Without “Melding,” it would take years of searching to find what this method will teach you very rapidly and proficiently. This allows you, in the very first class, to mobilize organs, soft tissues, and bones.

Healing is more than just “fixing what’s broken.” It enhances the vitality of the whole horse to achieve greater impulsion, speed, suppleness, and a more eager companion. This is where the magic happens, where extraordinary results can occur. It is also where the interplay between yin and yang, the left and right brain, science and intuition, logic and the heart, can dance.

Why Is This Method Integrated?

The equine body is highly integrated, composed of many systems working as one. Systems such as circulatory, respiratory, neurology, digestive, endocrine, lymphatic, muscular-skeletal, and meridian all synergistically interact in a term I call “A Physiological Dance.” If one system is compromised, it will affect the whole horse and create diseases.

Anyone with a mastery of a particular modality (e.g., chiropractic-spinal, acupuncture-meridian, massage-muscular/fascia) can and do affect positive changes in the horse. These modalities, however, do not attend to the underlying cause of the dysfunction. Thus the condition returns or develops into a more debilitating state.

Any organ imbalance will always cause adjacent and referred muscles/fascia to be in spasm. In fact, it is rare to see even an elite equine athlete who does not have some movement and spinal restrictions from an organ issue. Clearing organ imbalances will put an edge on performance horses of all disciplines and create great relief in more severe cases.

Common example: A horse with a sensitive back, a weak right hind leg, a short forward stride, drags his toe, has trouble holding his left lead, and has hip and stifle problems. This usually presents with a kidney issue. Kidney imbalance will always cause the psoas muscle to be in spasm (hypertonic). The psoas is a major player in pelvic stability and helps to bring the rear leg forward. A constant 24/7 spasm of this muscle can rotate the entire lumbar spine and the femur medially, causing stifle problems, just to name a few. By re-balancing, the kidney and the psoas release, and normal function is easily re-established. To delve deeper, the kidney may be imbalanced from acute toxicity, unbalanced riding, poor saddle fit, renal vein constriction, or even extreme fear. By working with the root cause, the horse will remain sound.

The True Essence of Merging With A Horse

Horses are highly energetic, intuitive animals who rely on their sense of feeling for survival. Becoming one with the horse is what all great horsemen have always done in any discipline. If you recall your most enjoyable time riding, it most surely involved being one with your horse.

This method allows you to connect with the horses at a deeper level which creates trust. As his body responds, he becomes a willing and active participant in his own healing. Your horse will tell you what’s wrong and what’s right.