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Equine CranioSacral therapy - Ode to Simplicity

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Uploaded by on Sep 20, 2011

A six minute film of a craniosacral treatment for horses. Equine craniosacral therapy enhances the health and well being of horses and supports flexibility and ease of movement.

In this film you can watch gelding Anelka. He is a hacking horse on a farm in AndalucĂ­a the south of Spain. He is dependable, gentle and strong and his job is to carry relatively inexperienced riders on his back. With his body he has had to compensate for lack of balance of these riders. Over time he developed overall stiffness and a stiff left hind for which the vet had no explanation. He was otherwise in excellent health and well cared for. He received equine cranio sacral therapy. His 3rd treatment was filmed as a home video.

Early on in the session the halter was in my way and on impulse I decided to drop it to the ground. This changed the dynamic of the session completely. Anelka now had a choice. He could move away. He didn't have to stay with me or put up with what I was doing just because he was tied up. He started to engage with me. Expressing his confusion, likes, dislikes, release of tension as well as his desire to continue the session. I observed carefully and stepped back every now and then to give him time to process what was happening. I was deeply touched by our non verbal connection. It was a magical session. Which took place at the "La Luz" riding facility in the stunning country side of Andalucia in the South of Spain in the early spring of 2011.

The cranio sacral therapist at work in this video is Elke Mastwijk. She lives and works in Amsterdam the Netherlands as an (equine) CranioSacral therapist and Alexander Technique Teacher. Read more about her work with horses and people on her blog at www.paardencranio.nl / www.alexandertechniek.com / email info@paardencranio.nl / Find out more about gelding Anelka's home in the South of Spain at: www.liveandbreathehorses.com. The music is; Ode to Simplicity from Secret Garden.

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