Hi, I’m Rhys – one of the co-founders of The Animal Rehab Klinik.

I began my professional career as an osteopath in 2010 after completing a 5-year degree in osteopathy at the University of Western Sydney.

During my studies, I had gotten to know some lecturers who were also qualified in equine osteopathy. I didn’t even realise that this profession existed. I was immediately fascinated with how they applied their hands-on skills and treated animals who had no way of verbally communicating what was wrong with them. I immediately knew that one day I too wanted to learn how to do this.

Fast forwarding the clock several years, I found myself with some spare time in the human practice that I ran and knew this was the opportunity that I needed to do some further study and set about enrolling in the newly formed Animal Biomechanical Medicine (ABM) course.

Immediately I was captivated by the content in the course – re-visiting osteopathic principles and treatment which I’d done for so long for humans, but learning how to apply this thought process to these creatures with 4 legs (and sometimes 3 legs!) Not to mention learning new chiropractic approaches, and understanding more about the veterinary profession. It was like a new lease of life on my career – I had to think on my feet a lot more than I’d needed to in recent years which reinvigorated my desire to learn and develop as a practitioner.

From 2018-2022 I served on the board of our professional association – the Animal Biomechanical Professionals of Australia (ABPA).

I’m looking forward for what the future holds in this relatively new field of animal healthcare, and am excited to be one of those responsible to pave the way.