Is Your Horse Head Shy or In Pain?
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In this photo you can see her eyes are more or less even, but there is a tilt to her head and the temporal bone is compressed on the pony's left - the side she is sore. The tilt denotes that the sphenoid is misplaced. Read more
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In both of these photos you can see one eye is higher than the other and more forward. This denotes that the temporal bone is misplaced.
These three horses require craniosacral work to release and rebalance... Read more See Blog Post 1/8/19 for the bones of the head |
This is a photo taken straight after the first session. Although taken at a slightly different angle you can see the shift in the left eye and the dramatic change in the nostrils. The left temporal bone is still slightly higher.
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Head Shyness
Check the first video out if your horse is head shy, difficult to bridle, pulling to one side, has TMJ problems, in pain...
Check the first video out if your horse is head shy, difficult to bridle, pulling to one side, has TMJ problems, in pain...
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Next, I am able to release both temporal bones at the same time. Once that is done, I can release the sphenoid bone which can benefit balance and coordination, vision, headaches, allergies, lumbar pain...
(Check out the benefits of craniosacral therapy below). |
This video shows Rock Star at the beginning of the session and his irritated behaviour. This can be typical of a horse that has a temporal issue. At the beginning of the next session he was very relaxed and tuned in to the session immediately.
Some temporal bone release benefits: Vision, eye issues, head shy, improves behaviour eg over-reactiveness, aggressiveness and other behavioural issues, less flighty (restricted temporal bones can compress the amygdula a part of the primal brain, which creates fear), releases mastication/facial muscles, helps release the TMJ and hyoid. |
A Major Cause of Behavioural Issues - Temporal Bone Dysfunction
Next, I am releasing the temporal bone one at a time as it is uncomfortable for Rock Star. If the temporal bone is out (one eye higher or further back than the other) the horse could be unpredictable as their trigeminal nerve can be irritated. (Preparation has to be carried out first to take the pressure off the craniosacral system prior to releasing the cranial bones. These are used as handles to release the membranes that surround the brain and the major endocrine glands). |
Has your horse fallen and landed on his face?
If so, your horse may have impacted the nasal bone on to his cranium and could be in a lot of pain with the trigeminal nerve being affected. Craniosacral therapy can also release the chest, sternum and ribs that may have been impacted from a fall, as well as his back end.
If so, your horse may have impacted the nasal bone on to his cranium and could be in a lot of pain with the trigeminal nerve being affected. Craniosacral therapy can also release the chest, sternum and ribs that may have been impacted from a fall, as well as his back end.
Bridle issues on the nerves
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Equine Sessions
Valee is the only equine practitioner in the Auckland area trained by Upledger Institute's advanced equine craniosacral therapist/veterinary chiropractor, Sandi Howlett. Valee has completed levels 1 and 2 of the 4 levels and will continue with level 3 next year. She started her craniosacral training for people in 1997 and has been practicing since 1998. Craniosacral therapy unwinds the connective tissue surrounding the central nervous system as well as the interrelated body fascia. It also releases the cranial and facial bones as well as the TMJ, hyoid and joints. Benefits Sessions alleviate discomfort and pain in the poll and head, through the neck and shoulders, spine and barrel, hips and buttocks, and the fascia and joints in the legs. It can have a dramatic effect on behaviour and performance. Craniosacral work can also relieve a myriad of health issues as it directly enhances the performance of the central nervous system and its connection with all the other body systems. There may be:
Horses that are in pain ...may be aggressive, difficult to catch, handle, tack up and ride. They may run away, buck, rear, be difficult to school... ARTICLE: by Lisa Murray Machala, LMT published in Holistic Horse: Craniosacral Therapy for headaches for horse and rider If you are having any difficulty with your horse, he/she might be in pain, please have your horse checked out.
Horse sessions are currently only $65 in North West Auckland + travel. Other areas $80 + travel. Please note that sessions do not replace veterinary care. Contact |
