A WREXHAM-based husband and wife team have launched a new web application which has put them at the top of their field for equine and canine rehabilitation programming.

Dave and Laura Clinton, from Rossett, created Equicantis, which allows animal physical therapists to create and send bespoke exercise plans to their clients.

Laura is an equine musculoskeletal therapist who has been treating horses for 12 years, and Dave is a software developer and runs Titan Webtech Ltd.

Laura saw a gap in the market for a platform that contained a library of exercises for both horses and dogs that fellow animal therapists could use to send out their own exercises plans to their clients following physiotherapy appointments.

She said: “The idea was born from my own frustrations as an equine musculoskeletal therapist.

"Writing exercise plans or trying to create my own digital versions was very laborious, and not always effective for the client who was often unsure that they were performing the exercises correctly, which is ultimately to the detriment of the horse.

“I decided there must be a better way. I knew there were web platforms out there successfully addressing this in human physiotherapy, but nothing that brought together both equine and canine physical therapy.

"And as I just so happen to be married to a software developer, we got our heads together and set to work on creating Equicantis.”

The web app includes a library of equine and canine exercises with photos, videos and descriptions.

The animal therapist can then create a plan online for their clients prescribing the exercises that would be most beneficial to their horse or dog’s rehabilitation and edit the sets and reps accordingly.

The owner is then sent the plan via a link so they can access it on their phones and watch the videos as many times as they want for accuracy.

Laura said: “My aims were to help animal physios cut down the amount of time they spend on admin, whilst giving animal owners an easier way to access their exercises and to increase their confidence in performing them with the overall aim of helping the animal.

"I am delighted that we have managed to make this happen and so excited for the new features that are in the pipeline to continue to grow and improve this platform.”

• Equicantis currently has animal physical therapists subscribed from all over the world. For more information visit www.equicantis.com.