity to work with a wide variety of dedicated riders is extremely rewarding and many events are run such as protocol days and rider biomechanics sessions, as well as sport psychology webinars, behavioural clinics and many others.
Lindsey works closely with Wendi and her amazing team of horses and riders at Team Williamson
