What Bowen Helps

Does Your Horse...

Resist on one rein?
Not Track Up?
Not swing his back?
Knock down poles?
Become reluctant when asked to collect or extend?
Not use his hocks?
Feel stiff and hollow?
Resist lateral flexion?
Have unequal stride?

Or does your horse just feel that he's not giving his best and not working to his full potential?

If you can answer yes to any of the above then Equine Bowen Therapy could help your horse.

When I visit shows, I observe about 60% of the horses have problems which can easily be rectified. These horses are not technically lame, but they show signs of crookedness, rigid backs, not working through from behind, tight shoulders, lack of extension with one or more of the limbs and other musculoskeletal symptoms.

I often see the same competitor with the same horse a year later at the same level of competition. They cannot progress because they have not sorted out the root cause of their problem. They change their tack, they change their instructor but still show little improvement.

If you had a car which kept pulling you into the kerb, you wouldn't initially change your seat or have an instructor teach you how to drive a crooked car. No, logic would tell you to first find out why the car was doing this and get the car rebalanced before anything else. However with our horses we tend not to do the obvious, but look first for something external from the horse itself.

That's not to say that correctly fitting tack is overlooked. I am trained to check this, and do so whenever I first visit a horse.

HELPING INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY

Bowen is incredibly versatile and can also help a wide range of conditions, some of which are listed below:

Lack of Energy
Tightness in the quarters and shoulders
Stiffness on one rein
Uneven wear of shoes
Sore withers
Respiratory Problems
Digestive Problems
Lymphangitis
Weakened Immune System
Unlevelness
Shortened Stride
Not working through with one leg
Uncharacteristic change of Character
Deterioration of Performance

Equine Bowen Therapy is also excellent for older equines, as it helps to increase energy and release endorphins.