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1. Gypsies
This band of gypsies was resting by the road and said it was okay to take pictures. How perfect that they had a Gypsy Banner horse. I declined the offer to have my fortune read. They were a friendly enough group. |
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2. The Class
Here is a group shot of the group who took the High Touch® Jin Shin Workshop. We are missing Stephanie here. She was attending a horse show at her college. One other woman came to meet us. Left to Right: Linda (red jacket), Laura, Ben, Myself, Sue, Claire; a fabulous group. |
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3. Wendy's Yard
Wendy's Yard (or as we would say in the States, stable) proved a pleasant place to work. The people were friendly and curious and the horses willing and grateful for our energy balancing efforts. |
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4. Hands On
Here, Stephanie is deeply engrossed in her work. I was thrilled to have a young person with such fabulous horse skills take an interest in addressing her horses' emotional and physical concerns. |
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5. Awkward Positions
Some of the Energy Balancing flows required agility, balance and creativity on the part of the practitioner when they are applied to horses. Connecting #4, up by the poll, with #18, on the front leg is quite a stretch. Here, Stephanie and Laura are doing both the right and left flows simultaneously. |
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6. Retired Show Jumper
This horse had a very successful career as a show jumper. He was sweet to the core and is now in semi-retirement. He was tense through his low back and hindquarters and willingly released into relaxation. |
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7. Hands On
By the time Sue and Claire worked their way up to his head, he was in oblivion. Here they are connecting his #20's with his #21's as part of a Back Flow. |
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8. Look at His #25!
I'm continually amazed by the innate, healing wisdom horses possess. This horse has been rubbing his left #25 on the back of his rump. According to the Jin Shin paradigm, #25 is a filter for physical toxins and working it also relieves mental tension. |
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9. Robbie was Pushy
Robbie proved a class favorite. He was very large and very pushy. I did a demonstration of the Main Central Vertical Flow on him and he spent every bit as much time walking off as he did focusing. He would relax for a brief time, then off he would go. By the end of the demonstration, he was "putty in our hands," but came out like gangbusters the nest time we brought him out for work. |
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10. Robbie's Time Out
The third day of the workshop, we revisited Wendy's yard and Robbie. We decided to spend brief sessions with him and then put him away for a time out, rather than struggle with trying to control him. Each time he came out, he was quieter and more cooperative. |
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11. Robbie's Triumph
This picture was taken near the end of our third day. Robbie is totally engaged with our work. He is licking Young Living essential oil formula, Peace and Calming, off Linda's hand while Claire and Laura are able to hold hands under his belly to connect points on his left hind and right foreleg. |
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12. When to quit
Later that night, Sue took Linda and I for a brief tour of Alton. As I positioned myself to photograph this image of a horse that was incised in the brick, Linda and Sue ran up to do Jin Shin holds on the wall. Some people just don't know when to quit! |
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