Anyone use Bowen?

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I had a lady come down to Billy today who did Bowen on him. I was very impressed with her techinques and how she worked. I'm hoping it will be the break through we need but obviously will not see any results just yet.

Does anyone on here use Bowen, what are your views/experiences?
 
I think I do
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Is that the one with the tail work, forlock work - work on muscles, and get them to 'think' about what's been done to them...........
 
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Is that the one with the tail work, forlock work - work on muscles, and get them to 'think' about what's been done to them...........

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LOL!

I'm not sure.

She did lots of very exact work if that makes sense, working on small areas at a time and then standing back and letting the muscules relax before contiuning.

Sometimes I didn't think she was doing much and Billy would suddenly react where it was sore. She did have him falling a sleep by the end!
 
Yes that's the one. Mine also does this thing where she gets the back to lift and the wither to come up.

The tail work is brilliant, because not only do you see the back working, but the chest muscles do the most amazing things.

Thumper has had three sessions since I bought him - with a fourth one in a couple of weeks.

I wonder if we have had the same person - Jan Webb??
 
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Yes that's the one. Mine also does this thing where she gets the back to lift and the wither to come up.

The tail work is brilliant, because not only do you see the back working, but the chest muscles do the most amazing things.

Thumper has had three sessions since I bought him - with a fourth one in a couple of weeks.

I wonder if we have had the same person - Jan Webb??

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Not the same lady.

Mine did the thing with raising the back from under the belly.

I've seen tail work stuff before, clever isn't it?

I really hope she makes a difference because she was finding lots of things and we saw a difference by the end. His spine was slightly off centre from half way down and it was straight again by the end which she was really really pleased with.
 
Yes, my horse had a course of 4 sessions and improved a lot. His chest muscles were very uneven, undeveloped on one side. Since the Bowen the chest muscles look a lot more even. She said he was leaning to one side, which when she pointed it out was obvious.
(Strange that all the various back people, physios, etc. hadn't noticed!). I wondered how something so gentle could do anything, but it seems to have worked well.
 
Thumper came to me with quite a few 'back' related issues. He wouldn't stand square, and was 'holding' himself, rather than relaxed in himself. He was also pretty sore all over. He also had no top line.

Now he will stand square of his own volition, his muscles are released and relaxed, his top line is comming and he is brighter in himself generally.

I wasn't sure when she first treated him, and I know that some of the improvement is down to the work that I've been doing with him. But hand in hand with the work that Jan has done on him - I am a convert.

However, I have drawn the line at 'wrapping' him..........
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Thumper came to me with quite a few 'back' related issues. He wouldn't stand square, and was 'holding' himself, rather than relaxed in himself. He was also pretty sore all over. He also had no top line.

Now he will stand square of his own volition, his muscles are released and relaxed, his top line is comming and he is brighter in himself generally.

I wasn't sure when she first treated him, and I know that some of the improvement is down to the work that I've been doing with him. But hand in hand with the work that Jan has done on him - I am a convert.

However, I have drawn the line at 'wrapping' him..........
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Wrapping him? Do you mean what I think you mean? Who suggested that?
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Do you mean with the elastic bandage? If so similar "devices" have been used throughout the ages by horse trainers and some of the things we accept as "normal" have similar actions. If you haven't seen it/tried it I wouldn't be so quick to write it off. I longed a few horses in a body wrap and it's made an incredible difference but you have to know how and when it might be useful.

Or you could be talking about something totally different . . .:)

As far as the proprioception work, how is that different than what working with horses is *supposed* to be? Things like even distribution of weight bearing, equal muscle development, controlled and accurate movement, suppleness, mental relaxation . . . aren't those just the goals of ANY training program? Good work is essentially "yoga" for horses and surely not any different that what has come to be seen as "therapy". I'm not arguing or trying to sidetrack but when I read about so many of these therapies (I'm actually pretty open minded) I can't help thinking how much of this stuff is already known and has traditionally been part of being a good horseman.
 
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Wrapping him? Do you mean what I think you mean? Who suggested that?

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You wrap them in a bandage (special big one!) in certain ways on their body - which helps them concentrate on using certain parts of their body. You can use it whilst riding, as well as for ground work.

Bit too out there for me hence not wanting to give it a go. I'm not sure if it's part of the Bowen therapy, or a procedure from something else.
 
I'm absolutely not trying to start an argument but how can you write it off if you haven't tried it? Unlike many of the things we do to horses (many of them resolutely "tradittional" and accepted) it's pretty benign in itself and unlikely to go "wrong". Similar practices are used on human athletes all the time and seem to have some basis in nerve education etc. In the great scheme of horsey alternative therapies this seems a pretty reasonable one, quite close to some very "accepted" practices.

But then again, as said, I've had a few good experiences with it on the rare occaisons it's seemed indicated. I had one horse in particular with some extraordinary problems which confounded many vet. and alternative people respond very well to working in a wrap where more traditional approaches had either failed or precipitated panic.

My experience of horses has been "never say never".
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But then again, if you have no use of something then there's no reason to use it.
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Wrapping him? Do you mean what I think you mean? Who suggested that?

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You wrap them in a bandage (special big one!) in certain ways on their body - which helps them concentrate on using certain parts of their body. You can use it whilst riding, as well as for ground work.

Bit too out there for me hence not wanting to give it a go. I'm not sure if it's part of the Bowen therapy, or a procedure from something else.

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LOL the only wrapping I've ever heard of is the one with jump poles to make to horses clear fences!
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I'm absolutely not trying to start an argument but how can you write it off if you haven't tried it?

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Oh no, I absolutely take your point. And I love the idea that we are doing Yoga for horses.

I think sometimes, I am concerned that as I may not know exactly what the purpose of something is - and if it infact works - is it useful. It's my lack of experience ultimately I suppose.

So perhaps next time I will suggest it...........
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Yes I use this therapy on a regular basis. I know someone who does bowen, kineasiology (sp?) and equine massage and she comes to do my own and a few other horses at our yard every month, he loves it and it has helped him greatly. After treatment he is more settled in his work and his schooling has improved loads thanks to this.
 
Both me and my horse have had Bowen treatments.

I had a sore shoulder for 18months following RTA - after 3 Bowen treatments the pain has gone.
 
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