Bowen Technique
The Bowen Technique is a gentle, non-invasive, light-touch, holistic therapy that promotes healing, pain relief, and general body rebalancing. It aims to support and boost the natural healing capabilities of the body. It was brought to this country from Australia in 1993 as a complementary human therapy.
Bowen Technique is regarded as a manipulative therapy covered by the Veterinary Surgery (Exemptions) Order 1962 of the 1966 Veterinary Surgeons Act, allowing non-veterinarians to work on the animal, on referral of the dog's veterinarian
Equine Bowen Therapy
Equine Bowen Therapy (EBT) is based on the principles of The Bowen Technique, pioneered by Thomas Ambrose Bowen, born in 1916 in Geelong, Australia. It is believed that Tom Bowen initially worked on greyhounds and racehorses, having a remarkable result with one horse which came second in the Melbourne Cup.
EBT is gentle, non-invasive and effective; it promotes healing, pain relief and energy rebalancing. It addresses the whole central nervous system, helps to release muscle spasm, relieve congested kidneys and stimulate the lymphatic system. Like The Bowen Technique for people and dogs, it is subtle and relaxing for the horse.
Using fingers and thumbs on precise points of the body, the practitioner applies a rolling action which affects the muscles, ligaments and tendons.
During the treatment, there are two minute intervals when the horse is left to rest, allowing fine adjustments to take place.
There are many ways in which a horse can injure itself, including getting cast, pulling back when tied up, slipping on tarmac or icy roads, from poorly fitting rugs or saddlery in addition to schooling or competition injuries.
Bowen may also help the rider – any correction of the horses’s problem may not hold unless the rider is also in complete structural balance.
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