Snowmass and Denver, Colorado
About
forge [fôrj] verb
"to put a lot of effort into making something successful or strong so that it will last"
Movement is my language, whether I'm working with a rider recovering from injury or helping a horse move with more ease and power beneath their partner.
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I'm Dr. Gwynne Jones, a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Certified Equine Rehabilitation Practitioner based in Snowmass, CO. I founded Forge On Physical Therapy & Performance in 2024 with a simple belief: that horses and the humans who love them deserve the same quality of thoughtful, evidence-based care.
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As a cash-based practice, I come to you, working with clients at their homes and equestrian facilities across the Roaring Fork Valley and the Denver area. My goal is never just to treat an injury. It's to understand how you, or your horse, moves, what's getting in the way, and how to build lasting strength and function from the ground up.
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Why Physical Therapy for Horses?
Physical therapy has long been a cornerstone of human recovery and performance, helping people heal from injury, manage neurologic and musculoskeletal conditions, and reach new athletic potential. The principles that make PT so effective don't stop at the barn door.
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Horses experience many of the same movement challenges we do: compensatory patterns, soft tissue restrictions, post-injury deconditioning, and the cumulative demands of sport. By applying evidence-based physical therapy techniques to equine rehabilitation, we can shorten recovery timelines, reduce re-injury risk, and help horses return to their work feeling better than before.
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Whether your horse competes at the highest levels or is simply your trail partner on weekends, they deserve individualized care, not a one-size-fits-all approach.
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Whole-Team Care
I believe the best outcomes happen through collaboration. I work closely alongside your existing healthcare team, including veterinarians, farriers, dentists, chiropractors, bodyworkers, and medical doctors, to make sure every piece of the puzzle is addressed. For my human clients, that same integrative approach applies.
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Your partnership with your horse is worth protecting. Let's build something that lasts.
My Story
I grew up next door to a horse farm in rural northern Vermont, spending my free time doing barn chores and riding. Sheltered from the pressures of competition, I was free to focus on technique across equitation, dressage, and hunter/jumper while building a deep, trusting bond with my horse, who was my partner for nearly 20 years.
My other lifelong passion is dance. I double-majored in dance and biology in college, and over the years I've drawn endless parallels between riding and movement arts: the way muscle groups, body systems, and energy dynamics shape posture and balance, and how they influence the movement of another being, whether that's a dance partner or a horse beneath you. That fascination with how bodies move led me naturally toward physical therapy as a career.
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I graduated from Regis University's Doctor of Physical Therapy program in 2019. Since then, I've worked across general outpatient PT, acute care, and specialized neurological rehabilitation, walking alongside patients toward goals like increased strength and mobility, decreased pain, and return to sport. I've been privileged to work with people across all stages of life, and every connection has taught me something.
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In 2021, I became a Certified Equine Rehabilitation Practitioner (CERP) through the University of Tennessee, a credential that requires an existing degree in physical therapy or veterinary medicine and involves approximately 60 hours of coursework, a seven-day in-person intensive with full cadaver anatomy dissection, saddle fit education, and hands-on skills testing with live horses. In 2025, I also completed my Dry Needling Certification through the Institute of Clinical Excellence.
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I'm committed to staying current: physical therapy licensure requires ongoing continuing education, and I regularly attend both in-person and online courses to keep my practice grounded in the latest evidence.
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When I'm not working, you'll find me with Pepper (my dog) and Patrick (my horse), in the gym, taking modern dance classes, out on a trail, or learning about PT. And eating. Always eating.
Contact
I'm always looking for new and exciting opportunities. Let's connect!
(970)236-6160