alternative and complementary therapy
healing and therapy for horses
CASE STUDIES
An Angry Mare
Badly Fitting Saddle
Blue - Dressage Cob
Contracted Horse
Post Viral Recovery
Post Colic Surgery
Rehabilitation Case
Older Horse
Anxious Mare
Letting Go
Dipped Back
Tight Shoulders
Patella Injury
Toe Dragging
Jumping Mare
Navicular Disease
Degenerative Joints
Rearing Mare
Rider Stability
Sad Gelding
Three Legged Gait
Whiplash
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Pooka: post viral low energy levels
- Low energy levels after virus
- Slow recovery
- Ongoing lethargy and diminished ability to work
- Buqi session “re-booted” his system
- Energy levels fully restored
- Additional bonus of the canter work changing to becoming “light years ahead”!
- From 0 to 52 British Dressage points in less than a year
- Topline and withers change shape
- Presenting weak right-hind gained strength and connection
- Spontaneous stretches and piaffe-like steps to release tension
- Increasing suppleness & strength
- Evermore presence, demeanor and dexterity
- A very strong horse-owner relationship
Hecate: 4 year old homebred mare
- Changed from toe-dragging to foot placement over a series of Buqi sessions
- Now displays evidence of her own body awareness
- Carries out her own repertoire of movements, stretches and corrections at her own will
- Displayed some extreme posturing during the sessions
- Progressing well in schooling despite some conformational issues
- Scars on shoulder in shape of pitchfork penetration
- Neurotic behaviour, hyper-alert, compulsive licking
- Release of tension; yawning, scratching, nodding off.
- Back shape changes over time
- Deepening a connection with his ‘special person’
- Becoming increasingly settled and trusting
- Neurotic behaviours diminishing over time.
Nervous Chestnut: A case of rehabilitation
- Rescued from finishing his final days in a trekking centre
- Poor condition, muscle wastage, no topline
- Bony changes in neck and hind-limb joints
- Very nervous and anxious
- Starts to carry himself after first buqi session
- Lots of muscle twitching and even an audible grunt
Wesley - A high mileage young 16 year old
- High mileage ex-eventer/all-rounder/dressage horse
- Stiff hindlegs and perhaps arthritic changes
- Magnificent stretches
- Lying down mid-session
- Snoring!
- A real character who plays endlessly
Dressage cob - tight shoulders
- Bizarre posturing post Buqi session made shoulders free up
- Sorry past mean't defensive and reactive in tight area
- A healing crisis to a release
- Went the 'best ever' a few days after the session
A well bred dressage pony mare
- Distracted anxious behaviour
- Calmer at competition and when field companions leave
A rider case study
- Related activities for the rider
- Complete clearing of pain in the shoulders
- A change in riding patterns - looseness and stability
- Finding 'relaxed' un-mounted first, then translate to riding
- 'The best lesson I have had in ages'
Dressage horse - recovery from patella injury
- Continuous feedback tracking 'pressure on the joint' coming back into work
- Clearing binqi from the affected area
- Diagonal shifting in deep relaxation
- Nearly fully recovered with careful management, good veterinary care and Buqi sessions
Undoing a contracted horse
- Some magnificent stretches during deep relaxation
- A shift in stature and size - coming 'into being'.
- Re-visiting old holding patterns and letting them go
A badly fitting saddle for 5 years!
- 6 huge spontaneous stretches during session
- Lots of yawning, licking and chewing
- Muscular quivers
- One off Buqi session
- Badly fitting saddle affects the whole horse
Sad gelding
- Deep letting go and apparent vulnerability
- Connecting with owner
- Change of demeanour after session
Rearing mare - pain revealed
- Lots of itching and scratching
- Local muscle twitching
- Revealing a real issue for the horse, over and above, contrary and difficult behaviour
- Secondary tension revealed
Whiplash injury of neck (C1) and rotation of pelvis
- Over-active mentally
- Excessive licking throughout session
- Binqi clearing from SI joint and down hind-legs/
- Full facial yawns
- 'Going from strength to strength - we wouldn't have believed the difference'.
The older horse and degenerative joint conditions
- Initial extreme discomfort in first session which cleared by second session
- Itching, yawning, stamping and lots of releasing
- A new found freedom in the joints and a spring in her step
- 18 yr old feeling like a 4 yr old!
Navicular Disease
- Loosened up all over from being treated only at the foot
- Slamming the foot on the ground later that night
A jumping are in trouble
- 'Cold binqi' coming out from the deeply within the neck
- Full neck stretch
- Lying down mid-session
An angry mare
- Lots and lots of yawning
- Anger gas coming from the diaphragm
- Became more settled at home
4-legged pony operating on 3!
- Deeply relaxed and mumbling
- Big stretch through the back and pelvis
- Renewed vigour for his new girlfriend and for galloping!