Director

Vickie grew up in Tewkesbury but spent much of her early adult life living in the mountains snowboarding (Team GBR) and working with sled dog teams. Vickie now competes with her own teams of sled dogs in 6 dog, 4 dog rig/ sled, 2 dog scooter and 1 dog bike. For the last 5 years Vickie has been British champion in her sprint sled dog racing classes and holds top 10 world rankings in multiple classes. Vickie is the only British racer to hold a sprint World Cup standing on the sled and her ultimate aim is to become World Champion.

Vickie now has a team of 27 dogs, who help her run her husky ride business, Arctic Quest and has a mixed kennel of Siberian huskies, Alaskan Huskies, Eurohounds and Greysters.

These dogs have the build, power and heart to run fast, it’s down to training, nutrition and equipment to get the best results possible; basically the humans have to get it right to fulfil the massive potential these dogs have. Part of realising this potential has been acquiring the underwater treadmill and incorporating this into the dogs training programme. Vickie brings all her experience of racing and training her own dogs and coaching others to the Canactive Hydrotherapy Centre and her input will benefit all our sports performance customers in the design of the individual training sessions we put together for our clients.

Vickie is a registered Member of the Institute of Registered Veterinary & Animals Physiotherapists (Institute of Canine Hydrotherapists) which means she has met, and continues to meet, the professional canine hydrotherapy standards required of members.

To speak to Vickie please call 07968 79475

Lead Clinical Hydrotherapist & Veterinary Physiotherapist

Emma Bolt is a Bsc (Hons), PG Dip Vet Physio Qualified and insured NAVP Veterinary Physiotherapist.

Specialist in performance and rehabilitation, with an interest in tissue healing.

Emma joined us in 2023 and has been leading the centre's hydrotherapy since, helping our clients with a holistic approach to their care.