What a great group of students and horses alike. We held the course at Tilley Farm, which is the HQ for TTouch UK, where we always get a wonderfully warm welcome from Sarah, Tina and Maggs.
We had some great cases to work with and the horses were excellent teachers guiding the students to where and how they wanted the oils and extracts. The first day consisted mainly of demonstrations, while the second day the students participated by following through with the horses we worked with on day one. We were working with dust mites, anxiety, arthritis and hormonal problems.
Fleur, a chestnut mare, belonging to Sarah, needed help with her mood due to being in season. The number one essential oil selected for horses that become irritable at this time is rose otto. On this occasion we gave her the choice of rose otto, rose absolute and rose petals. She had no interest in the oils and only wanted the petals. However once in her mouth, she chewed them and then spat them out. Slightly perplexed I offered her rose buds, which she took with relish. Two points that could be considered by this are:
1. The emotional problem stemmed from a physical source, therefore she was needing to treat her body and not her mind, which was highlighted by her choice of route of administration (eating the buds opposed to inhaling the oil).
2. It also highlights how one plant source can hold within it differing quantities of constituents depending upon the form that is being used, so the importance of the correct rose being offered in order for her to help herself.
(Note: Other remedies selected for hormonal problems are Vanilla, Geranium, Clary Sage, liquorice root and Barley Grass)
In the image below (day 2) we had been working with a pony who, before the session began, would have pinned herself against the wall with fear if more than one person had entered her stable. Here you can see she is relaxed and taking oils from the students hands. The session finished with her fast asleep. The main plant oils that she selected were Hemp, Neroli and Jasmine.
We had some great cases to work with and the horses were excellent teachers guiding the students to where and how they wanted the oils and extracts. The first day consisted mainly of demonstrations, while the second day the students participated by following through with the horses we worked with on day one. We were working with dust mites, anxiety, arthritis and hormonal problems.
Fleur, a chestnut mare, belonging to Sarah, needed help with her mood due to being in season. The number one essential oil selected for horses that become irritable at this time is rose otto. On this occasion we gave her the choice of rose otto, rose absolute and rose petals. She had no interest in the oils and only wanted the petals. However once in her mouth, she chewed them and then spat them out. Slightly perplexed I offered her rose buds, which she took with relish. Two points that could be considered by this are:
1. The emotional problem stemmed from a physical source, therefore she was needing to treat her body and not her mind, which was highlighted by her choice of route of administration (eating the buds opposed to inhaling the oil).
2. It also highlights how one plant source can hold within it differing quantities of constituents depending upon the form that is being used, so the importance of the correct rose being offered in order for her to help herself.
(Note: Other remedies selected for hormonal problems are Vanilla, Geranium, Clary Sage, liquorice root and Barley Grass)
In the image below (day 2) we had been working with a pony who, before the session began, would have pinned herself against the wall with fear if more than one person had entered her stable. Here you can see she is relaxed and taking oils from the students hands. The session finished with her fast asleep. The main plant oils that she selected were Hemp, Neroli and Jasmine.
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