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No. Massage maintains contact with the horse and may work deep tissue. Equine Touch involves stepping away from the horse after each sequence of moves to allow the horse to process the work and address its own problems. Equine Touch is also nowhere near as labour intensive as equine massage. Many equine masseurs now practise only the Equine Touch, due to injury to their hands from prolonged deep tissue work.
Equine Touch students and practitioners are not vets or equine therapists unless specifically legally qualified as such. It is, in its basic form, used as a simple technique to balance and relax the horse. The fact that it appears to have a therapeutic effect on an eclectic array of problems is merely looked upon as a bonus, as is the fact that there are abundant reports of improvement in performance in all equine sports. The main purpose of the Equine Touch address is to provide the equine with a better standard and quality of life, reduction of pain and a greater range of movement.
No, not if the Equine Touch technique is performed as it was taught on the Equine Touch classes, gently and in harmony with the horse. With all the students worldwide, there has never been a report of a horse experiencing a negative effect. The worst scenario is that they may show stiffness from detoxificaiton.
Jock and Ivana have worked on foals a few hours old as well as a 46 year old quarter horse, all of which benefited from the work.
Equine Touch has been proven to be exremely compatible with veterinary medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture, chiropractic, mobilisation and stretching.
Note: It is not compatible with massage, as this destroys the simple message to the horse sent by the Equine Touch move.
Anyone who loves horses.
Yes, it is simple to learn, but the hard work comes in making a habit out of the move. Until you make the move into a habit, you are not able to focus your integrity and intent on the horse.
As said earlier, we are not vets. Only vets have the legal right to diagnose, identify and treat a named disease or problem in the horse. Equine Touch is not a substitute for veterinary medicine. In saying that, there are now several vets trained in and using Equine Touch, while others are referring their clients to Equine Touch practitioners to help the horse address problems requiring soft tissue bodywork. Vets, as well as students and practitioners, have reported that positive results have been noted in using Equine Touch in conjunction with colic, general lameness, saddle pain, and many other soft tissue complaints.
The initial Foundation Clinic procedures, Level 1, are covered in a three day clinic, which also teaches the relevance of the moves on a human. Those who wish to continue with their education may then attend the Advanced Clinic, Level 2. After Level 2, those who may wish to become practitioners, or merely want to learn more techniques with which to help their own horses may attend Level 3, a four day clinic . Those wishing to become practitioners have to present a number of case studies, be assessed and sit a written exam. Equine Touch is a developing modality and, as a result of input from bodyworkers from all over the world, there is now a Level 4 available for advanced students and practitioners. In the Equine Touch Foundation, the education and learning never stops.
"YOUR GIFT TO YOUR HORSE"
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