Your Horse’s Pain: Never Give Up Hope Finding The Key To Unlocking It
by Eleanor - May 11th, 2009.Filed under: Sage herself.
Sage and her new friend work to resolve 8+ years of pain
Last Thursday Sage had her first session with Dr. Suzan Seeyle out of Seattle, WA. I felt excited and fortunate to have her coming before she ever got there, but at the end of it I knew I had found the key for Sage.
I have dedicated a page on my website to the Evolution of Sage, and on it I review what happened during the session. Here is a section from the page that is so important I feel I should say it twice:
I just revisited a book that I refer to often and in it continually find pearls of wisdom. Its Dr. Mary Brennan’s book, Complete Holistic Care and Healing for Horses: The Owner’s Veterinary Guide to Alternative Methods and Remedies. In the chapter about alternative therapies, she has a great overview of chiropractic. She says that a “misalignment can negatively affect the organs and other systems of the body” and a “striking example of a correlation between the alignment of the bones and the immune system is viral infections”.
Additionally, Dr. Brennan discusses an example that really hits home with Sage and what we have just learned about her neck from Dr. Seeyle. Dr. Brennan says that ” when the first cervical vertebra has lost normal motion, the horse is in a great deal of distress. In addition to the physical pain, there is also an emotional pain because the horse is unable to turn his head properly to see what is happening around him and is therefore always on guard. Looking around constantly is a necessary behavior for a flight animal. When the horse is unable to turn his head without experiencing pain, he must turn his entire neck. In a survival situation the extra time needed to turn the entire neck instead of just the head could be the difference between escape and being caught by a predator.”
Remember, horses do not normally say NO for no reason. Did you ask your horse the wrong question, are they afraid, or are they physically unable? These are some things that you need to think about before you start blaming your horse for not performing up to par, being lazy, and a multitude of other derogatory explanations I have heard people say over the years.
It is also important to emphasize that I had other bodyworkers, even veterinarians, work on Sage over the years. The simplified explanation of why none of those people elicited a true healing was that they made really quick adjustments and did not give Sage’s body a chance to fix the underlying muscle memory problems. It was more of a mechanical fix than a holistic approach. Dr. Seeyle spent three and a half hours on Sage, respecting any fear or resistance that she showed, however subtle.
Check out the webpage for more pictures and description of the session.