Equine
Touch is a non-diagnostic, noninvasive,
energy and connective soft tissue discipline which
works at a complete holistic level; that is, it
addresses the equine as a whole without paying any
particular attention to any named problem as such.
On a practical level it consists of a series of
gentle moves performed over specific points in
predetermined patterns which are sometimes
interspersed with observation periods to allow the
equine to recognizes and process the effects of
these subtle procedures.
These
procedures when performed with Accuracy,
Integrity and Intent (A.I.I.) have the
effect of inducing deep relaxation, releasing
hypertonic and traumatized muscles, encouraging
muscle tone recovery from injury and atrophy,
reducing the pain spiral, and assisting in
detoxification and lymphatic drainage. The horse
through these series of gentle moves is trained to
rebalance not only physically but emotionally,
energy blocks are released, unwanted structures
appear to dissolve, and the flow of Ki
is stimulated through the meridians, allowing
the equine to attain and maintain the ideal state of
homeostasis in which its own innate healing power is
able to work to its maximum potential.
The Equine
Touch is not designed or intended in any way in
whole or in part to be a substitute for orthodox
allopathic veterinary practice. It is not a therapy
as such but a holistic gift to the equine which is
as complementary to allopathic address as it is to
osteopathy, homeopathy and herbal medicine as well
as the horses own healing system.
The
Equine Touch has been described by leading equine
vets as the 'ultimate hands on therapy for horses'.
It is
important to repeat that First and foremost the
Equine Touch is not a 'therapy' under the definition
by law which sates that 'Therapy' is defined
as being the treatment to heal a specific medical
problem by means other than surgical intervention.
Similarly a 'therapist' is a person who tries
to fix a specific problem usually under the
direction or control of a licensed medical
practitioner. The Equine Touch is quite simply a
discipline, a set of pre ordained procedures that
the student or practitioner applies to the horse no
matter what problem the equine presents at the time.
The fact that the equine is able to deal with long
standing problems after a session of ET and that
there is undeniably a remedial and therapeutic
effect, wherein the horse is, as a result of its own
innate healing system, freely able to process and
ultimately dissolve unwanted structures while in the
balanced state of homeostasis.
