I was also guided to include in the sacred space some Rose Quartz and a Blosem essence Cell Energie. This essnece is to help return us to our intitial cellular blue print we first incarnated with. These things were all left in place  near  the essence bowl while I went to fetch the horses. They had seen me go past carrying the bowl and I’d already connected to them to let them know we were making the essnece and asking for their participation. Imagine my surprise when I went to fetch them and found them like this.

They allowed me to sit quietly with them for a good 15 minutes or so while I sat and meditated, calling in the Co creative team and elements that were all part of the making of the essence.  When the horses had awoken from this deep healing space I took them to the field where they grazed near the  bowl over night.

The Pink Full Moon was also very poignant for being included in the process. The Pink Full Moon in Native American Indian Culture was given the name due to the mass emergence of pink phlox flowers. Spiritually, the Pink Moon always signifies rebirth and renewal. After a long, cold, grey and miserable winter, the resurgence of the color pink is a revitalizing dose of beauty and joy. It serves as a reminder that life is a set of ups and downs, a cycle of hibernation and reawakening.  How that relates to the healing of horses I think is on a heart level and long winter being the trials of life through the ages as mans servant, in war and conflict, neglect and abuse.  Now we are hoping for a shift which already exists for many in that their relationships with humans are just that, relationships that honour them as sentient beings with huge hearts and capacity for great love and forgiveness.

May the horses re connect with their overlighting herd and experience harmony and balance with love and peace.  May they be facilitators of Co creating a new world where horses and humans have a deep connection and relationship with their species specific needs met on all levels to promote health and wellness. May the traumas of their past including those of their ancestors be healed. With much gratitude to horses and their service to humanity.

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I felt that the making of the Cherry Blossom over the mid day Sun was one stage of the process and used my pendulum to see what was needed next. I bottled the mother tincture, gave some of the remaining water back to the Cherry and soil around her trunk, then poured the remaining water with flowers into the larger bowl. My first thoughts after the argument were that this essence was offered to me as a response to how I felt and it was to be for people, but as I tuned in to what this was all about I strongly got the message that this was actually to be part of the process of creating the essence for horses. After sitting with the tree for some time I felt completely at peace again and ready for the next stage. The second part would Involve a Co creative session with horses, nature beings, crystals, the elements and the Full Pink Moon.

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To be continued

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The association is dedicated to making life better and raising the status for non ridden horses and has a has a large group that has been set up for the non-ridden horse, pony, mule, donkey and people who choose not to ride. There are a lot of pressures that face the non-ridden equine. The non-ridden horse is often over looked and under-valued and treated in some cases as a second class citizen. Equines that cannot be ridden are often physically and or emotionally damaged. Many have suffered at the hand of man. The horse world can be a cruel place. There is also a lot of social pressure folk face who own non-ridden equines or choose not to ride.

Their association and social media group has been set up to celebrate the many joys non-ridden equines can bring to us. It is a place people can exchange ideas and experiences of enjoyment of the non-ridden equine. Plus show off their beautiful equines. People who love horses and do not own one and riders are also welcome to join the association and group.  Non ridden activities are wonderful for all equines.  The association is not ant riding, but is there to support all non ridden equines. Their website has a library that members can access and many other resources.

The therapies I offer support all equines and much of the training workshops I host by others have been suited for non ridden equines focussing on ground work for improved posture, Horsemanship, clicker training and horse agility days.

you can find the Non Ridden Equine Association here: https://www.thenonriddenequineassociationuk.org/

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After carrying out ritual and cleansing of the space with the help of the nature kingdom during my daily walk round the farm with my dogs in the early mornings and the stillness I find my mind open for the information to come through. Sitting on the bench by the War memorial I get a sense of things that have gone before. This area of Essex between Colchester and London was once traversed by Roman soldiers and the Iceni Queen Boudicca. Many battles have likely raged here and indeed it is reported that near the village of Messing may have been Boudicca’s final battle when she was defeated by the Romans. I have done much healing with this in the past here and that’s for another blog. For now though it made me think of how horses have been involved in human battles for so much of our history.

Sitting on the bench looking out across the land it’s a clear day and I can see for miles. I imagine what it might have been like back in Boudicca’s time.  Horses have been recorded as far back as 5000 years ago as being used in war and battles.

I begin to ground myself and connect to my guidance team and ask to be shown what the essence I’m to make for horses is all about because so far I only know it’s to connect horses to the herd but I’m getting a sense that it’s also to do with horses in war. The following information starts to come to me.

Over the ages horses have suffered a disconnect from the higher herd consciousness, the overlighting Soul of the species if you like. The master herd. This has happened due to the trauma inflicted in war times and other traumas at the hands of man. The horse above most animals bar maybe dogs have shared our evolution closely. Our evolution has been intertwined from early domestication.  They have carried us great distances far further than we could have walked ourselves, spreading our species through many lands, they would have provided us with meat and skins in the early days, they carried our baggage, physically, mentally and emotionally, carried us into battle and enabled us to fight our wars. They were wounded, killed and traumatised in doing this.

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I was impatient to get started with making the first essence in my range. The weather was nice, Spring was here and everything was bursting into life. First of all I needed to make sure the environment on the farm was right for essence making. There have been many things here over the years that have stretched my imagination and comprehension and I’ve had a lot of help from some well known

and who I consider to be advanced healers in their field assist me. This is really a huge subject in its own right and worthy of many blogs. So for now I’ll just say I needed to clear some disharmonious energy from the water on the land. We have a brook running through the farm and there are many underground springs that feed into it. I used an essence given to me by Julie Bowman called Lotus Holistic Sea Essence. A potent mixture of sea weed essences to help raise the vibration of water harmonising any toxic energy.

A few days after my water cleansing ritual I was sitting on a bench by our WW1 memorial. I was thinking out loud “Is there anything else I need to do to make sure the farm is energetically clear before I can make the Equi Anima Essence. “You need to place an essence by the memorial” came the reply. I then used a pendulum to dowse for what I needed. An Alaskan gem essence came up and needed to be placed on the land by the Oak memorial for 5 consecutive days. Last year we planted a hectare of woodland which was a 1000 native trees and shrubs in conjunction with the Woodland Trust as a commemorative wood for all those involved in the First Workd War. Ours is also dedicated to the horses and other animals that suffered in that and other wars.

The gem essence was Water Melon Taurmaline.  A brief description of this essence is that it balances Universal polarities of Yin and Yang. It brings green, physical Earth frequency into harmony with the pink spiritual angelic qualities of love.

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I turn my attention to Ryaaz  who has always been very open, often communicating deep and insightful things when I’ve had readings done by others even when it’s not been about him. I often get told “There is a grey horse here that wants you to know Bla!” with further prompting it becomes apparent which grey horse it is. So it was no surprise when I directed my attention and question “What should this first essence for the horses be for” to him that he raised his head and looked straight into my eyes while chewing softly and as if it should be obvious immediately words came into my conscious awareness and he says quiet simply “help them connect to the herd”

So over the next few days I’m impatient to start, but I get the message of “Woah, hold your horses woman, there is much healing and preparation to do first”.

To be continued.

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During my Equine Touch training I had the pleasure of watching Jock demonstrate his Equine Touch modality a number of times and he and wife Ivana were the teachers and assessors on my level three training and exam assessment.  Jock had a great sense of humour and it was always amusing to see how he and Ivana would banta one another, but there was always a degree of seriousness under the humour with wanting to help horses and share this wonderful teaching with others.  Jock very sadly passed away in 2011 but left a legacy he and Ivana had developed in the Equine Touch that has become a wonderful international education programme and gift to horses the world over.

On Wednesday 25th July it would have been Jocks birthday and as a way of remembering him practitioners and students were invited to remember our founder and spread the love with some ET!

Happy Birthday Jock

So What is Equine Touch?

It is a non invasive, non diagnostic gentle body work that can help break the pain spiral using a holistic address that is a series of Aikido type moves over soft tissue and energy meridian points. It rebalances the horse allowing him or her to find homeostasis for optimum functionality. It promotes wellbeing, relaxation and helps dissolve energy blocks improving flow of Ki. The individual moves send a vibration through the tissue utilising the breath and intention. The move is applied over many specific points set points which can release hypertonic and traumatised muscles, assist in detoxification and lymphatic drainage working over the fascia and underlying tissue.  The relaxation promotes the autonomic nervous system to drop so that repair and renewal can take place.

Some History

Jock originally developed a bodywork modality for humans which he called Vibromuscular Harmonisation Technique ( VHT ) in 1996. This he had researched and developed over several years from his past knowledge and training combining techniques with influences from Bowen with Aikido and other martial arts.  When teaching a student in Aberdeen in 1997 they decided to try the moves on her horse with amazing results and so ET was born.  During his second workshop teaching ET in the Czech Republic to a team of vets he met Ivana a young veterinary surgeon interested in horses and small animals and complimentary and holistic modalities.  They began working together and their skills complimented one another. Jock was an intuitive bodyworker and Ivana had a scientific back ground in veterinary medicine and a love and knowledge of holistic medicine and anatomy.  She was able to apply fact and give form to Jocks insights and work, thus developing a structured system that would become a comprehensive educational programme. Their passion was initially to spread the Foundation class to enable horse owners and carers access to the practical side of ET to help the horses in their care to have a quality and pain free life and to deepen their knowledge of influential factors that can contribute to pain and disease. Taking the training further ET evolved to have several levels of training with a practitioner route.  After Jock passed away Ivana has continued to spread their work.  She has written several books and continues to teach and support students and practitioners of ET, VHT and Canine Touch with an International Education programme.  IETA ( International Equine Touch Association of UK and Ireland ) is the professional body and regulator for the Equine Touch.

More information can be found about Equine Touch and courses on the website http://www.theequinetouch.com

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The Equine Touch is a soft tissue address that is holistic in its application.  It is a non diagnostic and non invasive equine body work system that stimulates the body to find a healthy equilibrium. It effects mostly the soft tissue, muscles, tendons, joint capsules, ligaments, connective tissue and skin using a light and very specific move over various areas of the body.

An Equine Touch session will often bring about a very deep degree of relaxation and release for horses. During a consultation it is most usual to take a detailed history of any conditions or concerns an owner has about a horse.  Observation of posture and movement and considering areas of influence such as the horses diet, tack, hoof balance, shoes, saddle fit, nature of work, age, whether there have been any trauma’s,  current mental and emotional state.  A session will start with branding where I gently move around the horses body feeling for heat or cold, tension, lumps, bumps and reactions, moving over some key energy meridians.  This will in itself often case some degree of relaxation as my hands are run over the bladder meridian.  By doing the branding i can see if the horse is happy for me to go into all areas and am making mental notes of any reactions by the horse.  I would then carry out a Basic Body Balance which is a holistic address to help the horse find deep relaxation and inner balance.  From there it is possible to add in further sequences of moves for areas of concern.

I am working on my own horse here.  This is Ryaaz a 12 year old Arab gelding with a past history of liver damage, poor posture and scar iliac injury.  He has been well from those issues now for some time, but attended a 9 mile pleasure ride the day before and was a little sore over his lumber region.  You can see in the video clips below how he shows relaxation and processing by lowering his head, softening his eye and blinking. Often horses may yawn, lick and chew and twitch as they drop into a deep trance like healing state.

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