As always I had such an inspirational week teaching and meeting old and new faces.
We started off with the two day canine course at Tilley farm, where we witnessed some very positive changes in the dogs that we worked with. The anxious ones left very relaxed and did not seemed phased by anything that had previously upset them. Then there was Hen, a young lab with possible teething problems, she was totally focused on spirulina, followed by arnica powder mixed with rice bran. Interestingly she did not select any arnica macerate, nor was she interested in bees wax or vegetable oils. This perfectly demonstrated that a lab will select only the remedies from our kit that are needed and not be drawn to fatty oils if they are not needed. "It was an absolute pleasure for Hen and I to spend such a time with you. We love what you are sharing with the world and are enthralled to be a part of that, helping others to help them selves in such a natural, instinctive way. Thank you again Caroline for an amazing six days, I had the best time, and the best little cottage too, a real treat for me. I also enjoyed Toms lectures please say thank you to him' Tracy.
The next two days were followed by pharmacology and pharmacokinetics, which to some at first seemed quite challenging, however, Tom (who has since received many emails thanking him for his work in this field) brought the subject to life and showed how its application made sense in our work.'Thanks Caroline - doing the science has actually given me a real sense of confidence when out in the field. When you can tell someone why a particular oil works and is chosen it gives it all so much more credibility' Carly. "I did enjoy the science tutorial with Tom, definitely makes it easier to understand than just reading it from a book! Susan H"
The last two days were spent at Horse World where we worked with some incredible horse personalities. One being a retired Police horse of 17hh who appeared quite unresponsive to begin with, however, once I followed the subtle signs that he gave, it led me to continue with a particular selection of oils. He then became engaged in the whole process, lowering his head, almost to my knees so that I could apply certain oils to his poll, while he closed his eyes.
A yearling that we also worked with had been neglected and starved. The first day he chose oils to help him relax, which resulted in him finishing the session laying down fast asleep. This was the first time this had been witnessed by any of the staff. When we followed up with him the next day he seemed very calm and relaxed and did not want any behavioural oils. Instead he was very particular in only selecting nettle leaf, dandelion root. His droppings were foul smelling and I was surprised he did not want any bacterial oils such as garlic and thyme. Knowing that bitter almond has killed various strains of ecoli in the lab, I thought I would offer it to him. On this second session, this was the first oil he was interested in, however when I presented clove bud oil to him, he pushed into me eagerly trying to lick the oil from my hand, so I offered it to him and then consumed approximately 0.5ml of the oil. This was followed by lots of yawning and closing of eyes. I since let the yard know of his selection. "Thank you for a brilliant couple of days last week and especially for taking the time to look at me too! I'm really pleased to say that I haven't had any of the reactions I would normally expect - migraine, severe fatigue both physical and mental - which is just amazing. I can feel when I'm running out of the liquorice root and start to crave it! I'm now having about a teaspoon every other day. The 5 drops of carrot seed I had at Horseworld seems to be all I needed. I tried it the next day and couldn't believe I ever found it tasted nice....Lucy"
Photo by Martin Stubbs
Photo by Jane Satchwell
Photo by Jane Satchwell
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