PEMF Energy Therapy

Education Philosophy

Young horses need a thorough education before they enter sales preparation and breaking-in. This is done through a process of de-sensitisation and sensitisation.

They should be taken through a series of stages of orientation to what lies ahead in their lives as they change owners/handlers. The better their early education, the lower the risk of being abused because they simply don’t understand what is expected of them from their new owners/handlers.

Performance horses need to be relaxed and confident if they are to reach peak performance. Anxiety and fear are the greatest threats to a horse’s welfare and capability to perform to their natural ability. Injuries are often caused by a horse’s inability to handle a situation where anxiety and fear have taken over from calmness and confidence.

Horses that require some form of rehabilitation have often missed out on some stages of a thorough education or may have drifted away from good habits through changed circumstances.

Development Stages

A horse’s education should commence no later than when a foal is first weaned, but some de-sensitisation and sensitisation should commence earlier. All stages of education and development should be completed before they enter sales preparation and breaking-in.

Fundamental outcomes to be achieved at each stage of the horse’s development, at all times being achieved in a relaxed and confident manner, in the absence of anxiety and fear:

• Build a strong human-equine relationship, which evolves as both parties learn to trust and respect each other and their respective roles – the human must lead and the horse must perform
• Establish full body contact, using hands (energy connection), brush, gloves, rope, whip, halter, rug, water, etc. – the horse must trust the handler touching eyes, mouth, ears and all private parts that may need some form of treatment
• Stretch and massage the horse – particularly important for legs and feet, in readiness for trimming and later on shoeing
• Teach the horse about controlled movement:
  • yield in all directions (forward, back, sideways (front and rear))
  • flex the neck
  • lead (from both sides)
  • lunge, teaching to respond to the handler’s body signals, rope/whip, halter, etc.
  • tie-up
• Perform special activities, including trailer loading, jumping, hobbling, etc.)

Throughout these education stages, it is important to apply bodywork (stretches, massages, PEMF energy therapy, etc.) in order to ensure the physical condition of the horse does not adversely impact the capability to learn.

Rehabilitation

Horses requiring rehabilitation generally suffer from some form of behavioural issue, pain, injury or chronic illness. Often it is a combination of these issues.

Horses that require some form of behavioural rehabilitation have often missed out on one or more stages of a thorough education or may have simply drifted away from good habits through changed circumstances (e.g. different handler, traumatic experience, etc.). It is vitally important to revisit the fundamental outcomes and re-establish the basics in the absence of anxiety and fear.

Throughout this rehabilitation process, it is important to apply bodywork (stretches, massages, PEMF energy therapy, etc.) in order to ensure the physical condition of the horse does not adversely impact the capability to learn.

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