In the fall of 2010 I began working with horses.
The circumstances
were during an emergency with Crystal, an Arabian mare who
was choking.
My training in Chinese Medicine prompted me to treat
her on the spot. I knew that Crystal
was under a great deal of stress,
having just arrived to a new barn. Unfortunately, Crystal had only been
to
her new home for one day when the barn hosted an open house. This
created the perfect storm for this
aging and agitated mare. There were
strange smells, sounds, many people, cars and horses coming
and
going. She was upset and began to choke. Her Liver Qi was
constricted and assaulting her digestive
system. My treatment was to
get her moving physically and energetically. A team of us worked on
her: her handlers walked her as they would a colicking horse, and I
applied Acupressure.
Soon Crystal was vomiting phlegm and was
expelling thick nasal discharges. Interestingly, horses aren't
supposed
to be able to vomit but there she was to everyones dismay.
Eventually, she was able
to defecate and we knew she had turned the corner.
Watching and feeling her energy move was fascinating.
