“Lynn is amazing! She has helped my horse Pedro. He has been off for over a month and hasn’t been able to take his left lead in over a year. He can now take his left lead!!”
After this gelding's second session of the energy work where the deep tissue and muscles are unwound. This horse was unable to take his left lead and after just one session was cantering naturally on his left!
Notice how the deep V in the chest has softened and become wider!
A Body balancing and Cranial Sacral session were done on this gelding who is a barrel racer. Notice the level of the eye on the right side of the picture.
Why Cranial Sacral?
Most horses have had a pull back at some point in their life. The compression of the halter on the head creates a domino effect through the entire head jamming the cranial plates in the face. In my examples you can see the eyes are not in alignment. This causes vision problems, pinched nerves, head aches, behavioral problems, and of course affect the whole body. Cranial Sacral will gently help loosen those compact plates and help re-align the face.
Quarter Horse Mare -Body Balanced and Cranial Session
The shift in cranial bones leveled out the eyes
After this horse's second session he could comfortably stand square. Releasing the deep muscles in the chest relaxed the chest so he could stand wider in the front and square under his body. Opening the thoracic sling allows freedom of the shoulders.
If you have horses, you have dealt with injuries!
“What I have learned about getting a horse back to balance after an injury is DON’T WAIT!”
Veterinarian care is essential in any horse owners life. If you have owned a horse for any amount of time, there will come that day when you go out and find your beloved equine sick or hurt. Immediately you comfort your equine friend and pick up your phone and quickly dial the vet! You send pictures of the injury or describe the symptoms, the vet says I will be right there and you know its not good. When the vet arrives and assesses the situation, they start treating the horse to the best of their professional ability. After the stitches are in and the horse is still half awake after the anesthetic, you follow them to the truck to pay the bill and get your post trauma instructions. They may prescribe some medications, stall rest, or changing the dressing regularly but in the back of your mind still lingers that question, but will they recover and still be the athlete I need them to be?
The wounds have all healed and the scaring is minimal due to your attentiveness to their care, but what most of us don't realize is the hidden damage that did to the rest of the body during the healing process. This is where Rehab Therapy comes into play. This was a hard lesson I learned and am still working through today. I wish I knew then what I know now or that someone would have expressed the importance of bringing my mare back into balance so she was back to full health.
Meet my mare, Sky, who has taught me more about wounds and rehab than any horse I have owned.
Sky came to me as a weanling and the apple of my eye. My clean slate that was not damaged physically or mentally by humans. She is reining horse bred, smart, athletic and full of personality. So small as a 2 yr old I didn't attempt to ride her until she turned 3. That summer I signed up to work with my natural horsemanship trainer to start her under saddle. Our first clinic went well and I was looking forward to our summer growing together. Two weeks after I returned, I go out on a Sunday morning to feed and find her in the yard. Not to surprising as her nick name was Houdini, however as a walked toward her I found it odd she didn't meet me half was as usual.
After my mind calmed and I got her back to the barn, I called the vet. He said he was kind of busy this morning but to send a picture then he would let me know when he could make it. I snapped this picture and sent it over. Minutes later my phone rings and all I hear is "I am on my way." I was somewhat relieved that he was on his way, but concerned that he thought it was that bad to drop everything and come see her.
He stitched her up and wrapped her leg. I go to thank him and pay the bill and ask what should I do now. His instructions were to keep her in the stall, limit movement. Change the bandage every couple of days and we will see how it goes. My next question was "Doc, she is only three, I had big plans for her, will this hurt her athletic ability as she gets older?" He said, "well there will be scar tissue and it is over a joint, only time will tell." The next few months were very challenging to keep a young horse stalled and of course she ended up blowing out the stitches. Below you can see a timeline of the healing as I continued to treat her with my favorite Doterra essential oils and trace minerals from Dynamite.
First picture to vet
Week later after she tore the stitches out
Month into treatment
Months later, after the wound had completely healed, I remembered the vet said there would be scar tissue. I grabbed the Dynamite Balm and did many Balm Sweats to continue the healing. I continued to do these over the course of the next 6 months. The following year, my vet was amazed at the healing and her range of motion. All that is left is small hair line.
Balm sweats are an excellent way to prevent scar tissue. They are also great for calcifications.
