Treetops was founded in 1991 by Sigle (Sheila) Skeries as an outstanding full service equestrian centre with a special interest in equine rehabilitation. Since 1995 Treetops has focused solely on equine and canine rehabilitation while also providing exceptional educational programs in the field of complementary therapies. Treetops was the first facility in North America to provide a fully integrated rehabilitation facility providing the very best in complementary therapies and allopathic veterinary medicine in order to provide a holistic approach to animal health promotion and convalescent care. Treetops continues to be the standard by which all other animal rehabilitation facilities and educational programs aspire. In fact many of today’s animal rehabilitation specialists took their training and began their careers at Treetops. Treetops has been featured in Equus, Practical Horseman, Horse Sport, Horse Care, Horse Illustrated, Dogs Dogs Dogs, Dogs in Canada, The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, The New VR Television and City TV’s Breakfast Television. Treetops head office is located in Alliston, Ontario, Canada to serve our clients in Canada. We have partnered with E-Training For Dogs based in Loveland, Colorado, USA to provide comprehensive online training for our international students.

Rehabilitation Services

Treetops offers personalized services in Swedish massage and herbal remedies for horses and companion animals. Treetops works closely with health care professionals, complementary therapy practitioners and allopathic veterinarians to provide a holistic approach to health promotion and rehabilitation. Our quiet, private farm with lush rolling pasture is an ideal environment for injured and ill horses to convalesce. Their home away from home includes oversized stalls suitable for horses on stall rest, an outdoor “stall” which allows horses on stall rest a change of scenery, hydrotherapy facilities and equipment. We also have a large sand ring with cavalleti patterns and low impact, non skid canine agility equipment to assist all of our animal clients with physical therapy exercises as part of a comprehensive rehabilitation program. Although these facilities are available for “in house” rehabilitation the vast majority of our clients make use of services in an “outcall” format. In addition to the treatments provided by Treetops practitioners we educate the owners on basic massage techniques and physical exercises to ensure that the rehabilitation program progresses smoothly. Our animal clients range from the much loved family pet to champion equines and canines. We have also had the honour of working with some unusual clients from Hamsters to a Champion Japanese Black Angus bull.

Courses

Treetops established its educational programs in 2000 and offers a wide variety of courses and workshops in complementary therapies for horses and companion animals. We offer an 8 hour workshop on herbal and aromatherapy remedies for companion animals and horses, a 12 hour certification course in pet first aid and a comprehensive 250 hour certification program in animal massage. Our courses are taught at our Alliston, Ontario location. Some courses are also available through home study. Live online training is available through www.e-trainingfordogs.com. For program details please check out our COURSES page.

About Treetops’ Founder

Sigle (Sheila) Skeries has an Honours Bachelor of Arts in educational psychology with 20 years teaching experience and over 30 years experience in the animal industry. A successful junior career on the hunter / jumper circuit in Ontario and throughout the USA followed by upper level Eventing training in England, qualification as a British Horse Society Intermediate Instructor, and the management of equine facilities in breeding, racing, training and showing ensures a well rounded and knowledgeable approach not only to rehabilitation but the specific needs and demands of a wide variety of disciplines. Sigle’s canine partners are St. John Ambulance Therapy Dogs and they participate in a number of canine activities including tracking, agility, freestyle and trick training. Her qualifications in therapeutic massage have been secured through training at The Complementary Therapies School in Gerrards Cross, England and successful completion of the ITEC licensing examinations. She is a member of the British Complementary Medicine Association, Independent Professional Therapists International and the Guild of Complementary Practitioners. Sigle has successfully completed her training in Herbal Medicine through the East West School of Herbal Medicine based in Ben Lamond, California.