Heart Equine

12/20/2024

Just finished finalizing my plans to head to Gili Trawangan island to support the working equids on this and surrounding Gili Islands. There will be Veterinarians, vet students and around 15 volunteers over a three week period.
I'm excited to meet what appears to be a super positive high energy international group of compassionate and fun equine healers - Im going this time to get the lay of the land but manifesting the possibility of bringing my own group back in the future doing some education and some healing - Is this something folks would be interested in??? who likes going on great adventures with horses and beaches and healing ??

In the meantime if you have extra $ to donate ❤❤❤🐴❤🐴 its always dire over there as Tori who runs the rescue has a lot of horses to care for and no professional veterinary care is available
and Texas peeps SAT area - if you have boots / tack / harness stuff you can donate and I can get in time will bring over as well

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HELP
after paying all the bills and an additional payment on Odin we realize that we cannot pay for Mondays feed. The cost is $520 💵usd which we need by Monday 😭

*EDUT we’ve raised $200 still need $320!!

Can you help us??

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12/20/2024

As part of my new website launch I'm repurposing some of my more popular Facebook posts into BLOGS !! Which I think is a super fabulous thing to do because that makes them easy to find - especially when I do reviews !

Check out my blog post https://wix.to/56bU3dg

Most of the super frustrating soundness issues that people have with their horses is because these animals simply cannot do what they are being asked because their bodies are bound up by tension. When they are forced to perform and have to work against this tension you have chronic micro damage in t...

12/20/2024

https://youtu.be/6m40IbietvI?si=cmfYhfCm4YTPRy7h

As part of my website launch I am offering 5 free video assessments as long as I can share them on social media.

This is the first and even though the video is not really following the instructions put forth it's still SO COOL !! and this horse really did not NEED the exercise that the video was supposed to be about anyway as he is doing all the work just on his own

thank you Cassandra Reid for your submission !!!

If you want to get in on the fun ...
go to the website www.heartequine.com scroll to the bottom of the home page - submit your email to have the video sent to you - watch the video and then submit yours - max 10 minutes !!

need to work on the sound for sure ... baby steps 😊

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Partner with Heart Equine to achieve results that maximize your horse's potential through holistic, team-based sports medicine led by Dr. Rachel Bellini. Move past chronic problems using breakthrough techniques.

12/18/2024

Check out my blog post https://wix.to/BmDY3He

One of the first, and biggest, challenges as a vet was understanding lameness.It has been many years since I was a vet student, but I still have a very fixed memory of having to conduct that awkward, and often humiliating, ritual of watching a horse jog to “‘pick out” the lame leg, hoping to g...

12/18/2024

SPINNING NARRATIVES AROUND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
It can be difficult to know how to feel about a horse that never gets to play or never wants to play - we spin narratives that allow us to feel okay about this when we know in our hearts it’s the mammalian birthright to live and thrive in communities. We actually got a huge upgrade in our nervous system when we evolved to mammals to allow this.

It’s been a difficult process watching my horse Louie bully the other horses, constantly pinning his ears and making stink eyes. I know it’s because he doesn’t feel good and as I continue to check boxes and wonder about his feet, his gut or did I just not find the right friend yet ? There are other clues that I’m not there yet such as he does not roll all the way over and I never see him lying down to rest.

In veterinary medicine we often use the acronym ADR as in ‘ ain’t doing right’ to describe this low level feeling of malaise.

You can imagine my joy to see these two engaging in healthy social play behavior this morning. Gabriel the mule has quite a sense of humor and enjoys play when he can find a partner - watching them you can see how the ability to receive input and be able to absorb it in the body is necessary. You can see how when Louie moves away he is a little awkward and not so fluid - still seeking that internal balance and tensegrity.

Whenever I see a shift like this it helps me be more confident to set hard boundaries against the limiting beliefs we have around horses that only make humans feel better.

Keep going I say, you’re not there yet, it’s NORMAL for a horse to feel good and want to express joy and play.

12/18/2024

With all our fantastic motorized equipment it’s hard to imagine that there are parts of the world where communities absolutely depend on working equids. A number of years ago I went to Costa Rica to help support these communities and in January I am off to the island of Gill to see if I can help teach some cool rehab practices that don’t cost money ! Such as acupressure, pads, tuning forks, myofascial release and ground work ❤️❤️❤️

12/17/2024

K-TAPING FOR HIND END BIOMECHANICS

Have you heard the saying 'your network is your net worth'
My favorite part of my new website is how easy I can build a directory of all the great people I know to help you support your equine partners AND yourself !! I've only just started so keep checking back if you want to find super cool practitioners !!

Today I want to introduce you to my MVP Catherine Graul

Some days I seriously cannot get over the gratitude I feel for depth of brilliance and talent I even get to be around and she is just beyond beyond !!!

Catherine isn't a "website" designer by trade yet she did my ENTIRE website with only a few conversations over zoom. Yes she is also a client so 'knows' me - but she did the whole site, pretty much every word, plus the flow, plus the tech and I am so so happy with the outcome and that's not even what this post is about ! I am just so grateful for her vision and ability to show me to you better than I ever could.

BUT its her rare, embodied understanding of equine hind end biomechanics where she first blew me away. It took a few conversations but once Catherine understood what I was trying to explain she RAN with it and how exciting is that??

I see the joints of the limbs, especially in the hind end, as having a series of internal and external rotations. By taking my information Catherine devised a taping procedure to mimic where the joints should go for stabilization and the horses responded by shifting towards a more stabilized posture!!
This is a fabulous way to help give the body the feedback it needs and would be a great way to support proper biomechanics of the hind end - WAY BETTER than compressing the hind end into the front end with elastic bands as in the Pro 6 or Equi -core

If you would like to learn more about K taping for hind end biomechanics Catherine is available by zoom and you can find her profile and info on my website by clicking the link below

https://www.heartequine.com/team/catherine-graul

THANK YOU CATHERINE !!!!

12/16/2024

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12/16/2024

Poll to pad

Closing the loop of sensory integration.

Neurology is energy
Energy feels good when it’s moving and painful when it stagnates.

Many horses I work with have lots of energy in their heads and dislike any close packing or compression of their upper cervicals. They toss their heads and resist more sensory input.

What does the pad do ?
It gets the energy moving

Can you push it back ?

Can you open the pathways for integration ?

Or are things still stuck and resistant ?

This picture represents a lot of hours gently moving stagnation and re opening the pathways for flow.

I have a new video about this
It will cost you your email

Email to be submitted at the bottom of the website homepage will put you into a email chain you’ll receive a video and in a week or so a beautiful e-book

Plus you can check out my new website
16 years, 5 web designers, lots of time and $, self loathing shame and finally joy and excitement

Directory is a work in progress

Come join me and my Merry Herd of Healers ❤️
We want you lit with joy about your partnerships
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Love
Rachel, Louie, Gabriel, Phillipe, Oprah, Hallelujah, QiBo, Cadbury, Archie, the lab pack and P*e Wee the Fearless

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12/11/2024

Thank you Guided Voice
Grateful for the joy and education you share from the animal kingdom ❤️❤️❤️

12/06/2024

❤️Heart Coherence with Holly Barnett
Had my first session yesterday!! 💫💫
Beautiful changes in me and my herd 💕🐴🙌