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The health and wellbeing of your stock is central to milk production, easy calving, mobility, and reducing injuries or lameness.
The health and wellbeing of your stock is central to milk production, easy calving, mobility, and reducing injuries or lameness.
I help keep your herd healthy, mobile, and resilient for the day-to-day demands of farming. Each session supports individual animals and the herd as a whole, helping prevent injuries, reduce stress, and maintain productivity.
high SCC
reproduction
temperament
lameness
paralysis
calving
Common areas clients notice improvement
Common areas clients notice improvement
These days we see it as more of a preventative — especially for cows with a history of difficult calving, or ones that look like they might struggle. Getting Margaret in early helps stop things going pear-shaped and saves us having to play catch-up.
We’ve had Margaret working with our herd since 2022 and have definitely noticed a difference in overall wellbeing, mobility, calving, and production health.
- Loren, The Good Farm
This girl had gone down after calving and was getting worse, no matter what supplements or care we gave her. When Margaret arrived, she had mastitis, was limping badly, and off her tucker.
Didn’t take long for her to get back to full strength. Really happy with the results — made a huge difference on the farm.
- Loren, The Good Farm
Pricing
Pricing
Treatment session for herd or individuals — $90 hourly rate + travel fee
* Cancellation fee: $30 with less than 24 hours notice
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions
Here you'll find answers to common questions I get asked by clients.
What is Contact C.A.R.E for cattle?
Contact C.A.R.E is a hands-on structural bodywork approach developed in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Sessions work with deep tension and structural compensation patterns to support mobility, recovery, comfort, and overall herd wellbeing.
What kinds of issues do you commonly work with?
I commonly work with limping cows, down cows, post-calving strain, high SCC, mobility issues, crooked structures, stress, recovery support, and animals with a history of difficult calving.
Does this replace veterinary care?
No. Contact C.A.R.E works alongside good veterinary and farm management support and is not a replacement for veterinary diagnosis or treatment.
What does a session involve?
Sessions involve direct hands-on work with the cow, usually within the normal farm environment and alongside the herd so the animals remain settled and calm.
In dairy farming, I work predominantly around the pelvis while cows are in the milking shed. For down cows or animals requiring individual support, sessions may take place out in the paddock.
How do cows generally respond?
Most cattle settle well into the work once contact begins. It’s also fairly common for cows to pass manure or release tension during or after a session, so the milking shed can occasionally end up a bit messier than usual.
Farmers commonly contact me when a cow is struggling to recover well, compensating physically, limping, or not returning to normal movement and function after calving, illness, or strain. Once they see how the work supports recovery, mobility, and settling, it can also be used preventatively.
Do you only work with individual cows?
No. Some visits focus on individual animals requiring dedicated support, such as down cows or more complex cases. In milking sheds, it’s often possible to work efficiently through multiple cows within the herd during a session.
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