Everything Horses and Livestock® Magazine August 2016 Vol 1 Issue 3

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After muscle testing Red Fred to determine his needs, his recipe is: 7 drops Wintergreen, 5 drops Cypress and 3 drops Marjoram to 15ml. of carrier oil, this makes a 4% dilution mixture. The Application: 6-8 drops of mixture in palm of hand and stir clockwise with 2 fingers. This is to energize the oil before applying it to the suspensory ligament. This is to be done for each front leg. I ask her if she would be willing to do the TTouch circles from Chart 1 two to three times a week or more. It only takes 10 to 15 minutes and really helps to address the many tight muscle issues that we are dealing with and induces relaxation. Jennie was happy to learn the technique and work on her horse. On April 28, 2016 Jennie called me very excited. She had taken Red Fred back to see the veterinary for another Ultrasound Lameness exam. He didn’t find any calcification on the LF or RF suspensory ligaments. It was time to get ready for the barrel racing sea- son. Red Fred is back to his athletic self and rear- ing to go in less than 2 month. Check back in our next article this fall for an update on Miss Josey and Mr. Red Fred..... Jo Lene Thoele 785-418-4595

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way down to the hoof. Repeat on both sides 2 to 3 times. While performing the opening I can distinguish differences in the horses’ body temperature and muscle tone, checking for sensitivity, pain, puffiness, indentions and actually anything abnormal. A defi- ciency in a meridian often feels like a soft depres- sion. Rigidity and resistance to being touched on certain points usually indicates excess Chi energy. Step two: In doing point work, the intent is to stim- ulate specific acupoints along a meridian from beginning to end to balance the horse’s energy and promote an environment for healing to occur. Stimulating these specific acupoints, energy block- ages are released (sedated, dispersed) or energy is drawn to deficient areas. Step three: I closed the Bladder Meridian with some connecting strokes along the same path as the opening on both sides and ended the acupressure session. Then I focused on the tight muscles that I identified during the opening process. As I massaged and released these muscles I found some more sensi- tive areas of concern and used massage and the Photonic Light to relieve these areas. Emotional therapy on standard 8 points went well Red Fred had a few releases and very relaxed. Finishing with acupressure on 12 ting points com- pleting this session After completing Red Fred’s session, Jennie and I discussed some possible treatments we could try. I suggested using aromatherapy because of the amazing results these oils have had with healing. Muscle testing is used to determine which essential oils are needed, at what dilution and how to admin- ister them. Jennie was willing to try aromatherapy because she has had some experience with essen- tial oils.

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