Our Background & Qualifications
Balanced Animals was created by Sherie Vicary-Carter nearly 20 years ago whilst living and working in the UK. Balanced Animals was a natural progression from a life spent immersed with animals and overwhelming desire to help animals perform and feel better.
Balanced Animals Physical Therapies.
Over the past 20 years Balanced Animals has steadily grown and been able to help horses and dogs of every age and every discipline; from Olympic hopefuls to trial riders, sports dogs of many kinds and family pets. Officially writing out over 12,000 treatment sheets, working in 12 different countries (England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France, Belgium, Holland, Italy, Portugal, Kuwait, Dubai and of course Australia) and working with some of the worlds best vets, farriers, saddlers, dentists, physios, horse and rider, dog and handler teams.
Training & Qualifications
Sherie commenced her career training with a number of years of on-the-job instruction from a world class equine therapist. In addition she continues to learn by spending numerous clinical days spent with vets, saddlers, dentist, farriers, herbalist, and hydrotherapists. Sherie has completed the following courses:
Diploma in Equine Sports Massage Therapy
Diploma in Canine Sports Massage Therapy
Advanced Therapist Neuromuscular Manipulation Therapy
CPD Deep Oscillation Therapy
CPD Red Light Therapy
CPD Advanced Massage Techniques
CPD Advanced Gait Analyses
CPD Joint Mobilisation
CPD Saddle fitting
CPD Accupressure and trigger point release
CPD Myofascial Techniques
CPD Injuries in Sports Dogs
CPD Ilopsoas injury diagnosis and treatment
CPD Whole horse dissection
Sherie is a member of the international association of animal massage (IAAM).
Balanced Animals holds practitioner insurance with international cover.
Balanced Animals product sales.
Over time a set of trusted therapy devices, supplements, and products used by Balanced Animals in the course of providing therapies was built up. This led to Balanced Animals supplying these products to their clients and gradually to the general public.
As we find products we trust to use on our own animals we will add them to our store.