Caroline Lindsay BSc(Hons), MSFC Dip, PGCert, AdvCertVPhys, CertEdVPT is a UK based Clinical Educator of Veterinary Physiotherapy and Rider Sports Therapy. Her Horse Saddle Rider webinar replays are available to purchase. She has a YouTube Channel with more than 200 free to view Horse-Saddle-Rider film clips there and has published a textbook: The Art & Science of Developing Postural Control for Horse Riding
In 2023 she was awarded the Tendring Entrepreneur of the Year award for her Horse Saddle Rider enterprise.
Currently studying for a Doctorate focusing on Rider Posture, Pain and Performance, her Horse Saddle Rider expertise is underpinned by a First Class Honours Degree (2002) that qualifies her to assess and treat human athletes.
Caroline has 25 years’ professional experience combining horse, saddle and rider manual and electrotherapy techniques with rehabilitative exercise programmes. She holds the Master Saddle Fitting Consultants Diploma in Saddle Fitting. As part of her BTEC Higher Certificate in Equine Athletic Performance & Rehabilitation she gained a qualification in Saddle Fit Checking, gained more than 2 decades ago.
She also runs 3 Facebook Groups which, combined, currently has c60k followers: 1. Learn Equine Therapy Rehabilitation Techniques where equine therapists from around the world discuss current issues in Equine Therapy as part of their ongoing Continued Professional Development. 2. Learn Saddle Fitting Resource 3. Horse Saddle Rider Lab Courses.
Caroline’s Qualifications, Training & Teaching are detailed separately below.
First Class Honours Degree (BSc Hons) in Sports Therapy (human) Sports Biomechanics; Sports Injuries; Postural Analysis; Fitness Testing; Sports and Remedial Massage; Soft Tissue Release; Stress Point Therapy; Remedial Stretching; Sports Psychology; Health Psychology; Performance Enhancement, ‘Pre’habilitation and Clinical Rehabilitation of athletes from all sports disciplines. Research field: Proprioception.
Postgraduate Certificate in Animal Health (PGCert) Level 7 Equine and Canine Functional Anatomy, Pathophysiology, Clinical Assessment: Palpation and Gait Analysis, Clinical Evaluation; Research.
Advanced Certificate in Veterinary Physiotherapy (AdvCertVPhys) Level 7 Canine and Equine Anatomy; Gait Analysis; Physical Testing; Treatment Goal Setting; Clinical Rehabilitation; Electrotherapies; Soft Tissue Manipulation; Exercise Prescription.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 Award in Education & Training. Facilitating learning and development for individuals and in groups. Delivering active motivational class lessons to inspire students. Validity and formulation of assessments.
Certificate of Education in Veterinary Physiotherapy Training (CertEdVPT). Lecture and Practical Session Delivery Techniques; Active and Passive Learning; Developing Effective Learning Programmes; Formulating Learning Objectives; Barriers to Learning; Educational Risk Assessment; Working with the Disability Discrimination Act; Student Learning Styles; Effective PowerpPoint Presentations; Developing Valid Assessment Methods.
Master Saddle Fitting Consultant. Masters Level Vocational Postgraduate Diploma with Dr Gerry Van Oossanen. 750 hours study endorsed by the Utrecht University School of Veterinary Science. Anatomy, physiology and biomechanics of equine and rider; training, nutrition and other management influences on welfare, performance and saddle fit; conformation relating to discipline and saddle fit; pathology, including back and lameness checks and saddle/rider influences on pathology; correct back templating; tree and saddle construction, materials and fault finding – in English, Western, baroque, treeless and flexible treed; assessment of saddle fit and balance; girthing for balance, freedom of movement and horse comfort; use of therapeutic pads and remedial saddle fitting; bit and bridle assessment and fitting.
BTEC (Higher) Certificate Equine Athletic Performance, Structural Profiling and Rehabilitation taught by Chartered Physiotherapist, Jo Hodges Cert.Ed., LCSP, LSSM (Dip), BHS SM, author of ‘The Equine Athlete’. Modules: Anatomy, Rehabilitation, Electrotherapy, Exercise Therapy, Ground Schooling over Poles, Psychology and Behaviour, Structural Fitness, Injury Prevention and Saddle Fitting. Distinction marks of above 90% in each module. Awarded the Wilfred Shirley Trophy as recognition of having been the student who made the greatest contribution to the course.
Successful completion of the Equine Veterinary Nursing module which forms part of the veterinary nursing degree course at the Royal Veterinary College, Hertfordshire.
Equine Musculoskeletal Adjusting by leading American animal chiropractor, Dr Daniel Kamen DC, author of ‘The Well Adjusted Horse’.
Human and Equine Myofascial Release by Ruth Mitchell-Golladay PT, CMT, author of ‘Facilitated Healing Through Myofascial Release’.
Identifying and Treating Equine Myofascial Lines by leading veterinarian, Dr Vibeke Elbrond, assistant Professor from the Department of Clinical Veterinary Animal Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Equine Fascia and Trauma Release by Clinical Educator, Liza Kimble, from South Africa.
Equine Spinal Dysfunction: Motor Control and Functional Mobilisation/Core Strengthening Techniques by Dr Nicole Rombach of Equinenergy’. Spinal joint mobilisation, ROM, biomechanics, mechanoreception, nociception, function/dysfunction, neuromotor control, dynamic functional stability, muscle activation, proprioceptive facilitation, rehabilitation/conditioning/training.
Vertical Balanced Riding Coach. Maria Hallring and Lena Gunnarsson. Assessing rider posture to improve equitation skill by optimising equine spinal and thoracic sling function.
Advanced Level and ‘Beyond’. Jock and Ivana Ruddock’s Equine Touch soft tissue techniques.
Dry Needling Techniques by Dr. Christopher Norris PhD for Sports Therapy UK at the University of Bedfordshire.
Caroline Lindsay has gained two teaching awards:
1. Pearson BTEC Level 3 Award in Training and Education. Facilitating learning and development for individuals and in groups. Creating and delivering active motivational class lessons to inspire students. Formulating valid assessments.
2. Unique clinical educator award of a CertEd VPT, taught by a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, an institute which advises Universities and Colleges on sound, effective teaching practices, committed to ensuring that students of Higher Education reach their full academic potential.
Formulated specifically for Veterinary Physiotherapy professionals, the CertEd VPT course content was comprehensive and students were assessed on their practical session skills as well as on the art of formulating valid assessment questions and lecturing.
Topics covered were:
- Risk Assessment for student practical sessions to ensure that students are kept safe while working with animals and within laboratories.
- Applying the Disability Discrimination Act to practical training so that physically compromised students and those with a wide variety of learning impairments could get as much from the learning experience as other students.
- Appreciation of multi-sensual Student Learning Styles Active and Passive learning techniques to ensure that lecture content is fully assimilated by all students.
- Self-Reflection and Portfolio development so as to enhance learning and then record personal achievement.
- Development of effective learning programmes to ensure that course content is presented logically to students over time.
- Formulating learning aims, objectives and outcomes to ensure that teaching material is not only relevant but presented effectively and within the given lesson time frame.
- Exploring barriers to learning to be able to identify problems potentially holding students back from achieving their academic goals.
- Writing effective PowerPoint presentations and delivering stimulating lectures and practical sessions to fully facilitate learning.
- Developing valid assessment methods to test student recall efficiently and meaningfully.